RailRider Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 They could easily dye the water a nice dark green.
goofywdw Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 ^I think that would look really nice. Fit the Rivertown feel pretty well. I like Griffon"s really bright blue water splash but I don't think it would look as good in Rivertown. The queue is starting to take shape too. IMO The line is one of the most important parts of the attraction and I love it when it can get you pumped up and in the mood to ride.
teenageninja Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 I doubt they do anything to the water to be honest, it doesn't look that bad.
LongLiveTheSmurfRide Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Yeah, I'm assuming there are a lot of people hitting it to try and get a view of the splash.
Ohiocoasterman Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Oh ok I just saw it then what away again There is no testing right now though
tigellinus Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 They could easily dye the water a nice dark green. "I see a splashdown and I want to paint it GREEN!!"
RailRider Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Yeah the green will fith the natural setting much better than the bright blue of Griffon
Captain Nemo Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 ^^What about blood red?? I think that title of blood red water has been given to Nemesis at Alton Towers.
CoastersRZ Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Its not uncommon for ponds to be dyed so that they do not look muddy. For example, I believe that the water around Maverick is actually dyed. Coney actually put some dye in Lake Como this past season, as it went from its typical muddy color to a green color. (They also stocked the lake with some fish).
LongLiveTheSmurfRide Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Oooo, I hope they don't put fish in the splash down. That could get ugly.
mikejenkins1 Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 They could put scalers in the fins on the back car and you could get a dip, a fish and fry it all at once.....
74Gibson Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 The blue is not just dye. It's Copper Sulfate and also serves to keep down living organisms like Algae. I weorked for the Parks Dept in Fort Wayne and we used it in all man made ponds.
CoastersRZ Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 As the old saying goes, you learn something new everyday! Since that copper sulfate cuts down on things like algae, it would not surprised me if they did add some of that to the water. However, with the small "creek" and the spraying from the trains, the water will be circulated frequently, and will not result in stagnant water. Furthermore, the Oktoberfest pond by Viking Fury does not have any copper sulfate added to it, to my knowledge.
74Gibson Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Not all ponds need treated but man made ones have no natural ecosystems to keep things in check. There's always a lot of factors involved. One of our ponds had three huge...HUGE fountains (recycled industiral boilers) but the city always added chemicals because of the homeless bathing in them. I doubt that's a problem at KI but I'm just pointing out that there's things we may not be thinking of. EDIT: I forgot to ask if anyone has seen if testing has begun. I can't get an image on the webcam and don't have time to wait for my turn in the que.
Rollercoast19 Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 As of 12:12 PM all three trains are in the storage area, so no testing yet. Also, the color of the water might not look as bad when the grass is regrown.
flightoffear1996 Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Yea spraying fish from the spash down would be funny. I am not sure a dye would be nice and really finsh the area off. Maybe a very light blue or greenish. I would like to see them paint it or put in a colored liner. How about a mossic of a Diamondback head like the dollywood butterflies!
raptorcp21 Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Train has been sitting on brake run for while....
fcbaseball Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Haha you had to post that picture didn't you... So much for webcam updates, everybody rushing to the site must have slowed it a lot lol
XGatorHead 8904 Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 They could put scalers in the fins on the back car and you could get a dip, a fish and fry it all at once..... Reminds me of this: http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/tours/west...fishingcone.htm Or as we called it while we were out there, "Hook n Cook".
XGatorHead 8904 Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 And now the webcam has been stuck showing the splashdown pool, with no train in it, at 2:14:56 for several minutes now... EDIT: and as soon as I posted, it changed!
LongLiveTheSmurfRide Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 What kind of direct feed do you have to the cam, raptor?
fcbaseball Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 But there are ripples in the pool if i am seeing it right. Although it is quite windy out... We'll see soon enough.
flightoffear1996 Posted March 6, 2009 Posted March 6, 2009 Enought of the testing pictures of the train sitting on the lift. Hosenstly how many more do we need? I want to see a picture of the splash down! Beings that there is a spash down on the ride I wonder if it will close in the rain?
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