Thank you for clearing that up in such a KIND manor.
By the way it wouldn't have been back to back and I never said that. If rumors start in 2006 then that means it's at the very least for 2007.
I'm going to reply to this, and then go ahead and just not follow up with any more posts. I really am not here to fight with you, but you refusing to accept information from someone else is making it difficult to prevent that.
If they were persuing a coaster in 2006, that is immediately following the capital expenditure for SheiKra - final payment of which would have been when the ride was handed over in May of 2005. As I explained in such a "KIND" manner already, you can't just ask B&M to hold a slot - you make a reputable down-payment which is a percentage of the ride's total cost. That means they'd be putting money down for a new major coaster immediately following the opening of that park's last major coaster- and that's IF they wanted it to open in 2007.
Look, I know you read it on Screamscape so to you it must be true, but BGT was never planned to get their next major coaster sooner than 2010, and that was cut when InBev stepped in. You're trying to fight a battle - both here and in the Rockit thread - whose sides are internet fanboy rumors and wild speculation on one end and actual manufactorers, designers and park executives on the other. Which do you think is going to have more solid information?
Seriously - whether you want to believe it or not I'm not trying to disrespect you - I'm trying to help you understand how this industry that we both enjoy works from the inside. Rather then butt heads with me, I'd much rather see you learn something from me, but the choice is yours on that. The old "lead a horse to water" anology certainly applies here, and it's exactly what I'm simply not going to reply to anything else you post. I'm not trying to make an enemy of you, and I'm certainly not going to waste anyone else's time reading this contrite banter that is leading no where.
I wish you the best. Now - back to talking Coasters!