[RiDeWaRrIoR]

Yea they said 7 acres. The coaster itself is on almost 4 acres, so to me, the entire coaster isn't counted, but I dont know. I guess it really depends on how you look at it etc. The entire crossroads area has had the bluegrass music for a while now.... So I dont see why it wouldn't be included. These are a couple of predictions I had, one of which is about 9 acres, so its off, but I dont know. I dont think Afterburn would be included, I could see Blue Ridge Junction "entry" being at the top of the hill in front of the flight gear shop and then after going under nighthawk. There is so many possibilities though...

[tarheel1231]

I think redrunner’s prediction on the last page is probably the most accurate, that it’ll be made up of Copperhead Strike + Wings + Arcade + The area around Windseeker.

[Glitch99]

Did they not say Blue Ridge Junction would be only 7 acres? It wouldn’t include Crossroads. Sounds more like the coaster and the land it sits on, flyers, restaurant and the midway in between.

Back on page 5, bradbean88 posted a 7 acre plot, that included the yoyo, etc, across to Wings.

I think that's makes the most sense - and to have the "entryway" to the new area on either side of Wings (adjacent to Country Fair, and the path coming up from windseeker), and proceeding down a path between boo blasters and the waterpark gate towards the dodgems. That's a distinct, identifiable area, not a vague gerrymandering plot that is only "part of it" because they happened to designate it as being part of it. Maybe even block off the current pathway between boo blasters and chic-fila, to put the whole theme area in a quasi cul-de-sac (it's an idea, I dont know if I like it though).

I'd kind of like to see the coaster blueprint superimposed on a current map of the park, without the ghosts of old rides, lined up with the concrete footers and the new ride pad, to see what kind of open space there is to work with.

[RollerBee]

Speaking of Gerrymandering.....
The Log Flume was in Queens Colony/Old World Marketplace/Nick Central while the Sternwheeler was in Plantation Sqaure/Paramount Plaza....
When the Log Flume entrance was moved for the retheme it was moved closer to the Premiers building, basically putting it in Paramount Plaza but officially the ride was in Nick Central.

Afterburn and Haunted Mansion were both built in Carolina RFD, later they became part of (old) County Fair.

Edit: Just to correct myself, Powder Keg Flume was originally Queen’s Colony but at some point after the retheme to Old World Marketplace the Flume became part of Plantation Sqaure. Oops

[coasterbruh]

Guys, as far as I know, Crossroads will remain Crossroads until it doesn't. From my understanding, Blue Ridge Junction will encompass the land the coaster sits on, Country Kitchen building and those attached to it and up to windseeker. Long are the days of random attractions being placed in an area. the park is thriving for cohesiveness. To add the coaster and assimilate the Crossroads into Blue Ridge Junction would have been an entirely large task for one year of capital investments.

[uscbandfan]

Found this to be interesting this area right here according to google earth equals just over 7 acres. I do believe this is where they are talking about the new area.

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*I think afterburn will stay as is right now and will not be included in the new area. Possible dino area will be part of a new area in the future and include afterburn in that.*

Personally, I hope this is the final footprint for Blue Ridge Junction. We don't need to have a new area every few feet. Not to say they will include Country Crossroads now. But, it just fits.
As to Afterburn... it is at the top of the hill and to me would most logically be in a future new area that encompasses the dinos. Afterburn has never really had a connection with Country Crossroads. It's kind of set off by itself in "South Gate Land".

I'd like to see a major attraction where dinos currently is and carve out the area bounded by Windseeker, Boo Blasters, Chick-fil-A, Afterburn between Snoopy and Blue Ridge. Seems the most logical to me geographically.

[coasterbruh]

Personally, I hope this is the final footprint for Blue Ridge Junction. We don't need to have a new area every few feet.

Don't get your hopes up. Logistically, thats much larger than 7 acres. What has been shown in all images is the just of what Blue Ridge Junction will be They are not holding off 3+ more acres

[SuperWeenieHutJr]

Blue Ridge Junction is short on details. Likely they want to under promise and over deliver. We saw how tortured the process was bringing County Fair online...

