IndyGuy4KI 12898 Posted July 2, 2019 Orion Construction Photo Thread! This is the thread to talk/discuss/post pics about the construction of the ride. A few reminders: Please remember to only take and post photos from authorized areas. Any photos from an unauthorized area will be removed and possibly posting rights on KIC. If you post someone else's photo please provide a clickable link to the photo. If you are stating something as fact, a source must be provided. (Dippin Dots Guy is not a source) Please stay on topic. Be respectful and enjoy the thread as we make new history for Kings Island! Here is the first picture we got on opening day 2019 of the old Firehawk land. 7 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KI FANATIC 37 3925 Posted July 2, 2019 Thank you for making this. These are always my favorite threads!! 4 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maverick44 7536 Posted July 2, 2019 Yaaayyy! So excited to see this coaster rise from the ground up! 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FUN&ONLY! 1841 Posted July 2, 2019 Can’t wait for vertical construction! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawaiian Coasters 325 4691 Posted July 2, 2019 Remember to not trespass. I wasn't here during Banshees decoding/construction, but I remember reading that a member trespassed in Banshees construction site. 2 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KI FANATIC 37 3925 Posted July 2, 2019 Oh that was interesting hahah 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maverick44 7536 Posted July 2, 2019 Has anyone gotten any pictures of the site lately? I would like to see progress on a daily basis people! keep the pics coming haha 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IndyGuy4KI 12898 Posted July 3, 2019 Taken about 15 min ago. Luckily it was still light enough. 4 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magenta Lizard 18766 Posted July 3, 2019 What’s odd to me is that the past several times I’ve been at the park and rode Racer to look at the construction, I haven’t actually seen anyone working. I don’t know if I just happen to be hitting at the wrong times/days or what. But it feels strange because they had been working so fervently (including at least one Sunday I was there) back when they were clearing trees. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maddog 516 Posted July 3, 2019 Based on the plans filed, there is a bit of of underground utility work. I would expect to see some trenching soon for some of the high voltage electrical work. Likely before anything vertical takes place. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waltny 1014 Posted July 3, 2019 Last night I was on last train of the night for Beast(left the station around 2238) and they had the clearing parallel to the brake shed lit up and it sounded like they were working in the clearing . I’m not sure what was being done as I was not at liberty to stick around take notes, pictures or really even see the activity. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BSBMX 1151 Posted July 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Waltny said: Last night I was on last train of the night for Beast(left the station around 2238) and they had the clearing parallel to the brake shed lit up and it sounded like they were working in the clearing . I’m not sure what was being done as I was not at liberty to stick around take notes, pictures or really even see the activity. That's crazy late to be working but the below video suggests something is going on back there. Video is from yesterday. First, the wooden form has been built around the T-shaped footing at the end of the brake run, so I'll expect we will see that being poured soon. Second, the construction equipment near Racer's turnaround has at least moved from the last recent video I saw of this area. I think for right now, in this area, they're only working on burying that overhead electrical line, which was called for in the electrical blueprints. Screenshots are from the below video. 3 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jiddle 99 Posted July 3, 2019 I try to always look over at the site while riding racer and end up making myself sick. LOL 1 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
collin.klopfstein 3489 Posted July 5, 2019 Construction update for 4/7/19 5 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BSBMX 1151 Posted July 6, 2019 WGT's 11th update. Some good stuff in here! Big news! As he noted on his site, there are now some coordinate markers for the final turn (before the brake run) as well as part of the helix (best I can tell from his images). Note the proximity of these markers to the existing concrete path. This leads me to believe there's now more blueprints available that give more X/Y coordinates for these markers and possibly more. Hopefully someone can check on more blueprints! This is the first time I've seen work being done that is beyond the existing released blueprints. Also the T-shaped footing at the end of the brake run looks like it has been poured or will be poured soon (the tarp over it is either helping it cure overnight or is keeping the area relatively dry prior to pouring concrete). http://www.wildgravitytravels.com/kings-island-2020-update-11-work-site-and-track-update/ 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jcovelli 460 Posted July 8, 2019 Just got back from the park, it appears they have every remaining footer staked out. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawaiian Coasters 325 4691 Posted July 8, 2019 Will anyone go to the Mason City Hall and see if there is any new blueprints soon? Thanks. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maverick44 7536 Posted July 8, 2019 Who normally goes in there? Has anyone on this page actually gone in or did they get it all off Reddit or something? