jdawg1998 Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Oohh...spooky: EDIT: I didn't know the image would update. So, before it was spooky because you could see the shadow of WS. Although, it is still kind of spooky! Quote
KIanatic1975 Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Yeah, it was a bit creepy seeing it rise out of the fog. Quote
CoastersRZ Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 Well, it is kind of crunch time. Kings Island opens in 20 days! Quote
IndyGuy4KI Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 Plus this is an awesome day to get some work done! Quote
Hendrick Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 I've been watching the webcam for quite some time, and today is the first Sunday I have seen this much work going on. Either they are a little bit behind, or just taking advantage of this weather! Quote
74Gibson Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 For comparison... if that's worth anything, CP has about 3 sections up and opens 5/14. Quote
Ohiocoasterman Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 Yes but they just finished there red top piece and are working on the other top piece that has all the pulleys and everything. Quote
CedarPointer Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 Am I the only one who has noticed that the red thing they're working on now doesn't look like it's level? Edit: Nevermind, it's the webcam that seems to be tilted. Quote
CoastersRZ Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 Because it is not firmly attached to the tower yet. You can see the temporary wood blocking supporting it in the webcam shots. Quote
TombRaiderFTW Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 "This lull in visible progress brought to you by Art's Rental's ZoomBoom! ZoomBoom: when you need a boom, we'll be there with a zoom!" (Sorry, couldn't resist.) Quote
TheSnapper Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 The ride is looking great! I am very excited to see how fast it will spin and see how capacity works out for it Quote
CoastersRZ Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 Yep. Two arms are now up as they continue to work on it this late on a Sunday,! Quote
KILateNighter Posted April 10, 2011 Posted April 10, 2011 I think they called it quits for the night at 7pm Quote
KIfan1980 Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 Random note - I realized this evening that I can see the top part of WindSeeker from my house. Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 Random note - I realized this evening that I can see the top part of WindSeeker from my house. Now that's awesome! Quote
CoastersRZ Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 I wish I lived that close to Kings Island! But then again, I would also live very far from Coney... Quote
KIanatic1975 Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 Random note - I realized this evening that I can see the top part of WindSeeker from my house. I can only see the tip. Quote
Jasper Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 They have really made progress in the past 2-3 weeks, I am anxious to see what the status of the ride will be with the nice weather we are getting this week. I also can't wait to see the seats go into place on the ride itself. Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 All this week is supposed to be nice, except tomorrow, when it is supposed to rain like the dickens all day and tomorrow night. Well, it's supposed to do it again Friday and Saturday, though. Quote
CoastersRZ Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 Yeah, just like this past Saturday was supposed to be mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, and it ended up pouring and thundering most of the day. And just my luck, it is nice during the week, but when I have to go down to Coney for interviews on Friday it will be cold and rainy again! They certainly are getting down to crunch time. The park opens in less than three weeks, and they still haven`t even started testing the ride... Quote
Jasper Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 I guess we will just have to cross our fingers that something does not go drastically wrong before or during testing. Quote
Dieseltech20 Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 I guess we will just have to cross our fingers that something does not go drastically wrong before or during testing. Agreed. These rides being new and all makes me a bit nervous. Quote
HTCO Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 Prototypes are prototypes... Never know what might happen. Quote
Dieseltech20 Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 I really hope we don't have a repeat of that Quote
The Interpreter Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 Well, it isn't an INTAMIN. There is that. Nor is the ride a timberliner nor even a flying turns. Quote
teenageninja Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 But it is a Mondial... I think testing will go well. They do have one positive, that being there are 4 opening at once. Unfortunately it seems as though KI's is going to open first, therefore being the test dummy. I trust KI to get it done. Quote
Ohiocoasterman Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 They may have a window until about 11am then it will rain and storm. They might just work though the rain though as they need to get it done. Or maybe that is why they worked today very late for this very reason. Quote
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