Funny how Country Kitchen used to be the name of the restaurant in the space Chick-fil-a currently occupies. Remember how Wings was supposed to get a refurb with County Fair addition? That money likely got diverted to remove Whitewater Falls. Park desperately needs a release valve, Harmony Hall is constantly over run. Hopefully this will solve.

Arcade needs to be gutted and I hope the midway games are blitzed.

Would love if entrance to Goldrusher could be re-routed to Blue Ridge Junction and the ride get a satisfactory plussing (i.e rock work, painted trains, bring back the water) Far better themed there than its awkward thematic placement in the Boardwalk

[Cameron]

Technically the entrance and que could be moved with little hassle. Would fit more in BRJ then Boardwalk

Won't happen tho cause the themed building would still be highly visible in Boardwalk and the exit que would be insanely long.

[Glitch99]

Personally, I hope this is the final footprint for Blue Ridge Junction. We don't need to have a new area every few feet.

Don't get your hopes up. Logistically, thats much larger than 7 acres. What has been shown in all images is the just of what Blue Ridge Junction will be They are not holding off 3+ more acres

The footprint being referenced hit 7 acres almost on the nose.

To add the coaster and assimilate the Crossroads into Blue Ridge Junction would have been an entirely large task for one year of capital investments.

Except that it'd be a relatively minor task, drawing the boundary from chic-fila to boo blasters to the waterpark gate. Especially since they have to do all the landscaping in the construction area from scratch anyways. And it'd set up the new restaurant as the default "welcome center" for the BRJ area. It could make the new area very defined and cohesive.

[coasterbruh]

^I was referencing the area where PvsZ and the boat area. Adding that area will make it over 10 acres. That is the area people are referencing right?

[cwgator]

With all logic and reason...I believe this will be our Blue Ridge Junction as some others have also suggested. It's not possible to include the rest of Crossroads in 7 acres. From what I've seen of other additions that include the acreage, they include not only all the land the coaster/attractions sits on, but all the buildings/restaurants/shops and surrounding land/landscaping associated with it; not just the pathway in front of it.

With the pic shown, the estimated acreage is 6.86146694215 acres.

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[Glitch99]

With all logic and reason...I believe this will be our Blue Ridge Junction as some others have also suggested. It's not possible to include the rest of Crossroads in 7 acres. From what I've seen of other additions that include the acreage, they include not only all the land the coaster/attractions sits on, but all the buildings/restaurants/shops and surrounding land/landscaping associated with it; not just the pathway in front of it.

With the pic shown, the estimated acreage is 6.86146694215 acres.

BRJ 2019 1.jpg

Serious question, because I'm curious to understand the logic behind it. I know these all boil down to guesses, so there is no right or wrong, let alone the need to defend it.

What is the reasoning for extending that arm all the way down to the windseeker? Yet noticeably going around to exclude the ride that sits right next to the fliers/new ride platform?

[RollerBee]

Why include a non themed tower that doesn’t fit with the theme of Blue Ridge Junction when Windseeker would fit in better with the non-themed Celebration Plaza that Nighthawk is in.

[cwgator]

The pathways are what makes this make sense. The path coming from Nighthawk looks like you're entering a new area already. A nice new BRJ sign welcoming you would fit nicely there. The same coming from Boo Blasters right bout where Tredz/Peronali-T's is or just past there. Incorporating Windseeker is a no-brainer if you actually look at how the pathways are set up. Who says Windseeker can't be themed/rethemed to fit?

Yet noticeably going around to exclude the ride that sits right next to the fliers/new ride platform?

I'm not sure what you mean? Dodgems? As far as we know, we don't know if they are even connecting the area right there. The renderings suggest to me that it's a cul-de-sac section for CS & the flyers. Even if they did connect it, it wouldn't necessarily make dodgems part of BRJ...just another entrance area between sections.

Why include a non themed tower that doesn’t fit with the theme of Blue Ridge Junction when Windseeker would fit in better with the non-themed Celebration Plaza that Nighthawk is in.

Seriously...looking at a satellite image, does Windseeker even look like it's part of Celebration Plaza?