2024 Prediction Fails & 2025 Totally Accurate Predictions

[@pizzaman8918]

Ah yes, Coasters that will announce a new coaster

[@AirtimeThrills]

I seen it happen

[@MarsJenkar]

Yo dawg, I heard you like coasters....

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@MarsJenkar gonna put a coaster on your coaster? Sounds like my RCT mini parks. Also Blackpool and Grona Lund

[@MarsJenkar]

@@AirtimeThrills And maybe Indiana Beach as well.

[@scottmarkwith5417]

A new permit was filed for Intamin at Universal Studios Orlando. Something is coming, and Rip Ride Rocket may be going to make room.

[@matthew_campbell11]

👀

[@micoasters]

i saw somewhere that rip ride rockit will close in 2025.

[@ryancommenter-r7o]

please be the first vertical launched coaster in the US

[@keithstransitexperiences9749]

*Wicked at Lagoon took that title. Maybe the first in the southern US.

[@micoasters]

@@ryancommenter-r7o ive seen roumors for 3 type of coasters, a. an intamin vertical launch coaster (ex, storm in dubai) b. a b&m mini hyper (ex, hollywood dream) c. a fast an furious style ride system

[@coastersandcosplays]

I'm 99% certain that the opening way too late will be Mattel's Twin Mill Racer. They are waiting on the city to tear down the billboard before they can finish constructing the final turn between the 2 loops. I don't see Mattel opening before next fall.

[@bobbrewer5608]

My prediction is that the Airtime Thrills channel cracks 100k subscribers in 2025.

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@bobbrewer5608 thats likely even though its been slow going

[@gizzycav88]

I could see either Silver Dollar City or Dollywood getting a Vekoma Hyper. That would be a great fit at both parks, and the views would be spectacular. I’d also keep an eye on Toverland. They’re not a huge park yet, but they’re expanding and it seems like they want to compete with Efteling and Phantasialand. Fenix is just the beginning. I could see them potentially getting a Vekoma Hyper Coaster within the next few years. Also, Happy Thanksgiving!

[@AirtimeThrills]

Happy Thanksgiving! Holding out for SDC's next big attraction and that hyper would be so good

[@Queue_Thrills]

Happy thanksgiving!

[@NoahGragsonFan629]

Happy thanksgiving

[@pyscha]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@cparkes92]

Bold predictions: 1. Both Rapterra and Flash (SFGAdv) have tested this month, so I would expect at least one of them (if not both) to be open when their respective parks open for 2025. 2. Both Wrath of Rakshasa and Siren's Curse will miss their parks' opening days, but both will be open on Memorial Day weekend or 1-2 weeks after (the last Cedar Point coaster to miss Opening Day was Maverick, and that still opened Memorial Day weekend despite having to remove the heartline roll after testing). 3. All new Six Flags coasters will be open on or before July 1st. 4. Switchback from ZDT's (which was advertised for sale at IAAPA) is announced to be getting relocated to one of the smaller Six Flags parks.

[@Fury325Fan]

Happy Thanksgiving Chris!

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@Fury325Fan happy Thanksgiving!

[@JakeTerch]

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Chris!

[@AirtimeThrills]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@THATSSOMID.]

I always watch these, see all of your predictions & think you’re going to be spot on for all of them.. & then Six Flags says hold my beer.

[@NebulonRanger]

6:42 To be fair, it's also in metro Toronto, which is both a lot further south than most Americans think it is (further south than Portland, if memory serves) and has been having increasingly milder winters since about 2014, oftentimes not really seeing much of a winter until mid to late January. We aren't talking about La Ronde here. :)

[@Mini_v45]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@adv.withjerryandadrianna]

As an Orlando home parker we better get a new thrill coaster in 2026 at SeaWorld. They left us with that pile of scrap Penguin Trek. I would have preferred no coaster over that.

[@JSXSProductions]

5:55 - Twin Mill Racer has been entirely build except for a few sections of track that are currently being blocked by a billboard that still has to be removed since the summer. But the gocart tracks are still under construction. Opening in May here would probably be a bad idea lol. Well... I guess the Barbie beach house is probably gonna be a huge draw for the park, so I could see that. But it starts getting into the 100s here in like April. So by May it's already pretty toasty. We're kinda the opposite of most cities; Now's the season for us to go out and do things, not the summer.

[@CedarThrills]

He posted!

[@pipepicasso8112]

Might be a good time to revisit the coaster topic, “Best 1-2 punch”. With Kingda Ka closing, does Great Adventure still have a top 1-2 punch?

