Hawaiian Coasters 325

An update from Ohio Valley Coasters on Instagram! I love the different angles they got of Orion!

Another update by FYE Coasters on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/fyecoasters/photos/a.625714354128282/2887897211243307/?type=3

I don't expect it to be topped off today, but very likely it will be in the next few days. I don't know their work schedule though.

I wonder if Diamondback will look taller than Orion while riding Orion like on the lift or it you will notice it's taller or if it will look about the same height. I'm talking while at the top of Orion's lift hill.

Yes, but if you are looking at it from lets say from Kings High School, Orion will look taller since it is closer. From the front, Diamondback looks taller than WindSeeker since Diamondback is closer to the front than WindSeeker.

What I'm wondering is if with the 85 degree drop, will it make the drop feel shorter or will you not notice a difference between the length of this and some of the other giga drops that are 300 feet.

Post from FYE Coasters on Facebook:

Since I like looking around on YouTube and stuff of past KICentral events and moments, I decided to make a thread specifically on past KICentral moments from years ago! To start, here is a video from Brad Ruwe which I don't know if he's still on here, but this is a KIC event from 2007:

Orion is right near WindSeeker so I don't know if it will need a light or not on top.

I disagree. Just because we already have a bunch of wooden coasters and got one a few years ago does not mean we won't get another one. I believe KI likes being known for their wooden coasters and I think they'll want to continue that.

Could someone with good Nolimits2 skills make a Vortex replacement concept like an RMC woodie or something like that? @Zayzayd13 I'm mainly looking at you because your Nolimits2 creations are amazing!

It is supposed to be very rainy tomorrow too.

I will be going by later today when I go to my drum lesson

I think it'll be topped off next week especially since we are supposed to get a ton of rain today and tomorrow. Kinda sucks since tomorrow is Halloween and it feels like rain on Halloween is the new normal imo.

Those are used during construction. From Leviathan construction: Source: https://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20111125/5377/leviathan-roller-coaster-continues-take-shape-canadas-wonderland

A little blurry pic, but I just took this while going past the park on my way to School of Rock! My Mom is driving!

They do have the former Action Theater they could use for something in the future.

Hopefully we see more things go up today!

I don't think the park has announced that and I don't think we'll know until after Winterfest. However, if I were to take a guess, I would say April 18th which is a Saturday (I checked the 2020) calendar with passholder preview night on the 17th (Friday) and Media Day/first riders event the 16th (Thursday). Just a guess and I could be way off.

Orion's first bank is straight. That bank turns a little to the left. So they are different.

That looks like a piece of the drop being installed.

Plus Orion is in the back of the park facing the back of the park. Fury and Leviathan face the front of the park so they are larger looking. To me this makes Orion unique and has a different affect.

It'll probably be the same wrecking company that tore down Firehawk and SOB. I believe the name is O'Rourke Wrecking CO.

According to the POV, it looks like you'll be looking right at the riders on WindSeeker.

I unfortunately couldn't get a last ride in today due to the crazy line, but I did get to look at it multiple times and let me say it'll be strange not having anything in that large plot on the midway and I hope KI and the team at CF think this area through and at least take into consideration how photogenic Vortex was and try to add something just as photogenic. Tbh I was one of the people who hated Vortex, but I will miss seeing it in the park next year. RIP Vortex.