CoasterXtreme Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Are you kidding me with this talk about favorite supports...... Man we need to get you guys on a coaster soon or it maybe take a turn for the worst! LOL
RWildman424 Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 As long as they do their job, I like them all.
gigacoaster2k Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Man we need to get you guys on a coaster soon or it may take a turn for the worst! LOL That hammerhead turn, however, definitely looks like it took a turn for the better
DropZone99 Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Wow, alot of stuff has been going on today! As soon as I got home from school I went to sleep, and I'm just waking up! Only about Two and a half hours til' school!
coaster_junky Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 My favorite support is the HUGE yellow one right by the Crypt lockers. everytime i went to Kings Island this year (after this support had been put up) i would hug this support
Beast1979 Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Okey dokey, we've all posted our favorite supports, now, our favorite piece of track! Mine's the lift hill crown. BIG WOLER KOSTER!
tigellinus Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Well, we know at least one person who has a favorite trashcan at Great Adventure (and no, it is NOT Rolling Dumpster, tee hee). C'mon, Terpy, the best trash can at GAdv HAS to be the one at Toro's back station exit!! You know, by the queue gate for the last row seat!? My the memories I have of unloading cargo pocket crap and other consumables before a sweet ET ride!!
Thrill_Biscuit Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Oh, great. Now we have support huggers. [in the voice of Tom Kenny]: I'm going to call him "Supporty!" New souvenir toy opportunity! Stuffed Diamondback Supports. ..sigh.
RailRider Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 I think we need to set up an offseasson support group to support one another with the off seasson blues...
firehawkboy Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Okey dokey, we've all posted our favorite supports, now, our favorite piece of track! Mine's the lift hill crown. BIG WOLER KOSTER! My favorite track piece is the crown of the 2nd hill, because that screams air time right there. We shall call it, Adam's Crown.
Thrill_Biscuit Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 edit - I blew up that post... Too stupid. Sorry
tubaman Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 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. Woops, yeah I meant footing.
G-Force Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 ^Now that is pretty cool! This thing is looking like a titan! And to think, a few months ago I was estatic when I saw the track just sitting down by the splashdown!
Beast1979 Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Very Nice Stitch Together, looks amazing! I can't wait to see it up close and personal on the 31st!
flightoffear4thtrain Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 When is Don going to update the blog...... I want info on the coaster event...
CoastersRZ Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Relax. Patience is a virtue, my friend. Its the first week back after the holidays. I`m sure he has some catching up to do in the office to start off the new year and from the time that he was out of the office over the holidays. Besides, the weather the past two day has been rather crappy. Although, that certainly hasn`t stopped the construction crews from working!
LongliveKingsCobra Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Crappy? I thought it was Snowy/Rainy/Mixed at times/slight chance... Jon, who thought that would be funny to say. : )
The Interpreter Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Crappy is to meteorological term what footer is to architectural/engineering term. We should insist on proper terminology, whether or not one is speaking of one's own field, and thus on sound footings. Or sumthin' like that. Terpy, who has been a bad influence (great one, LongLivesKingCobra!)
Beast1979 Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Were not supposed to get out of the 20s on certain days next week! Everyone, hold on to your crappies!
The Interpreter Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Nothing but muskey and walleye over here.
coaster_junky Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 there are at least three peices of track lined up by the final helix
coaster_junky Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 the pull out of the third air time hill has been put in place
CoastersRZ Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 And to be technical, that is the pullout of the fifth hill. Don has posted another blog entry. The trains will beginning arriving at the park soon in half train increments.
coaster_junky Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 well to be really technical, wouldn't that be the pullout of the fourth hill being that the hammerhead turn isn't a hill, but just an overbanked turn?
CoastersRZ Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 The track rises in elevation up into the over bank turn and falls as the track proceeds from the hammer head turn. Technically, the hammer head turn is a hill. The park even considers it one of the ten hills on Diamondback.
coaster_junky Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 i thought they counted it as one of the 10 drops on Diamondback
CoastersRZ Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 Well, a drop is technically a hill. And they therefore count the hammerhead as a hill/drop.
firehawkboy Posted January 8, 2009 Posted January 8, 2009 A hill is when you go up, then come back down. So yes, the hammerhead IS a hill/drop.
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