The Interpreter Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Not Yet Terpy it's only the 30th, we still have 2 more days, Then it will be the Famous "Next Year"! You apparently missed the two words before the poem. "Soon enough" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 That Hammerhead is a lot bigger then I thought! And Darn does it look awesome. As of the morning of 12-31: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Haha RailRider may I add your quote to my signature? That is the funniest thing I have heard all day! Feel free to add that to your signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarshalMan35 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Nice pics, Beast1979. I didn't know that so many supports for the first helix had been put up. Also, the hammerhead looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnfromdaboats Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Beast 1979, I can't resist. After operating MANY coasters at many parks, it is not called an "Operators table." Its just called a Control Panel. The other operators on the platforms have "Dispatch Enables." Just thought I'd tell you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Beast1979, how do you for a fact know that the roof and all the wiring for the station is done? While it looks like the roof may be done from the webcam, I highly doubt that the roof is completed, and I certainly doubt that they have finished all the wiring in the station and for the ride. Be careful about speaking on subjects of which you have limited knowledge! And, at most parks the area where the main control panel sits is called the drive box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Beast 1979, I can't resist. After operating MANY coasters at many parks, it is not called an "Operators table." Its just called a Control Panel. The other operators on the platforms have "Dispatch Enables." Just thought I'd tell you! Oops, Yea Why did I say that? Beast1979, how do you for a fact know that the roof and all the wiring for the station is done? While it looks like the roof may be done from the webcam, I highly doubt that the roof is completed, and I certainly doubt that they have finished all the wiring in the station and for the ride. Be careful about speaking on subjects of which you have limited knowledge! I thought that they were working on wiring when the blue tarp was on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Yes, but to say that they are finishing the wiring implies that they are almost finished with the wiring. I`d venture to say that they still have a lot of wiring work to do on the station and the ride control system. It would have been more appropriate to say work continues on the station, including wiring, roofing, and miscellaneous items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclaimer Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 And, at most parks the area where the main control panel sits is called the drive box. Just a technicality and I feel like being 'that guy' (lol!) but at Cedar Point the 'drive box' is simply called 'controls'. I actually found it odd to hear the term 'drive box' at KI. I had never heard it called that until KI. Like I said, it's not an issue or anything, just felt like pointing out a semi-interesting fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Who needs updates from Don Helbig, when we have Beast 1979? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reclaimer Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Who needs updates from Don Helbig, when we have Beast 1979? I'll take updates from Don. If we were basing our updates off of Beast1979, the station would be done other than the gates and controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Until its removed, it doesn't seem like the construction of a coaster is ever really finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Well, there is a distinct difference between constructing a coaster and performing maintenance on it. Steel coasters, once they are built are relatively done being 'constructed' until they are removed from the park. Wooden coasters, however, are always subject to being reworked and retracked every season to reinforce parts of the ride and make slight modifications to make the ride better and more enjoyable. Those types of modifications rarely happen on steel coasters, but they do sometimes happen, like with Phantom`s Revenge having most of the old Arrow track replaced this winter with Morgan track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Well, there is a distinct difference between constructing a coaster and performing maintenance on it. Steel coasters, once they are built are relatively done being 'constructed' until they are removed from the park. Wooden coasters, however, are always subject to being reworked and retracked every season to reinforce parts of the ride and make slight modifications to make the ride better and more enjoyable. Those types of modifications rarely happen on steel coasters, but they do sometimes happen, like with Phantom`s Revenge having most of the old Arrow track replaced this winter with Morgan track. From what I've learned over the years on this site, many parts of a coaster are re-worked or replaced during its life span. I noticed that you were pretty quick to ask Beast1979 how he knew that all the wiring was done. Merriam-Webster defines construct as: to make or form by combining or arranging parts or elements. By that definition, I don't think that Diamondback's 'construction' is really ever completely done. The lift hill appears to be 'finished', but that doesn't mean its parts or elements will never be re'arranged'. The line between done and not done can be a little blurry, especially given the fact that we're all watching the majority of Diamondback's construction from a remote webcam feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Sorry to look like such a fanboy but there is an erect crane and a bunch of track laying by the second helix Man I am SOOOO Bored...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 ^ Sorry got to agree with RZ on this one and KIFan73 you are just grasping at straws with your definition. The line between done and not done really isn't that blurry. Its done if I can ride it, not done if I will crash and die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 ^ Yea done and not done are clearly defined. Does anyone know if the line will have the mist fans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Since The Interpreter is not on line at the moment, I will post an answer he would be sure to give if he were... Does anyone know if the line will have the mist fans? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Heck I was asking. They do such a good job cooling me off a Firehawk. Hopefully we get a DJ booth too like many of the rides at Cedar Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 For all intents and purposes the ride is considered done and complete when the Ohio Department of Agriculture`s Rides Safety Division certifies that the ride is suitable to be open to the general public. As it moves closer to April, things will be checked off of the list of things to do. But to be saying that the wiring for the station is almost done is just absurd, just basing it on the image from the webcam. Heck, even if you were standing on the midway looking at the station in person, you would likely not be able to tell how close they are to completing all the electrical work for the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAHill Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 ^^ Hah, it's difficult for me to cool down with those fans. Every time I get near one they always seem to turn the other way, and then the line progresses. This continues until we board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Well that sucks, I am sure though the Firehawk line will take a big hit this year since its no longer the newest ride in the park so you could make stops at the fans if you wanted to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Well that sucks, I am sure though the Firehawk line will take a big hit this year since its no longer the newest ride in the park so you could make stops at the fans if you wanted to! i dought that, mainly because almost everyone in the park will most likely be thinking the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterboy22101 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Heck I was asking. They do such a good job cooling me off a Firehawk. Hopefully we get a DJ booth too like many of the rides at Cedar Point. O and mabye even.....wait for it....an......ASK THE TERP A QUESTION BOOTH!!!!!!!!! skaterboy22101 who just HAD to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 We drove by KI last night, these were taken from a cell phone so they aren't perfect quality and not zoomed in, trust me they do no justice to the sheer size of D-Back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 quick question, when they do the pull through on Diamondback with the wooden cart, do they really have to pull it around the whole track, or just in the spots where it looks like it might be possible for a rider to touch a support? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOFreak Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Okay I'll admit it! I haven't been online for quite sometime and I'm to lazy to skim through the twenty-some pages to to find it. How much construction is left till' completion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Umm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tycoonrebel7188 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 quick question, when they do the pull through on Diamondback with the wooden cart, do they really have to pull it around the whole track, or just in the spots where it looks like it might be possible for a rider to touch a support? Well I do remember with Maverick they did a pull through on pretty much the entire ride. But then again Maverick is a fairly compact coaster with close encounters with other portions of its track. I would imagine they will do a pull through on the entire length of Diamondback. Only time or Don can say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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