You could always wonder if the reason such a cheap short-term ride like storm surge was added may be because some time in the near future they will look to removing both X:NWO & Storm Surge to replace both with something much more appreciated..
Maybe that's just a fanboy wish though
As much as I'd love to see a new flat ride next year I think a lot of people would much more appreciate some TLC to most rides, I'm sure with the money they would use to buy a new ride they could at least re-paint Colossus & pay Loggers leap, Rumba Rapids some attention, and hey maybe they could even tidy up the greenery around Nemesis Inferno and help it look like it did when it opened.
*Unable to find picture of what the woodchip floor under the pre-lift section used to look like, all lava-coloured and awesome*
But yeah, I do realize these suggestion are posted practically every year, which is a shame.