[@AirtimeThrills]

I just re-did this over the summer, and I actually gave Great Adventure's punch to El Toro/Nitro, and even that didn't make the top 25

[@ninjagirl226]

The answer is no. In my stupid opinion with Kingda Ka gone the second best coaster in the park is their Batman clone. And the combo of El toro and Batman while fun can’t really compete. Subbing out Batman for Nitro doesn’t change anything as Nitro while good doesn’t stand out in the area kind of like Batman. It’s on par with Steel Force when it runs well and it doesn’t always run well unless it’s cold.

[@plighting_engineerd]

YESS! I've been so looking forward to this!!!

[@AG7-MTM]

You should add a prediction about Coasters or Rides that will be refurbished (could the other, mostly smaller Accelerator coasters be rebuilt by Intamin or Zamperla?)

[@danielwalker875]

For parks to announce a new coaster in 2025 I think Lagoon has a decent shot given the time since primordial (and they've announced three flat rides for 2025) and prior to that getting fairly regular coasters

[@michael7054]

Great video! I really enjoyed watching this! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! A question is what coaster will be the Top Thrill 2 of 2025 ? Hopefully no coaster. Maybe Falcons Flight. Hopefully not.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Haha I would bet Falcon's Flight is the most likely option for sure

[@michael7054]

@@AirtimeThrills lol that's my number one pick too

[@jzckvsn]

I really thought you had a shot with last years bold prediction, but unfortunately not this time around. Happy thanksgiving Chris!

[@AirtimeThrills]

Happy Thanksgiving! I had given up on it and then they released their plans to cut down on their park total, figured I just missed it by a few months

[@clairefunnell8481]

Woot for AlpenFury. Looks pretty insane. Agree aboutTime Warp. If a new B&M dive comes, see if it's as tall and as fast as Yukon Striker. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Longlivetheking4014]

Happy Thanksgiving man hope you eat well!

[@AirtimeThrills]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@BoyRoy18]

not a coaster but a suprice from Intamin. there prototype motion stage Dance Macabre at Efteling is opperating with no problems. I have heard it is preforming realy realy realy well with almost no ride related down time.

[@theastronautisina3dprinter]

11:45 I saw markers on the retention pond out by kumba in the back of the park on my last trip

[@HauntedHouseCoasterParty]

I think fantasiana in Austria May announce another new coaster between 2025-2027 as they begin to turn to a more thrilling environment!

[@plighting_engineerd]

Well, they're getting Helios, the Mack Stryker, in 2025, so I doubt it.

[@HauntedHouseCoasterParty]

@ well I should’ve added 2025-2027

[@brittanypasca4762]

I don't know if you have done this before in a video but maybe ranking theme park skylines or something like that. I think that would be cool!

[@namevone]

I know people have been predicting it basically every year now, but with the way six flags is moving I can see this finally being the year Nighthawk closes.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yeah that heavy axe they were wielding pre-covid seems to be back

[@CarolinaCycloneJames]

It seems that Carolina Cyclone will be first by the markers spotted

[@namevone]

@ those markers are all around that side of the park so I don’t fully think they’re for removal, unless they’re removing Hurler and Drop Tower too.

[@dannymiller3315]

​@CarolinaCycloneJames i cant believe carolina cyclone has lasted as long as it has

[@CarolinaCycloneJames]

@@namevone the markers haven't appeared at the other locations. But at Cyclone it has. Also it's never ran during Winterfest and now out of nowhere it is. It also rarely gets a line and this year has started having major issues in terms of it throwing a code on the brakea halfway into the station causing it to just stop there and having issues where they have to hit the dispatch buttons several times for it to dispatch

[@edt-ze3ke]

According to SFOG’s park president, it took 12 weeks longer than they anticipated to get approval in order start construction on GA Surfer. The coaster itself was also not complete when being shipped all the way from Vietnam in which it supposedly came from according to the rumors. But I’m surprised that they acknowledged the reasons why they had to postpone it to 2025 unlike SFGAdv where they didn’t state why chose to push it back to 2025 as well.

[@1trackmindcoasters]

I hope Vekoma starts building taller and better coasters in the U.S. because they definitely have potential

[@TheNewTriStateGuy]

I agree with your predictions, but I leaned towards Falcons Flight than AlpenFury for a very late opening in 2025. I am also predicting the coaster would be like Top Thrill 2 or the Skyline coasters, being plagued with issues. I would not be surprised if Falcons Flight's opening would be delayed to either late 2025 or even 2026 due to mechanical issues.

