fyrfyter
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I’ll pass. Our last 200+ foot wooden coaster was a problem child from the start. They removed the loop to make it better and it made it worse.
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It appears they are about to hoist the track piece that's been on the ground for the last couple of days into its spot. But then again, we thought that yesterday too. LOL
Edit: I guess it's not happening today. It appears they're all leaving for the day. Although I guess I thought they always retracted the booms on the cranes when they leave for the day, and they haven't yet. Who knows.
They don’t usually retract cranes at the end of the day. They are designed to hold the pressure even when the crane is off. If you come in the next day and the boom has retracted or dropped, you know there is a problem already.
The only times they put stuff down is when high winds or severe storms could be coming through. The bigger the crane, the more it takes to get the boom up and down. Straight out horizontal is the most stress and bend you can get in a crane.
Aerial fire trucks are essentially built the same way as cranes, just designed for people.-
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And the Eiffel Tower also sits at a higher elevation than where Orion will sit. The top of the Eiffel Tower will still be noticeably taller than Orion's lift hill.
The games you can play, when it comes to terrain and how things look.
This reminds me of downtown Cincinnati. Great American Tower is actually taller than Carew Tower. The difference is, it sits at a much lower level than the Carew Tower does, so it looks shorter.-
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I think this is just poor decision making across the board.
Someone doesn’t know how to really analyze data. You fudge the data to say what you want or actually take it at face value for the information it provides.
They also stated that the deep end of the pool is the least used. Does that have anything to do with them removing the diving boards and putting in a separate pool for just those?
They can’t build a waterpark in an instant. If they think they can they are already fooling themselves. I’m guessing they’ll be belly-up in 1-2 years, because this isn’t going to help the bottom line.-
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1 hour ago, Maverick44 said:I am wondering what the yellow crane is doing. Its up but not near anything lol Maybe waiting for more supports to be delivered.
White crane picking up track right now it seemsIt looks like the yellow crane is for lifting off track and supports as they are delivered. Based upon where it is sitting, would be perfect to back up a semi, remove the pieces and send the semi on its way.
I expect we will see 3-4 cranes operating at once before this is all said and done. Watching them erect a giant crane, probably with a huge jib will be fun to watch. There can’t be many that are mobile and can get above that 300 foot mark.On 9/9/2019 at 9:46 AM, Stoan said:Being one of the few Gigas in the world, what are the chances that Orion doesn't win best new coaster next year?If you can keep the Fury fans from voting, we should be fine...
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I found it! A Direct link to the Orion webcam!!
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This isn't one of those things that will happen in an instant. They also never mentioned when or what it would show. Until they actually start placing track, I'm not really interested in watching it.
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2 different colored supports?
Not a different color. It’s just your eyes playing tricks on you with shadows and lighting.-
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That doesn’t mean tomorrow. That could be anytime from now until next Spring.
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I still want this
I keep reading the maintenance horror stories on these and it reminds of The OG Bat and SoB.
No thanks. It still feels like a prototype design. Until someone perfects it, zero interest there. We don’t need another coaster that is open for a day and then closed for 5.-
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I made another version with your guys feedback
I think it looks better with the whole Orion hill on the page. The DB lifthill needs to be shortened quite a bit. I think the way it exists now, is because it was the tallest. Now, it needs to look smaller compared to Orion.-
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Bold prediction, but I think Mondo Monsoon will be removed in favor of a water coaster sometime in the future.
I wouldn’t have an issue with that. Water coasters are fun and probably equivalent for ride requirements.-
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One word... rides. AZ and A72 all need more flats. Spin and Puke type for AZ, some dark ride or something family friendly for A72 would be ok, since neither of the coasters are. Flat rides seem to be some random thing that shows up every once in a great while. I find this really sad. I’d rather they add one or 2 of these each year to keep things interesting.
It’s expensive, to plant trees and maintain them. It’s also difficult to get them to grow well when they are surrounded by concrete, brick and blacktop. Could they add more shade...yes, that does not necessarily equal trees however. The added problem is Cincinnati weather is really tough on trees. From the hot dry summers to the harsh winters, it really takes a long time for trees to mature here and provide decent shade. I think there are options, but trees aren’t on my list.
The waterpark is fine. Nothing needed there. They just re-did the entry way fountains and buildings, so nothing there. Literally, beyond rehabbing more bathrooms and rebuilding some structures it’s literally rides that need to be added/changed/replaced/modified.
I really wonder what is on the 5-10-20 plan for KI.-
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I like Diamondback’s splash down too. I think it would be better if they would have made it look a little more natural though.
Agree. I was expecting more than a trickle creek.
I’m surprised they put water draggers on the coaster cars. Figured that would be too much drag and a pain to keep the water level just right. I figured it would just be a trigger for a series of fountains.-
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Did anyone see the farmers almanac forecast for winter? There are actually 2 farmers almanacs- Old Farmers Almanac and Farmers Almanac. They are completely different. One is forecasting a “Polar Coaster” for winter for us. Maybe we should re-name Orion to Polar Coaster until next Spring? It wouldn’t be Cincinnati if a really large project didn’t have to fight the brutal Cincinnati winter!
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Stop trying to make Area 72 restrooms happen. It's not going to happen.
(You need plumbing and sanitary sewer access in that area to install a restroom, which it doesn't have and would actually be much more expensive to add than you might think. It's not that the park couldn't afford it, just that it's not a big enough pain point for guests that they could realistically expect a decent ROI)
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On 8/19/2019 at 12:08 PM, lifetimecoaster said:
I'm not going to lie, every day I jump on the KI website to see if that new cam is up yet. I have to imagine that they'll start going vertical in the near future. The footers are there, and there is steel showing up. I'm still stoked for a new ride experience. Can not wait for next season
I'm going to guess the Station and transfer track will be the first part to go vertical. It is the part that requires the most work even after it has been built.
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Just now, presto123 said:
MF has a drop of 300 as well. First hill height of 310. Here are the hill heights on MF. 310 169 182 105 68. Orion's hills heights are bigger.
Did it take 19 years of technology and a different manufacturer to get there? Shorter ride length but a longer duration...
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Just now, jcovelli said:
hemed to the park's new Area 72, the ride features the latest prototype vehicle developed by the Project X initiative. Scientists are in a race against time to develop technology capable of weaving transport vehicles through a coming meteor storm and traveling to a new planet within the Orion constellation. For the program to be successful, it needs volunteers to help with testing.
This makes more sense, this should have been in the video lol
definitely better...I hope whatever theming they add is coherent, not just random stuff pulled from the FoF hangar.
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9 minutes ago, jcovelli said:
Am I the only one who doesn't understand the "story?" They show a meteor, then say it's a meteor storm, then say there's hope in the form of a new planet in the Orion constellation. But then the name of the ride is Orion. And somewhere in there human tests come into play... what? lol
I'm with you on this one. The storyline is just bad. After all the time spent with the clues and hints, then that is the storyline. I also was like... what did he just say?
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3 minutes ago, jcovelli said:
So, when are we getting the next speculation thread???????????????
Aren't most of the threads on here about speculation?
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Not gonna lie I'm a little disappointed...I know I know blueprints were already out yada yada yada but I just dont see why not go for a world record not just a park record.
I think we call this trolling...
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I wonder if they will change the FoF theming to something more human friendly?
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I tried 30 minutes ago and he didn’t respond
I guess it’s time for the KIC discord server then...
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Orion Construction Photos
in Kings Island
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According to the documentary, they did it like that with Fury. The erecting company said it took 3 weeks to get enough track on site to start working on the lift hill. At one point it required 7 cranes at once to assemble the lift hill.