SFX Coaster

In November 2014, Dynamic Attractions announced at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida that Ferrari World Abu Dhabi would receive the first SFX Coaster, in a bid to strengthen their attraction offerings.[12][13] The coaster would replace their short-lived V12 Enter the Engine flume ride, include two "world's-first" elements, and intricate show scenes.

Although construction began in 2015, Mission Ferrari wasn't able to open to the public until January 2023.[14] The enormous delay was attributed to the complexity of the ride system, concurrently-running research and development, prototyping of the entire coaster hardware, testing difficulties, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Dynamic Attractions' unstable financial standing.[1] Although the contract had initially necessitated a lump sum of $18.2 million USD, costs ran far over budget to $28.3 million.[10] To date, Mission Ferrari is the only completed and operational SFX Coaster.

Malaysia's Resorts World Genting first announced 20th Century Fox World Malaysia World in July 2013, set to replace its outdoor Genting Highlands park and open in 2016.[15] Amid their merger with The Walt Disney Company, however, 20th Century Fox terminated their licensing deal with Genting in 2018; Genting Malaysia promptly filed a billion-dollar lawsuit alleging Disney executives' role in the decision.[16] Fox countersued in January 2019, claiming that the resort had failed to meet agreed-upon construction deadlines for several years.[17] A settlement was reached in July 2019, with the park being renamed to Genting SkyWorlds and retaining access to a more selective group of Fox IP's.[18]

Resorts World Genting purchased two coasters from Dynamic Attractions; Mad Ramp Peak, a Sons of Anarchy themed Dual Power coaster, and an SFX Coaster originally meant to be themed to Alien vs. Predator. As part of the settlement reached with Fox, Genting lost access to the planned Alien vs. Predator IP, instead hastily rechristening the surrounding area as Andromeda Base. The intensive show scenes had been crucial to the ride experience, and much of the coaster would have to be redesigned in order to accommodate a new theme or IP.

Dynamic Attractions originally committed to building the AVP Coaster system for a lump sum of $34 million.[10] Track for the SFX Coaster first began arriving in January 2018.[19] The show building and outdoor track sections were constructed, but little has been constructed inside. In March 2023, Forbes reported that Dynamic Attractions had already spent $26.4 million constructing the coaster, and that additional changes to the design would cost another $16 million. As per filings, they had reportedly only been paid $24 million and there was a risk that "[Genting] could cancel the contract and demand that the ride components installed to date be removed from the facility."[10] In an effort to raise cash for Dynamic Attractions, much of the already-produced AVP ride components were auctioned off in July 2023, suggesting that the project has little chance of ever being completed.[20][21]

In 2017, Chinese real estate developer Evergrande Group announced a series of fifteen "Children's World" theme parks to be built across the country between 2019 and 2022. The parks were an effort to "surpass Disney" as the world's top theme park operator, with ¥7 billion RMB to be invested into the construction of each.[22] Although the corporate contracted suppliers such as Vekoma, Zamperla, and HUSS Park Attractions, a pair of SFX Coasters were also reportedly signed off for unknown locations.[10][23]

Evergrande's theme park development process over the next three years proved challenging; executives burned through dozens of designers, demanding ideas that were unfeasibly large in scale. The company's further attempt to create their own team of theme park engineers also proved ineffective.[24] In wake of the 2020–2022 Chinese property sector crisis, Evergrande's subsequent default on US$300 million in debt, and their ongoing restructuring, the theme park projects ceased to move forwards.[25][26] Fortunately for Dynamic Attractions, they had received advance payments for the two SFX Coasters, which are not anticipated to be returned.[10]

Located in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province, the park was originally announced in 2012. While the Phase 1 waterpark – Jinghu Paradise Water World – successfully opened in 2015, the theme park was never completed and the land was eventually used for residential development instead.[27] Although a Maurer AG spinning coaster and HUSS Frisbee were spotted onsite in 2017, reports had indicated that an SFX Coaster would also be in the mix.[28] None of these attractions are known to have resurfaced elsewhere.