That’s a reasonable take on things. I just don’t want inversions to replace double ups or sideways airtime bunnyhops because of the perceived notion that an inversion would hype a coaster more. Like, previously if a park wanted a “thrilling” wooden coaster, the designer would add said elements along with whatever else. Now, a “thrilling” wooden coaster may be one with inversions in place of multiple airtime elements. Down the road it’ll probably shift more towards traditional layouts but in the coming years I’m sure we’ll see inverting wooden coasters of various quality springing up. Hopefully they’ll be more like Outlaw Run and not something like Hades 360.

Yeah, it probably won’t hold up in the long run but in the coming years it could be a dominant trend. We’ll see I guess.

I think I’d keep The Boss the way it is. Re-tracking and some new trains would probably serve it well. Maybe put on some Timberliner trains. As much as they look like they should be on steel coasters, they’re apparently pretty smooth. I have a feeling Six Flags will just let Rocky Mountain Construction have a go at Boss though.

I actually don’t mind rehabbing to the ‘Iron Horse’ track style that Rattler and Texas Giant have gotten. Mostly because those two coasters were at the point where re-tracking probably wouldn’t have done much. Even if it did, they still would still be seen in a negative light by the general public because re-tracking means nothing to them. lol

Now, if they start turning Rolling Thunder, American Eagle, or Colossus into steel coasters, then they’d be going too far. It’s like it needs to be reserved for those massive wooden coasters that have aged poorly. Mean Streak at Cedar Point comes to mind as a coaster that would do well with a steel makeover. Hercules at Dorney Park would have also been a great one to turn steel, but that’s been gone for nearly 10 years now.