Monster Mansion wad an opening day attraction at Six Flags Over Georgia in 1967. On opening day it was known as Tales Of The Okefenokee (1967–1980), then Monster Plantation (1981–2008) and now Monster Mansion. The ride is widely considered to be the best dark ride in the Six Flags chain and possibly the best one outside of Universal and Disney. The park isn’t being complacent though, they’re making the ride better all the time. Six Flags Over Georgia has been great about putting out behind the scenes videos about their work on Monster Mansion on social media. The park calls these “Easter Eggs” and they frequently try to incorporate the history of the ride or the park.

Fun Spot put a new video out on social media as part of their podcast series where they interview Fun Spot America CEO, John Arie Jr. In this video we learned about some of the rides moving from Atlanta to Florida, a new ride opening in Orlando around Thanksgiving and the possibility of Fun Spot getting another RMC! The park has been very transparent these last few months about the company and it appears they are firmly focused on the future. I’d imagine this became much easier recently too with the future and legacy of ArieForce One appearing secure after the sale to Six Flags.

2026 has been a great year for new roller coasters. We’ve had record breakers like Tormenta, indoor highly themed coasters like NightFlight and Galacticoaster as well as first of their kind like Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift. There’s also been a ton for the family from Bluey to Jurassic World. A new coaster can drive park attendance as people visit to try the new ride. It’s the plan that attendance spikes year over year for several years after a multi-million dollar addition like a new roller coaster. So here’s a list of the new coasters we’ve seen for 2026.

The Steamin’ Demon at Great Escape (formerly Six Flags and now Enchanted Parks) has quite a history. The ride actually began its life in New Orleans at Pontchartrain Beach as the Ragin’ Cajun in 1978. The coaster was built by Arrow and featured 3 inversions over a compact 1,565 feet of track. Ragin’ Cajun would close along with Pontchartrain Beach in 1983 and open as Steamin’ Demon one year later in 1984 at The Great Escape. The ride is quite prominent at the front of the park with great views of the Adirondack Mountains of New York in the distance. The ride has operated 42 years now at Great Escape essentially unchanged except for a brief stint in 2016 when it was outfitted with Oculus VR headsets. In 2028 Screamin’ Demon will celebrate its 50th anniversary!

Blizzard at Great Escape (formerly Six Flags and now Enchanted Parks) is a simple concept, a scrambler inside a building. However, this is a case where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. The scrambler itself is a pretty standard model by Eli Bridge Company in a beautiful light blue color. However, the magic comes with it being located in an igloo style building allowing for lighting effects, music and perhaps most important, air conditioning. It’s such a simple concept to put a classic flat ride inside a small building. It provides an indoor attraction on rainy, hot or cold days and allows for a unique audiovisual effects to mimic a snowstorm.

One of the largest announcements at IAAPA last year was the suspended dark ride SEAQuest: Legends of the Deep at SeaWorld Orlando. The ride is being manufactured by Vekoma is themed to a state-of-the-art submersible taking guests to discover dazzling ecosystems, legendary sea life, and breathtaking stories of resilience and wonder. The ride was originally announced for 2026 and that has not officially changed, however some of the 2026 verbiage has been removed from the SeaWorld website. There is a mention of “buy a 2026 season pass and be the first to ride” on the site, but when Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens (owned by the same company) slipped a year they let pass holders who did not renew a single day ticket to ride as promised.