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ldhudsonjr 986 Posted July 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, Maverick44 said: Who normally goes in there? Has anyone on this page actually gone in or did they get it all off Reddit or something? A couple of people went to get them the first time. One of them I know was @RuthlessAirtime, the other one will have to forgive me because I don't remember lol. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maverick44 7536 Posted July 8, 2019 Well @RuthlessAirtime you gonna head back in? haha no pressure or anything lol 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ldhudsonjr 986 Posted July 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, Maverick44 said: Well @RuthlessAirtime you gonna head back in? haha no pressure or anything lol I am curious though, what would we be hoping to learn from additional blue prints that we don't already know? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maverick44 7536 Posted July 8, 2019 I think there would be more information about the layout. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fryoj 4181 Posted July 8, 2019 Unless they submit actual station blueprints, I believe all we'll see is the footer locations for the rest of the ride. That just would allow the recreations to get more specific, but nothing really too revealing. Station blueprints likely wouldn't need to be submitted till after the announcement, so probably not much need at that point. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BSBMX 1151 Posted July 9, 2019 Update time. I reached out to Mason's engineering office via email again to check on any new blueprints that exist, and they confirmed that no new blueprints exist yet outside of what we already have. Doesn't really make sense since they're marking further footing coordinates at the site (so where'd those coordinates numbers come from?). I do have to wonder though at what line are blueprints not submitted? There are blueprints for the trains, but Mason won't get those. There are blueprints for each track piece, but Mason won't get those. So at what point are blueprints not submitted to Mason? Perhaps Mason only gets a sampling of the blueprints. Maybe we're already seeing the full extent of the blueprints? Anyways, I found the video linked below from today. As @collin.klopfstein mentioned in the Decoding thread, the T-shaped footing is now complete. Looking good! Looks like the large rectangular footing in the station and the large backbone beginning fitting are still waiting to get forms built around them. The blue circled footings are complete, and the green/yellow correspond to each other. Also, at least in the area the video shows, the large rectangular footing shared between the brake run and the lift is still waiting to get a form built around it. All pics are from the below video. 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fryoj 4181 Posted July 9, 2019 29 minutes ago, BSBMX said: Update time. I reached out to Mason's engineering office via email again to check on any new blueprints that exist, and they confirmed that no new blueprints exist yet outside of what we already have. Doesn't really make sense since they're marking further footing coordinates at the site (so where'd those coordinates numbers come from?). I do have to wonder though at what line are blueprints not submitted? There are blueprints for the trains, but Mason won't get those. There are blueprints for each track piece, but Mason won't get those. So at what point are blueprints not submitted to Mason? Perhaps Mason only gets a sampling of the blueprints. Maybe we're already seeing the full extent of the blueprints? The contractors don't get their blueprints from the city. The engineers would have made multiple copies, some would go straight to the contractors to do material orders and prep. Until they actually start digging holes, they don't need to get City approval. It's also possible that after everything that's happened already, they are submitting the plans under a different name. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
XBeastGirlX 778 Posted July 9, 2019 9 hours ago, ldhudsonjr said: A couple of people went to get them the first time. One of them I know was @RuthlessAirtime, the other one will have to forgive me because I don't remember lol. I also remember @Bansheeback being one. His name is the watermark on the copy of the blueprints most people have Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bansheeback 910 Posted July 9, 2019 I also remember [mention=9458]Bansheeback[/mention] being one. His name is the watermark on the copy of the blueprints most people have Correct! I forgive you ldhudsonjr... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIghostguy 2139 Posted July 9, 2019 9 hours ago, fryoj said: Unless they submit actual station blueprints, I believe all we'll see is the footer locations for the rest of the ride. That just would allow the recreations to get more specific, but nothing really too revealing. Station blueprints likely wouldn't need to be submitted till after the announcement, so probably not much need at that point. The station blueprints are already submitted and approved. I know they have been posted on here before. I have them, but I don’t have them with me at the moment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fryoj 4181 Posted July 9, 2019 11 hours ago, KIghostguy said: The station blueprints are already submitted and approved. I know they have been posted on here before. I have them, but I don’t have them with me at the moment. That's the electrical plan. That's not actual building blueprints. They would be a lot more detailed than that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maverick44 7536 Posted July 9, 2019 Do we still think we won't see track or supports on site until after announced? I am thinking CSF is going to run out of room here soon with Hershey and KI and SWSD? 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
