i was looking at the new coasters picks

then i saw the "water dip" isent going thruh the water so will thare be a water dip or just a affect

^ Are you serious.......

ya

look at water see

The train goes thru the former swan lake site. There is a channel for the train to run that keeps the track out of water but there are specil scoops on the bottom of the train that will catch water and shoot it out like a giant rooster tail. So no the train wheels and track are not submerged just the scoops on the bottom of the coaster train are submerged.

oh, did u go to tour?

This is exactly how the DB splashdown will work and more than likely look

And there's also supposed to be a curve at the bottom of the first hill and the trains aren't the right the correct type, they're four across.

It's just a model. Watch the animations at www.kiDiamondback.com to see what it will actually be like.

Heres the Sheikra splash down.

Any questions on how it works or how cool it will look now?

It would be cool if the exit bridge went over the splash down or paralleled it. That would kind of mess up the lake area though.

Kinda Like a new Congo Falls? With less water? I like.

^Exactly.

(Chase, a fan of one word posts, which, by a turn of events, this post no longer falls in that category.)

It would be cool if the exit bridge went over the splash down or paralleled it. That would kind of mess up the lake area though.

Yeah but just think of the bottleknecks that it would cause on the exit ramp with onlookers trying to get splashed while people are exiting the station.When it comes to adding spectator bridges on boat chutes like diamond falls(defunct) it kinda defeats the whole purpose of going on the ride to begin with don't you think?

Eh, I don't see it being that big of deal. It doesn't really defeat the purpose of riding, it compliments it. In the case of Diamondback, it would add to it, considering the riders never actually get wet. Then the guests could choose if they want to get wet.

This coaster will be just as fun to watch as it will be to ride..

The non-riders will enjoy the awesome rooster tails the train will produce. If you sit in the very last seat on either corner you WILL get some spray.

^Exactly.

(Chase, a fan of one word posts, which, by a turn of events, this post no longer falls in that category.)

...which is a good thing, since the TOS generally prohibit one word posts, especially, the yep, type!

Terpy, who loves to answer either/or questions that are poorly expressed with a single one word answer: Yes!

Picture I took of Griffon hitting the splash, now can you imagine this as Diamondback? What a sight it will be...

I'm still trying to figure out where a splashdown fits into the theme...Not that I'm opposed to it...But when I think of Diamondbacks (Rattlesnakes)...I think of the desert and things of that nature. But at the same time, it'll still be really cool, and I can't wait for it.

I'm still trying to figure out where a splashdown fits into the theme...Not that I'm opposed to it...But when I think of Diamondbacks (Rattlesnakes)...I think of the desert and things of that nature. But at the same time, it'll still be really cool, and I can't wait for it.

This is according to wikipedia,

Inhabits upland dry pine forest, pine and palmetto flatwoods, sandhills and coastal maritime hammocks, long-leaf pine/turkey-oak habitats, grass-sedge marshes and swamp forest, mesic hammocks, sandy mixed woodlands, xeric hammocks, salt marshes, as well as wet prairies during dry periods. In many areas it seems to use burrows made by gophers and gopher tortoises during the summer and winter.

This could be what is meant by the splashdown (but you know it could also be there because it of the photogeneity of the feature.) haha

Yeah...I think the simplest answer would be, "because they want to"...Im not complaining

I wander if in Halloween Haunt 2009 once Diamondback will have been open all season, if they will keep the splashdown filled with water? I know riders do not get wet (i have been on Sheikra), but random park guests who are in the splash area (if it's going to have one) will get wet and get really cold and maybe sick. And what if it is very cold out and the water starts to freeze?, im sure that isn't good for the 'scoops'.

I'm still trying to figure out where a splashdown fits into the theme...Not that I'm opposed to it...But when I think of Diamondbacks (Rattlesnakes)...I think of the desert and things of that nature.

I thought the same thing when I first heard of Diamondback having a splashdown. Since when do Rattlers like water? Did anyone at KI take this into consideration when coming up with the name/theme?

I would imagine it is drained for HH.

I'm still trying to figure out where a splashdown fits into the theme...Not that I'm opposed to it...But when I think of Diamondbacks (Rattlesnakes)...I think of the desert and things of that nature.

maybe, since rattlesnakes are in the desert, mirage

Im still thinkin it's just because they want to...and it'll be pretty much awesome...

^I agree. I bet it went like this:

Don: "Sure, why not?"