That is crazy!

Ah!!!! The Earth is splitting open!!

lol, I wonder why the camera is doing that!

haahahahahahaha. i saw that to. actally i thought it was like a rocket or something

America's first flame-throwing splashdown?

New pictures from Don

http://www.kiDiamondback.com/public/latest/gallery/

Don takes some great picturrs.I just wish he would take more pictures of the construction site.

Areas like The Beast entrance,the area around the DB entrance,ect.

But besides that great pics

This was taken by Trooper Mom in her car just moments ago!

I spy me some second hill goodness sprouting up from the trees!

Wow, that is absolutely incredible! That, for me, is the only picture that has put Diamondback's hieght into perspective.

I'm thinking, just by going on what we have already seen, that DB will be a very photogenic coaster. Perhaps along the lines of Goliath at SFoG.

Wow. I just think it's pretty amazing how small Vortex looks when compared next to Diamondback. The ride is really starting to look good.

^^^You get what you pay for. I'm not saying that their coasters are not fun, but rather not as complex.

Take that back! If you want to play that game; Beast is not that complex nor The Racer!

Wooden Coasters are not as complex as Steel Coasters. For they cannot do inversions and so forth.

First off, I will not take it back because I do enjoy the coasters at HW. Second, if you think a steel structure is more complex than a wood one, then I think you need to look at the wood lattice of SOB compared to the supports on DB. For that matter look at The Racer compared to Vortex, or Raven compared to Voyage (although that example is les obvious). And C, who says you can not do inversions with a wood coaster?

Well, you can, but at least one park chain company had a modern wooden coaster with an inversion, and we know how that ended. . .

The Chinese had a looping wooden coaster some 400 years ago.

They also didn't have a litigious society full of lawyers, safety regulators, precise engineering instruments and insurance companies.

^Those were the good old days. I remember when I would head down to the village where I would be flying down wood of a dead oak tree with over 7 g's pressing agains my face, more inversions than I could count. Heck, the car wasn't even connected to the track! What a rush! And to end it all a refreshing splash down into a pit of broken glass! They don't make em' like that anymore!

^Those were the good old days. I remember when I would head down to the village where I would be flying down wood of a dead oak tree with over 7 g's pressing agains my face, more inversions than I could count. Heck, the car wasn't even connected to the track! What a rush! And to end it all a refreshing splash down into a pit of broken glass! They don't make em' like that anymore!

it's amazing what all i missed out on.

^Yeah we I rode that with you! I think that was only my second or third life

Anyway, I think DB really is one of the most picturesque steel coasters around. The flow of the curves, the way they worked it into the land, the train, and the red and yellow are all just beautiful. I can just stare at the pics, espiecally of the first drop and hill before the helix like I'm lookin at Dali or even good modern steel art. It's just beautiful.

I love the paint job and the ride flying through the terrain is awesome.

And not to mention the hopefully beautiful splashdown, most likely the most photogenic part of the whole ride! And also, off-topic, did anybody else just get rick rolled on national TV? lol

Haha, I did!

I hope that the do make the splashdown as nice as they made it on the animation. I really like it with the rocks and such surrounding the water.

And not to mention the hopefully beautiful splashdown, most likely the most photogenic part of the whole ride! And also, off-topic, did anybody else just get rick rolled on national TV? lol

you got ricked rolled on what chanel?

Macy's Day Parade on NBC.

Macy's Day Parade on NBC.

wow. just wow

Yeah, I know. Not exactly my way of spending Thanksgiving either.

Yeah, I know. Not exactly my way of spending Thanksgiving either.

hahahahaha thats funny. hey but atleast it is a good song

The latest from Don Helbig

^^These pictures hardly do the structure justice. I drove back from North Carolina yesterday and was covered in goosebumps when I passed the park on 71. Even if the ride isn't that great, it WILL be one of the best looking coasters ever, in my slightly biased opinion.

I think those pictures have been on kiDiamondback.com for a while.

I think those pictures have been on kiDiamondback.com for a while.

I just saved them and the date in the photo properties says 112608.

Well judging by the fact that today is the 28th then they have been on there for 2 days.

Hmm... I wonder what time the Gold Pass preview day will be.. hopefully it will be the same times as the Behometh Preview Day, 5-10 pm. That would be best for me since it's on a Friday and that way I can get the biggest head start at waiting in line for opening. Later would be even better! If it's at 5 I would be able to wait in line for about 1 hour.