California's Great America Teases 2018 Addition + Announcement Date Set

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California's Great America has started to have fun with fans of the park, teasing them with hints of what's to come in 2018.

The above image was shared by the theme park, taken looking through a cutout in the construction wall that has gone up around the work site.  A large sign has been placed in the open area beyond the sign, a directional post that has "summit trailhead" at its top.  A smaller sign on the very top of the sign lists "SR1 Summit" - SR1 has been the code name for the new attraction that the park has used.

Three additional signs can be found on the post, Accelr8, Indimid8 and Domin8.  Obviously these are name of roller coasters at other Cedar Fair parks, and also probably represent what the new ride will do to riders, but the use of the number 8 in each of them has me stumped.  At first I thought this might mean that the new attraction will be the park's 8th coaster, but they actually have 8 right now.

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Just what the sign means may be nothing more than a hint to the ride's theme in the end, but it looks like we won't have to wait too long to find out the details.  The park has apparently sent out invitation to the ride's announcement, which is set for August 16th at the park.  The above image of the invite was posted to Instagram, and also gives some hints about its potential theme.

Right now the guesses for the ride are narrowing down, but most are still betting on an action packed coaster just over 100 feet tall.  Personally, I can't wait to find out!