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I took this a few years ago..

Taken in 2017

One more..

(my son) the future rider that will never be

Probably this part of the station because it's curved.

Yes sir! I Already made it forgot to post it just gotta add the new brake run and Ill post it tonight when I get home. My bad y'all!

You gotta love that brake hill.

Bright orange rails: Circa 2009

I would assume that they have everything planned out. There's probably a certain day they want Zeus assembled by, and until then they can do smaller lifts with the other cranes. I could be wrong though.

So it appears they lofted the track piece up, and now they're doing something to the support that was previously installed. It's swaying back and forth, so it appears they're having to do some sort of adjustment with it. It appears they resolved whatever it was. Another support going up now. For those unsure of where the brake run begins, it'll start somewhere in the circle, based on the blueprints. Edit for 11:19 AM since the forum is so slow: Another track piece is being strapped up to be lifted onto the new support.

RIP to my favorite arrow

Taken during Winterfest in 2018. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Only 90% to go!

From cranedude07 on Instagram:

That is the compressor hut for the trim brakes.....

From the Field of Scrams line.

From Tony's Welding & Fabrication on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2723881017657567&id=140363059342722

This is my Favorite

And with that ladies and gentlemen, just over 10% of Orion has been erected! Woo Hoo!

Bumping this a bit, but wanted to share my Bat souvenir alongside @Alex103 and @standbyme. At work I have an original The Bat mug next to a new The Bat mug, both for holding pens and what-not. I don't remember where or how I got the original Bat piece, but I've had it for years now.

Removed photo since it wasn’t an entry.

I mean i tried but lets have @JonahWilliamson deal with the simulation ...

I can't wait to see that giant brake run peeking over the fence. Edit: @JonahWilliamson Could you fill in the track progress so far on the simulation?

Everything is absolutely planned out. Zeus will go up when they plan for him to go up. Another brake run piece going up now.

Good morning guys!! Happy Friday!! Who's ready to see Orion in person this weekend!! I know I am!

It should be topped off by the end of the month if weather permits. They are ahead of schedule. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Any idea what this building will be used for?

Does anyone know what happened to those unpainted crane pieces in the parking lot from about two months ago?

Walking in from the employee lot and there are white boom components in the lot on the north corner

First time poster, long time reader here. Gotta say, these pictures make me even more disappointed that Vortex is closing, I just dont understand it I guess. Lots of childhood memories of this ride like many others have said on here already. But some awesome pictures here guys

The brake run piece was put in!

Yeah, they know what they are doing. We just don't know the plan. It's probably just not planned to put Zeus up quite yet. Let's just go with the flow and enjoy watching construction.

They could probably tear down the building (preferably still a mine themed queue with the existing structure though) and put in a more standard top spin there that is open with thematic elements around it. They could give it a lumber theme similar to Buzzsaw at Walibi Belgium or Ripsaw at Alton Towers. This could tie in with the Miami River Lumber Co. in that section as well.

Haven't seen the cams since Tuesday... what a sight to wake up to this beautiful Friday morning!

I’m sure they hired an outside firm to produce the commercials. I wouldn’t hold my breath though, Yukon Striker & Copperhead haven’t received these animated commercials sadly. I personally love them. edit - Found them - https://carbonvfx.com/ 2nd edit - They wrote an article about Mystic Timbers editing process - https://carbonvfx.com/work/vfx/cedar-fair-mystic-timbers/

Only one I have

I took a similar photo during Winterfest. It did look abandoned.

Keep in mind, that crane came from somewhere, it may currently be sitting at KI "rent free" as the place it was at prior didn't want to keep paying "rent for it" I'll assume with a Crane of this size, the erecting company leased the crane for a certain period of time with a defined "start pointe" and a "not to exceed" date. With weather and what not, they would have to build some fluff into the schedule for days they may not be able to use this crane (or any crane). If you remember the windstorm from 10-11 years ago, I doubt there were any cranes in operation that day in this area. Anyhoo, just because the crane is sitting at KI and not in use, doesn't mean KI is paying any more for it. Given the additional space, KI may even be getting a discount to allow it to be "stored on space" rather than storing it at a midway point b/w its last job and this installation. They'll start using that big boy when its needed, and not any time sooner than that.

I think they are still working on downsizing the rides. I doubt we heard anything before next spring.

Woah, this looks like it was taken from an abandoned haunted amusement park, cool!

^ Depends on what kind of flat. Anywhere from the mid hundred thousands to the low millions. Just depends, but for the PR they can generate they are worth the money. Example, MaXair ran $7.5 million and SkyHawk $6 million at CP