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Park News - (5/26/10) Bad news today from Everland regarding Eagle Fortress. According to an e-mail sent out to one of our readers regarding the ride, the final decision was made to replace it with a new ride for the 2012 season. Forgive the broken English… as I’m sure English is not the writer’s native language. “Everland also had tried in many way to save EF but decided to put another marvelous coaster instead. Due to the safety concern, EF was determined not to be sustain. I understand the willingness of yours and people's to save it. A new coaster is scheduled to be opened in year 2012 and you can expect that the new one will satisfy you.” So very sad indeed… that another Arrow Suspended coaster is headed to the scrap yard. (5/21/10) An online petition has been launched to save Eagle Fortress at Everland before the suspended coaster is removed for good. Go sign it and show the coaster some love… there are so few of these coasters left in the world. (8/6/09) A reader has just returned from a trip to Everland with some disappointing news about Eagle’s Fortress. The on-ride photo monitors have been removed from the exit area of the closed ride, and the ride itself has now been removed from the park maps signs in the park as well as the guide maps themselves as well. There is a sign up at the ride that says it is currently being refurbished, but no work was seen taking place. Upon asking about the coaster at guest relations our reader was told that the park is now “thinking about replacing” Eagle’s Fortress. Elsewhere in the park, they also spotted Rolling X-Train which is under rehab, and was currently missing half of one of it’s corkscrews, but looks to have been freshly repainted not long ago. (7/13/09) I’m not sure what is going on, but I’ve heard reports from Everland claiming that not only is Eagle’s Fortress still down but now Rolling X-Train has also been closed for the past few months. Anyone know more? (4/13/09) According to one of our sources, Eagle’s Fortress at Everland may be closed until 2010 for some unknown reason. According to this local source the coaster has been closed since January and have pushing back the scheduled reopening date several times due to rumored failed safety inspections of some kind. (3/11/09) I’ve heard from a source that there could be some kind of issue with the Eagle’s Fortress coaster at Everland, an Arrow Suspended coaster. I’ve been told that the coaster has been down for the past six weeks, and has extending the reopening date several times from mid February to mid March. According to a park guest who was there last Friday, not only was Eagle Fortress closed, but so was T-Express and Rolling X-Train, which is essentially all three of the park’s major coasters all at once. The official word from the park is that Eagle’s Fortress has been closed due to a “safety inspection” and will reopen once that is complete.
2012 - New Coaster - Semi-Confirmed - (5/26/10) A park rep has confirmed that there are plans for a new coaster to come to the park in 2012 as a replacement for Eagle Fortress.
Future Developments - (3/10/08) According to a local reader who has access to Everland the park has some kind of 10 year revitalization plan taking place right now and has posted some of their plans in the park’s “Celebration Center”. From what they could tell the park is also planning two more coasters in the future, a new family style “Dragon Coaster” (not to be confused with the current powered Dragon coaster) along with a new major coaster planned for the American Adventures section of the park that looks to be located near the Eagle’s Fortress suspended coaster.
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