Phoenix Rising Family Coaster Coming to Pantopia in 2024

[GAcoaster]

B&M Family Invert
Onboard audio
44 MPH top speed
1,831' track
42" height requirement

 

[grlhowl]

B&M Family Invert
Onboard audio

This ride is a world's first: first coaster created via Mad Libs prompt

 

[Magic-Man]

Wait, the seats SWING?!

 

[GAcoaster]

Wait, the seats SWING?!

That’s what I was trying to figure out…do they mean swinging side to side with the banked curves, or will they actually “swing” like an Arrow suspended coaster? I’m hoping they actually swing and it really is a new style of coaster…

 

[ragerunner]

They seem to be calling out the swing motion as something unique. If this is B&Ms take on the old arrow suspended coaster swing motion than I am THRILLED.

 

[UniversalRBLX]

No way it's a swinging coaster, SeaWorld marketing would have put it in all caps as FLORIDA'S LARGEST TALLET FASTEST SWINGING COASTER.

 

[Thatguyoverwhere]

The onboard audio aspect seems kinda cool. From the description on Instagram it sounds like this might be the park's first addition with nonzero amounts of theming since Cobra's Curse, so that's exciting! I still disagree with the notion that this is a viable substitute for an actual family ride, since there will be younger and older guests who categorically can't/won't ride any kind of roller coaster, but at least it's a step in the general direction of more family-oriented attractions for BGT.
Interesting how the ride is in Pantopia but seems to be explicitly focused on crossing over into the Serengeti area. If done properly, that could be incorporated into the theme of the ride: the queue could tell a story about the life and death of a Phoenix, who is then reborn from the ashes to take riders on a flight all the way across Africa to the Serengeti and back.

 

[jarmor]

Where are you guys seeing it stating the coaster will swing? This looks like the vekoma model with B&M track.

 

[Tbad556]

Where are you guys seeing it stating the coaster will swing? This looks like the vekoma model with B&M track.

Everyone is speculating from this quote in the press release:

"Riders will feel the rush of the wind and thrill of the flight in this suspended roller coaster that enables ride cars and riders to swing side to side as the train races along the track high above the Serengeti Plain"

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[Jake S]

the only two extant versions of this type of ride, both Family Inverted Coasters in different Happy Valley parks in China, don't swing. so I'd be surprised if this features a swinging motion.

 

[HandsomePete]

I’m also going with the “swinging” coming from the track and not the car a la real suspended coasters, even though they are straight up calling it suspended instead of inverted. The concept art looks identical to the existing family inverts, down to the bolts.

 

[Tobias]

I’m also going with the “swinging” coming from the track and not the car a la real suspended coasters, even though they are straight up calling it suspended instead of inverted. The concept art looks identical to the existing family inverts, down to the bolts.

Agreed, and yeah, the first two family inverts from B&M were following the layouts of the previous suspended family coasters by Vekoma (rumor has it the Happy Valley parks couldn't get Vekoma, so they asked B&M to do it instead.), and now this looks to follow the newer suspended family coaster layout from Vekoma that started with Orkanan at Farup Sommarland and eventually cloned for Dollywood. (Dragonflier)

 

[Speed]

 

[Freak]

Central Florida and the Busch parks are apparently the new testing ground for B&M I see. Looks like it will be a solid addition.

Wait, the seats SWING?!

SFMM better give B&M a call to renovate Ninja.

 

[xxbrothawizxx]

Feels like we're being spoiled a bit for 2024 with some actual theming for Penguin and on board audio for this. I know they probably got great deals on these rides, but I'm crossing my fingers they're willing to spend a bit more again with things going forward. Can't see this as anything but a win since we already got Flyer as a more appealing alternative to Phoenix and no matter how this turns out it'll be better than Sand Serpent.

 

[Speed]

I'm pretty sure the on board audio is just going to be the same type of music Tigris and the Flyers have been playing

 

[Speed]

I don't see how this opens in Spring 2024 to be honest, track isn't even on site yet