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I really hope they let some trees grow between the first drop and the return-trip airtime hill *cross fingers*

Oh man! If only our coaster was green, I'd be down!

I'm a little confused why we need this thread. At this point, it's going to keep causing duplicate posts in two different places IMHO.

After a quick google, that was a nice chuckle. Thanks guys!

Coool, it's like with these exclusively close shots, the park made those random drone photographers lose their novelty because now the news has drone footage that's arguably better :p

As Baconator mentioned, they could use it for anything. I wouldn't be surprised if they use those for BTS Orion tours in addition, or instead of the main access road they just paved. I would love to see footage from those types of vantage points since this coaster is entirely away from walkways during summer season~

Yikes. If this wasn't done with permission (I'd be surprised), then I hope they called the police on them and tried to follow the drone to its landing or something.. They're flying incredibly close to the park's coasters and tower.. This wouldn't fly if someone did this on my property. That said, I think it'll be when I'm on the ground in front of the Juke Box diner that it'll feel the most weird to not see Vortex.

They still haven't done a wave turn. What dimension am I in? lol

Heck I'll take a new Vekoma after what I've seen from them! :p I just hope whatever it is, it's got lots and lots of inversions!

The best part of the ride, is the last to go, it seems..

Let's go for another inversion record. 20 inversions. Not too much to ask for.

Excited to see this thing moving! Looks like we'll have a smooth debut with no delay. Funny that I saw someone guessing we were a several weeks out from testing just a night or two before the park posted the footage :p

Yep. Sometime between 9 and 9:15 am. It's a very small section for those wishing there was a picture. Not much to notice unless you're on weatherbug itself.

It's going to hurt more, for me, to stand where the batwing was and not see 6 inversions nor my favorite drop in the park.. Luckily Orion should end up a great first drop as our first truly steep first drop. (Diamondback is debatable :p)

I'll will be pleasantly surprised if they have anything in the old Vortex plot for 2020. I personally think the footers won't be removed till they start building for the next thing.

I. Would. Love. A. New. Tunnel.

Looks like two of the trains have the same color of.. middle spine? So, not sure the color distinction between there. BUT the far right (ours) train has a lighter blue (teal) spine peaking out.. which is different than the one we've seen already. Edit- in person. Im not referring to the animations. Where we have seen a teal spine.. just trying to avoid being quoted.

I was thinking wild mouse themed to a mine honestly. Adventure Express is beloved by me haha Heck we could pull a disney and have conveyor loading docks, and mirrored tracks like Space Mountain. (I know; not gonna happen)

yee haw! Let's get some blastin goin! A mine train is probably the best option. Still love a mine ride idea!

Visually, I'm expecting something like the family-friendly version of what was in the Chaos building after the announcement.

Yeah, I think it's appropriately rated. Like silver said, we need more modern attractions. It makes it hard to get rid of the "empty" feeling since the middle of the waterpark is severed by a no wake zone with the electrical lines above. If one day that were needed to be moved, that would open up a lot of opportunity; I can't imagine how expensive and difficult that would be to get clearance for.

Not sure, but I think it's a safe assumption that Carnivale may (will) return. Have absolutely no clue what the KI Theatre could see. We've seen circus-esque things for years now.. I think 6? since 2014? icr. While I love the impressiveness of it, it could be time to try something else out. I'd be happy either way~ I hope they can get talented singers, dancers, and musicians also~ Hopefully the summer show budget continues to get better and we can see more improved production values.

Can we let the mods of this site moderate, and the rest of us just talk about the construction progress? Me, being hypocritical for this one post.. hopefully no more. This is tiring. Argue about it in PMs, or make a request to a mod in PMs. Edit - I do see Malem's clarification; but the arguing is every time someone messes up. Let me go see what other people think... um.. somewhere else.

Still hoping trees could grow in that hill more around Diamondback lol

That's the same reason I.. (secret) kinda like Appollo's Chariot more than DB Those twists were surprisingly fun. I've never gotten a chance to ride Nitro. I'm looking forward to that last drop for Orion! Even if it only goes down half as far as it really could've