This also means the theming of Area 72 will remain a surprise until media day hopefully.

2 minutes ago, flightoffear1996 said:

One day soon Vortex will be nothing but a memory. Soon a new ride shall be erected in its place and Vortex will mostly be forgotten. Kind of like King Cobra. 

I don’t Vortex will become mostly forgotten, in my mind and the minds of others Vortex was just as much of a classic as The Beast & Racer.

5 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

What does active member mean? 

I assume it means your membership is active (Just means not expired)

I feel like the portion near Rivertown would be the hardest part to remove due to the trees (Which hopefully will be saved) and how close it is to some of those buildings, because of that I think they'll take it down last.

4 minutes ago, TheBEASTunchained said:

To answer your question @FUN&ONLY! , don't quote me on this but I believe that GCI was listed on one of the work commencement documents, which could potentially mean that they're being contracted for some of that work. There have also been plastic tunnels over sections of Racer lately for crews to stay warm during some of their jobs, however I'm not sure whether those are KI crews or GCI crews. 

GCI Was indeed on the 2020 & 2021 Notice of commencement.

7 minutes ago, tuxedoman52 said:

Kinda off topic but does anyone know which Arrow coaster was first to be designed using a computer? I'm thinking Drachen Fire but I may be wrong.

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Tennessee tornado I assume, I don’t believe Drachen Fire used cad considering how horrible that coaster was.

4 minutes ago, matt112986 said:

To be clear are they essentially the same size with the second 10 ft. lower? That was always my impression. It always looked as though the track dipped a bit going into the second loop. With Arrow's cookie cutter design this would make sense.

This photo kind of help shows it, the first hills enters de noticeably sits higher then the entrance into the 2nd loop.

Ouch, that hurts to see. Wonder how long it’ll be before it’s all gone. Thanks for the update.

19 minutes ago, Shaggy said:

I suspect, and hope, they will install pavers back there.

At the Orion announcement, I took note that the concrete was cracking/breaking up in places.  I noticed this because I saw a kid pick up a broken piece of concrete and throw it!

So replacement/repair was needed.

Most likely, Hicon has been contracted and they do paver work so it’s somewhat likely that’s what they’ll do.

Previous record was 81 days, wow! The hype and anticipation for Orion is real. 

1 minute ago, DonHelbig said:

Any registrations submitted prior to ACE being informed registration for Orion Media Day is now open will not be valid. 

Thank you for the quick response.

2 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

I got this link the other day, but got an email saying registration hasn't opened yet. 

Oh, well then. Guess I should be expecting that email then shortly.

(Guess they link wasn’t meant to be seen)

Grand Carnival is in mid July this year.

Based off of that paramotoring video it didn’t appear that there’s been any new demo however it’s very hard to make out things in that video.

Kings Island is most likely getting a flat ride for the 2021 season based off of the notice of commencement, one ride I think that would be a cool flat / “rollercoaster” would be a Skywarp. I could see it fitting well into Area 72. 

4 minutes ago, hotrodyoda said:

So, am I understanding this correctly... they're making FOF's queue longer?  Does it really ever fill up anymore?  I live 5 hrs away now, but every time I've been to the park in the past 8 years, it's never even close to utilizing it all.

I’m guessing they’re assuming that with the increased foot traffic next year FoF will become busier, might as well use the queue rather then have it just sit there.

Incredible Hulk @ IOA, fall 2019.

 

Baynum was contracted by the park so it’s plausible that it’s getting repainted, however it’s also very likely they may do onsite touch ups for Orion.

edit : Also doesn’t really look like they’re repainting it imo, looking at the webcam it still looks like faded.

47 minutes ago, raggedman07 said:

As a platinum pass holder, would I need to also be a member of a club, or do I just have to pay the premium?

You need to be a member of one of the listed coaster clubs to participate in the event, the platinum pass however gives you a discounted price.

For those who’ve been to coasterstock is it ok if you show up late for the first day?

7 minutes ago, hotrodyoda said:

So.... whats everyone doing today?

Going to best buy to purchase a Nikon D3500, I’ve heard they have a good sale.

48 minutes ago, SonofBaconator said:

How much of DA's land was used for Orion? Rough guesses?

I’d say 50-60%

15 minutes ago, Shaggy said:

Looks like a fenced lock out area to me.  Lots of coasters have them in areas where the track gets very close to the ground.  I believe Fury does.  Diamondback has one too.  

I thought he was referring to this but now I understand what he was referring to, my bad.

8 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

Is it just me or does it look like there is a rectangle thing at the bottom of the first drop?

 

 

Not just you, if you look at the webcam you can also see it. My best guess is that’s from the wooden planks (or what ever that was) that the large cranes sat on during construction.