[@lodsaemone]

A new Airtime Thrills video always makes the day better

[@Jobantus]

You may have miscalculated the 3 new Australian coasters. Jungle Rush at Dreamworld is a brand new Vekoma family tilt turntable coaster. It’s due on Boxing Day but it could Miss this and open in January, making it a contender for the first coaster to open in 2025. Similarly, Flight of the Wicked Witch and Kansas Twister , both Vekom family coasters, are due by Boxing Day but could also slip into January.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Im taking them at their word, 2024

[@ColeYote]

Can't fault you for being wrong on Time Warp being removed, I'm honestly still stunned that Canada's Wonderland is getting a coaster on the scale of Alpenfury without having to remove anything.

[@edt-ze3ke]

Wonderland doesn’t like having to remove coasters since they only removed 2 and has never another one since.

[@johnfoltz8183]

The Roller Coaster grim reaper was really busy in 2024, and scored the tallest coaster

[@katashworth41]

Outside chance to close, Galactica at Towers. It’s getting on for 25 years old and was the first B&M flyer. Plenty of space for a new coaster.

[@Ryl_MM2]

For a moment, I wasn’t sure if Rapterra would open so early in 2025, but considering that they built the entire ride in about two months and started testing about a week ago, it definitely has a shot at being first in America. If it does open that early, I’d be stoked since KD is one of my home parks lol

[@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239]

I would’ve also said Penguin Trek opened way too late. That opened at the start of July

[@Flow_325]

Hey airtime thrills I just went to IAAPA and I don’t know if this is already public but Beach bend in Kentucky is looking into getting a RMC so yeah

[@thegrumpmeister]

Honestly, I think the new Raptors in Walibi Holland would make for a good sleeper hit. Both the blue and green track are looking great, the custom layout may make it a bit more difficult to judge (and maybe less snappy than the turns of the clones), but with the interacting of the tracks it is looking like it'll be quite the spectacle. Even the blue side of YoY is looking like it'll give great airtime moments and a sense of speed, since it's staying relatively close to the ground. Stardust Racers and Siren's Curse feel like they already have the hype and expectation of being a good coaster, so they'd sooner disappoint than be a sleeper hit.

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@thegrumpmeister true, YoY is very interesting

[@eridian3565]

6:13. Given that Rapterra already did its first test run, that prediction feels pretty safe bet, but those va winters and spring...

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

So they are replacing the coaster at sea world San Antonio?

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yep. Actually their old kids coaster is in storage and may return later

[@Coastercapitalusa]

Happy thanksgiving! Do you think that kings island "family thrill attraction" will be a coaster?

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@Coastercapitalusa i highly doubt it

[@Coastercapitalusa]

@ yep I though that was the sad reality

[@historypeep0965]

My predictions for this year is my entire program at school (100 people) will see my animation project were about my first trip to cedar point in which I drop gatekeepers make and model and make a top thrill two joke. Anyways good video and I'm not surprised your six flags america prediction was wrong the dry park will be one if the first to go in my opinion.

[@samuelblack7314]

I mean, Six Flags Qiddiya is getting a Vekoma hyper tilt coaster, so does THAT count?

[@AirtimeThrills]

Haha not officially but technically...

[@sydneykrier4118]

I think Flash at Great Adventure might open early too, they were testing it yesterday but who knows 🤷‍♀️

[@edt-ze3ke]

Georgia Surfer would likely open earlier than Flash since SFOG’s opening day is very early.

[@MostChillMatt]

9:58 coasters that will announce a new coaster?

[@plighting_engineerd]

Haha

[@NS10Fan]

I think tt2 will be fine. It's too good to scrap. Not sure what problems caused it to *really* stop operating, but it ran damn near flawless that last Friday of operation in May (more consistent than i ever saw the original run). I imagine over-engineer some of the hardware (crazy that those existing wheels possibly weren't beef enough...) and redo the seatbacks to add a little more torso support and it'll rank in people's top 5s. Especially with the removal of KK, it's too marketable to give up on.

[@trashpanda1656]

I would be over the moon if anaconda was removed at KD. Its prime real estate being on Lake Charles and I really hate that coaster. With that being said, I'd almost rather see a mack hyper (or something more airtime focused) in the Old Virginia section of the park happen first, to spread the rides out a bit.

[@stephanievitale-ur1vo]

Yay give us a new coaster! We need it #Valleyfair! I need something close to SFGA which was my home park when I lived in NY and now I live in MN

[@FrightenedPotato]

I honestly think if Time Warp gets removed, so does Flight Deck! I would also keep an eye out for an RMC conversion

[@nesmanmain0001]

Thoughts on Knoebels relocating Switchback? It is super marketable, the capacity wouldnt be an issue, and knoebels has done it before.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Definitely could. It's a scale of coaster they need. wouldnt be the first woodie from Texas they saved

[@nesmanmain0001]

@@AirtimeThrills Seems pretty cheap too!

