[1] For those familiar with the park, the announcement came to no surprise, as in the years prior the deteriorating Thunder Loop had become an increasingly costly and often unpredictable asset, having failed multiple technical inspections during that time.

[2] Slagharen director Wouter Dekkers stated on multiple occasions that the attraction had long been on the nomination list for removal, but was kept in operation solely because of the park's need to have a major anchor coaster.

In August, it was reported that the ride would be named Gold Rush and be manufactured by German firm Gerstlauer,[4] with leaked snippets of hardware renderings finding their way onto the internet.

[7][8] In January 2017, Gold Rush's track and other hardware began to arrive,[9] and the dive loop became the first part of the coaster to go vertical in mid-February.

[12] A week after opening, however, Slagharen officials closed the attraction indefinitely, citing weak concrete foundations that would require significant reinforcement.

[citation needed] Gerstlauer was chosen to manufacture the coaster, as they had the ability to develop major quality projects in a relatively short amount of time.

The coaster navigates a camelback airtime hill and a right-hand overbooked helix (crossing over the Monorail once again), before entering the dive loop into the launch area once again.