New Construction photos added by Don Helbig!

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

My favorite:

That hammerhead turn looks awesome. What looks even more impressive, to me anyway, is the shear size of the supports for the final helix. It will definitely change the look and feel of the midway through there. Not to mention that the track will zip right over the cave entrance to the Crypt.

UPDATE: If you check out the webcam, there is a crane installing the crest of the eighth hill. The eighth hill is the one that goes directly over the Crypt`s queue line. Its too foggy to be able to tell what, if any, progress is being made out by the mid course brake run.

The Banking on the Hammerhead looks great. It looks to be somewhere around 120 to 130 degrees of banking through that turn. I wonder what it really is?

Looking awesome

Its looking good. The trackwork is almost done!

^^You're not riding Maggie correctly...

(ducks before the responses about how you shouldn't have to ride a coaster certain way to enjoy it!)

So what is the proper way? I've tried a couple of different ways, none seem to work.

^^Hold on to the lap bar from the bottom, palms up...that way has been money for me (6' with big legs) and my girlfriend (obviously a lot smaller).

Basically the back of your hands are shock absorbers, and your bootie can still easily fly off the seat.

The roughest of rides with the craziest of airtimes with the loosest of lap bars and seat belts in the ejector seat has resulted in being completely unscathed.

On a D-back note, the hammerhead looks so money, and Beast1979 can add Operator's Booth done to his track completion diagram!!

I tried that method last summer, still ended up with a bruise, I guess I need practice at it. Which is the ejector seat?

Again, why do people assume stuff. That operators booth is NOT done. It is merely clad in plywood sheathing. I`d imagine that they will be placing some sort of finished material over the plywood substrate. Additionally, it appears as if they will place windows into those openings which are not yet in. So to say that the operator booth has been completed would be an erroneous statement at this point in time.

Yeah they might put some wiring or maybe some controls in there too but who knows, maybe they'll just use levers and string.

EDIT: I'm taking back this comment and feeling like a jerk as I realize that tigellinus was being sarcastic

I am so excited about so many elements on this ride.

RZ I've often had the same thought about the size of the supports (I realize there are larger ones but they aren't nearly as close...except TTD). Imagine (for those of us who havn't got to yet) just standing by them.

I looks a bit foggy at KI right now if I may say so! I have to agree with Cory that pic is my fav of the bunch.

Yes, I was kidding and sort of "poking fun" at Beast1979...no worries though...

New Construction photos added by Don Helbig!

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

My favorite:

That is too by far my fav pic, let's just say I can't blame Don for expanding his vocabulary for that!

Holy Crap!!!!

This thing is starting to look a little bit intimidating!!!!

i think this is my favorite support

http://kiDiamondback.com/public/latest/gal...ge&chip=366

You know you're a roller coaster addict when you have a favorite support......

That is a great looking support.

And it makes me happy to see they left the landscaping as it was! Awesome!

- Collin

That is my favorite support to.

I saw that right before I went to practice and i was like "thats a nice support". LOL

When did we get to describing our favorite supports?

Mine is number 226, right after the desent into the first helix......

We're going to have to find someone to raise the dead or walk on water or something because you guys are getting really bored...

You haven't seen the the last of it either, my prediction is that by opening day we will have already choosen a favorite rock in the splashdown area!

Well, we know at least one person who has a favorite trashcan at Great Adventure (and no, it is NOT Rolling Dumpster, tee hee).

OMG That is my 2nd favorite! But don't forget the second support after the splashdown, or the first drop support!

Well, we know at least one person who has a favorite trashcan at Great Adventure (and no, it is NOT Rolling Dumpster, tee hee).

What about Batman, the Dark Can? Or Great American Garbage Machine?

Jackson, who could get used to these puns.......

...The best SFGAd pun I have ever heard, other than Rolling Dumpster, is definitely Rotting Flounder. People love to dump on that great ride.

Sigh.

And some Midwesterners think Son of Beast gets no respect!

Which support was it that they had cleverly disguised as a plant holder with ridiculously large bolts (There might have been more than one, but I can only see one vividly in my mind)? I'm trying to see what it looks like now.

Uh, you mean the footing that they had disguised as a planter holder? Both of the footings that were on the midway on opening day (one right in front of the Antique Photo building, and the others by the Crypt lockers) were the ones that received the planters for most of the season (until some of them had to be relocated for closing weekend for support construction.

Never mind I like the first support on the lift hill right by the lift motor. The support on each side is awesome.

I prefer the support that climbs out of the midway right by Crypt's Seat test thing.

: )

Roller coasters go ZOOOOOM!

My favorite support is the HUGE yellow one right by the Crypt lockers.

They are all nice supports. LOL