[@Cleanse_]

im still so mad my friends didnt want to wait in line (with fast passes) for velocicoaster when we went on our trip. And this year Steel Curtain was closed the whole damn year. I hope my trip to Cedar Point next year comes true.

[@theonlysamman3889]

Ain't no way we saying Top Thrill 2 may permanently close in 2025 after 8 days of it running. 💀😭

[@captainofthedogs]

I have a question. is it still inverting on tatsu when you go through its corkscrews even though it doesn't go upside down?

[@AVAFS2011]

Happy Thanksgiving

[@AirtimeThrills]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@K1tsune23]

Do you think SFGAdv will announce their new record-breaking launch coaster that's going to be the big Ka replacement?

[@alex33952]

Rooting for bgt to get a giga. It could happen. I also wonder if great adventure gets an announcement for more stuff besides the launch like a hotel or another major addition. I also think parks are leaving the six flags chain. Six flags America could be gone also could see them give up on la ronde or Darien lake where they aren’t the only decision makers/owners

[@QDude24]

Walibi Belgium is not getting a Gerstlauer Family Coaster model (RCDB is wrong about that) it is getting a prototype of Gerstlauers newest coaster model; the airtime coaster. This was revealed at IAAPA Europe (which I attended) Also, Condor at Walibi Holland might close. It is getting shut more and more often.

[@twistedphysics22]

9:52 Coasters that will announce a new coaster?

[@markvolpe2305]

I thought I heard somewhere that Patriot at CGA is going to close soon.

[@AvoidTIMtation]

Glad i'm not the only one who thinks nobody is gonna ride Falcon's Flight. That thing is going to be a disaster and (if it even stays open) will be a permanent walk on once all the enthusiasts and youtubers get their rides in.

[@overlookers]

I give FF 5 seasons before it's more extreme half is retooled or removed

[@pigletsboyfriend]

I’m not sure what to necessarily make out of it but TMNT Shellraiser has been SBNO for almost a full year so who knows what 2025 will bring to that.

[@trecapers4485]

I think Stardust Racers may steal that top new coaster spot. With the universal theming, operations and Mack has been hitting homeruns lately. Also, hiccup coaster may be a sleeper hit.

[@history_leisure]

Giga dive almost feels expected, but they could pull an Orion where people question if it’s a Giga or not

[@ezbr91]

Something’s cooking in Brazil too, we’re a bit on edge here rn

[@TowersAltonPlanCo]

1:16 wouldn't it technically be Nemesis Reborn from a worldwide standpoint (excluding china)

[@AirtimeThrills]

If you consider it a new coaster

[@priorityrecords1]

My bold prediction: I have lost glasses and a phone over the last several years on six flags roller coasters. I predict that I will finally get smarter about hanging on to or putting away my crap!

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@priorityrecords1 very very bold indeed

[@trevorwagner3919]

I happened to ride scorpion at BGT like a month or so before it closed for good

[@jeo33466]

My prediction: Falcons Flight construction will complete and everything will be ready to go, but they'll keep running into maintenance issues.

[@masoncarlile125]

How many years now have we been talking about Cotaland and the Mattel park...? It seems like they've been coming for 4 years now...

[@AirtimeThrills]

Accurate. I know Cota was announced late 2021

[@bigpboy1012]

I think Georgia Surfer will open before Rapterra. Construction complete, seen testing, and the park president confirmed that it was planned to be open on Opening Day in early March.

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@bigpboy1012 may be a bit cold

[@LukePompa-ge1yi]

Guys I have a very bold prediction, I think green lantern or Kingda Ka is going to get relocated I don’t know why but I have a feeling. I think it’s because I’m in denial as SFGA being my home park, and I don’t want them to go forever.

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@LukePompa-ge1yi GL definitely is not. They're mangling it

[@LukePompa-ge1yi]

@ yep I saw and ka definitely not getting relocated

[@moon993]

10:31 As someone whose home park is California's Great America, this one makes me sad. Also, I'm still holding out hope that La Ronde gets a new roller coaster some way or another.

[@dreamy.reader52]

I really hope Alpenfury doesnt open late! But from what it looks like right now, that seems pretty likely.

[@AC1097-eb2ss]

"Mild like Incredicoaster" We're talking about a Mack dueling thrill coaster right off the coattails of Voltron and Hyperia with a dozen airtime moments. There's no way it lands anywhere outside the top 3 coasters in Florida, maybe top 5 if you wanna be pessemistic.

