Steel Pier | Skyrocket II & Spinning Coaster | 2024

[Niles]

Steel Pier in Atlantic City has announced they are getting two new coasters at IAAPA, a Skyrocket II and spinning mouse.


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https://twitter.com/x/status/1593344073372409857

 

[Rupert]

I love a SRII but find that wraparound advertising screen very depressing.

 

[CoasterHour]

I've posted this idea in multiple places now but I think the two Steel Pier coasters are these two from Bosque Magico:

Policías y Ratones - Bosque Mágico (Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico)

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Zombie Ride - Bosque Mágico (Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico)

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Update: I've been told the SRII is brand-new so nevermind

 

[Niles]

Bump*

Well well well, looks like this spinner is going up, and while very similar layout to a Zamperla or Reverchon spinner those supports are different so I guess this is a Premier. Crab cars are fun to.




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[hersheyfan410]

Too bad steel pier blows

 

[Boodangy]

Curious as to what drove Premier to making a spinning mouse for the first time, in 2024.

Also every time a SRII gets built a demon gets it's wings and flies up from hell.

 

[Niles]

So Premier rides first spinning wild mouse "Crazy Crab" has opened and well.....it does not spin Also it looks super slow and chill, apparently at least from the POV below it smooth.

Hopefully they are still getting that Skyrocket 2.

 

[CanobieFan]

And the SRII is still nowhere to be found.
Also, the mouse looks terrible haha

 

[Peet]

Could they not have come up with a new layout rather than an exact copy of the hundreds of Reverchon and Zamperla spinning mice that already plague our funfairs and parks??

At least the lack of spinning sets it apart!

 

[Hixee]

At least the lack of spinning sets it apart!

The marketing opportunities are endless:

"Try Premier's new take on the infamous spinning wild mouse, experience this ride type like you've never experienced before, for the first time, the world's first non-spinning spinning wild mouse!

 

[Boodangy]

The uploader of that video says in the comments that they discovered after riding that the ride is apparently still unfinished which is why it doesn't spin, whatever that means.

Still confused on what got Premier to start making spinning mice in (current year) but yeah. I'd like to see them branch into other family coasters, frankly. I'd love to see Premier's take on a family launch coaster (without those disgusting skyrocket trains), a la Vekoma's recent LIM coasters for example.

 

[CanobieFan]

The marketing opportunities are endless:

"Try Premier's new take on the infamous spinning wild mouse, experience this ride type like you've never experienced before, for the first time, the world's first non-spinning spinning wild mouse!

Been done tho'
Pretty sure this one has never run with thr cars unlocking on the lower part https://rcdb.com/1303.htm

 

[Hixee]

Been done tho'
Pretty sure this one has never run with thr cars unlocking on the lower part https://rcdb.com/1303.htm

True, though let's not pretend the marketing department will know or care about an obscure Japanese theme park.

Or just chuck the obligatory "in North America" in the mix.

 

[CanobieFan]

But what would you expect from a park formerly owned by .......Donald Trump