Sweet

What are they doing by the splashdown / final helix?

It was amazing the number of runs they made with 3 trains yesterday. I would say they are easily ahead of schedule.

Of course I wonder when they will be full training the staff. From the fast turnaround on the cars, I would say they were

not doing a seat up/down each time the cars came to the station. Can not wait for opening day.

They could put scalers in the fins on the back car and you could get a dip, a fish and fry it all at once.....

It has been there a while. Think they are waiting to finish filling the pool area.

yeah and will be 60 by mid/end week....... :-)

(If you don't like Cincinnati weather, just wait a day)

It appears they are really just cleaning the area. The stream filler will probably be used all the time to fill it.

Might take quite some time with a small hose like that... :-)

But I agree they want to fill the pond soon to test the reaction with the cars and the splashdown.

ok, image is back to shed and #1 is no longer in view....Hmmm, can not tell if in station or not but it is definitely not in the shed.

Actually there are Kings Island construction photos floating on the web somewhere... including a half built Eiffel Tower.

I have several pics on floppy in storage somewhere that show the park under construction. Problem is, they are buried in storage somewhere... oh, and the fact that I do not have a floppy drive anymore ;-)

Shaggy

For just a few dollars you can get usb connection floppy drives (and I have them for just this kind of reason).

Nice to still be able to transfer media in all fashions even if older. Speed is not an issue just access.

Stephanie,

We are not testing Diamondback, as the rumor mill suggests, because of the webcam angles

today. We're doing a webcam test to see what angles in the park we can

showcase this summer.

Don

I did email him, There were other subjects I had needed to ask him about but did bring up the webcams. I edited my email but this is the part about testing and cams.

That is a cool idea. I realize the cams are mounted wrong for this, but how about one pointing at the parking lot to see how full it is before coming. HA!

I have used the cams before in the past for that exact reason. They used to show main street and I would check before going to make sure it was not packed.

So I am hoping they will have a camera front park side as well.

I have a visual on DB right now, there is a lite sprinkle and there at least 3 guys up on the break run of the area.y

Ok, I will ask, so exactly where are you?

So the metal fencing in the splashdown, is this just an OSHA thing for when testing.

I would hope the people working the area are not the bad off to walk up when a car

is approaching. Wonder if there will be a lake border fence as well to keep other darwin

winners away.

There is a visitor at the crows nest (top of hill 1) at 2:15 PM.

So I am guessing they did another concrete pour or what is the reason for the blue tarps?

It doesn't stop them... see SFOG for reference... it just appeases the Insurance Company. ;-)

Shaggy

Agreed..

This is just a guess but it looks like they are building a fence along the swan lake path.

I'd also expect a lock-out fence surrounding the splashdown pool in addition to an esthetic perimeter fence.

Yes we need to protect people from joining the Darwin Society.

Well we have a yellow train, a 'silver' train and what will be the third color?

Did not find any train color info on the official site...

Well it would be nice to see the park at a new area called 'Lost Coney'. Bring back some old rides like the rotor, eagles, whip, tumble bug and such. Get a new family area to add with the kid area. I know you read that some of these rides are no longer available but I think with a little work, they could be brought back. It would be a mid level ride area for families to enjoy together.

ok, lots of talk about the zero car graphics. But I have yet to see a good picture of it.

Can someone post a pic or link to a good shot of it?

yes and this means higher speed & forces on those spots vs. the slower ending.

when/where will we see the official announcement?

I really expected to read a note that someone had emailed/phoned Don to let him know that the webcam was down and could he fix it..... :-)

Wonder why part of the transfer track area to holding area does not have the criss cross supports (X) but the one half does.

Any ideas about what the digging work they are doing at the final drop into the splash?

So when is the actual Media Day date/time?