[@AirtimeThrills]

I hope you're right

[@EmberMcLain87]

coasters to close in 2025: hurler and Carolina cyclone at carowinds. i think it was already confirmed by some insiders that texass was getting the giga dive coaster. how much of that I believe is up in the air.

[@DougGlendower]

Bold prediction that the first SF/CF park to be sold will be Magic Mountain to become Dollywood West.

[@ThePirateprincess23]

I doubt it. Six Flags tried it once back in 2006 and later kept the park because of how much money there were making from selling Season Passes at that park.

[@alex33952]

I’ll also throw out a wildcard that Hershey park announces a major family launch coaster for 2026 like ice breaker or big bear mountain

[@furina_the_hydro_archon]

yeah

[@ClinchfieldRailfan921]

Forceless coaster: exists Airtime Thrills: Coaster sucks because its forceless.

[@AirtimeThrills]

I mean, right?

[@michaelknopp9388]

Thunderhead and Best Wood. Nothing to giggle about here!

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@michaelknopp9388 oh jeez

[@michaelknopp9388]

Immature attempted humor aside, can’t wait to get back down to Dollywood this year. Thunderhead has always been a top tier for me. Happiest of holidays to a rad content creator and dad!

[@RUKrisfan07]

Wait a minute. Isn't Great Adventure supposed to be getting a new roller coaster for 2026? After all, that's the alleged reason why so many rides are getting removed. Or is that not actually going to happen?

[@edt-ze3ke]

They are, considering the fact that both Ka and Green Lantern are done and closed down permanently.

[@static_gmedina]

My sleeper hit coaster prediction is the spinning coaster in the monster land at epic universe.

[@ajtopia]

Why valleyfair didn’t get the tilt still boggles my mind

[@namevone]

iirc Valleyfair needs to make major infrastructure changes before they get a new coaster. They likely wouldn't have had those ready in time for the 2025 season

[@AirtimeThrills]

Maybe itll get it down the line. Like how CP sent them their Wildcat

[@cfrankbii9613]

I love Phoenix, but I just don't get why it keeps winning BEST. Top five or ten absolutely, but BEST?

[@JosephIII-l2o]

9:52 I swear remembering four six flags parks were confirmed a new coaster in 2026

[@pyscha]

Yeah, Magic Mountain, Mexico, Over Texas and Great Adventure

[@AirtimeThrills]

Great Adventure, Mexico, Magic Mtn, and Over Texas. I already mentioned Great Adventure's though prior

[@Artbyhurricanyounot]

They also sent the first test train of Rapterra at KD ❤️

[@ToastGhost]

Alton Towers getting a coaster in 2026? I'd genuinely bet against that with the state it's in these days

[@destinedpotato1577]

People think Project Horizon is a coaster. But we have no clue what the status of that is. Last thing we heard about it was like 2022

[@ToastGhost]

The only thing I have heard about it is that it’s cancelled/ moved to Chessington

[@dylansawyer4004]

Kentucky Kingdom also just recently announced that they are investing $25 million over the next two years, so they might announce a new coaster as part of the investment.

[@stevensales7502]

You mentioned Valleyfairs 50th. It will be Michigan's adventures 70th

[@AirtimeThrills]

Not sure if 70th is good enough to get a new ride, Id bet 75th is more of a milestone

[@t.c.etherton3806]

Hershend just announced a $26 million investment in Kentucky Kingdom over the next two years and they haven’t got a new coaster since 2019 so I would say them announcing a new coaster next year is a safe bet.

[@erinsmith7372]

Keep an eye on MiA too. It’s 70th is in 2026.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Not sure if a 70th anniversary is big enough for a new coaster. Maybe 75

[@parks.atelier]

Maybe not next year, but I'm pretty sure there are South American parks that are bound to announce a new coaster... I bet that a whole new amusement park will be announced soon

[@johnfoltz8183]

Buy or sell: Mattel World opens in early 2025

[@samplautz5586]

Universal studios Florida is getting a new Intamin. Probably won’t be until 2026, maybe 2027, but it’s till super exciting

[@jamie-dempsey]

My opinion... watch out for an unexpected x2 closure (thing is unreliable) and batwing and SFA

[@petersoncooper7292]

Fiesta needs something soon. We are itching for something good

[@dindog22]

a giga dive would be absolutely unhinged

[@elizabethsimon9550]

I think you forgot the Australian theme parks.

[@Noct31]

You think Epic Universe could have a chance as a dark horse in the Best Park Golden Ticket?