Beast1979 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I just got back from getting my pass processed...wow, that thing is enormous! You can't look at it and think it will be tame, it's monstrous! 13 days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 All of you Kings Island "locals" make me sick! Walking distance and free fireworks are perks you just can't get in a platinum pass! Ahhhhhhh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 ...I like how all the aircraft warning lights blink at different intervals over Kings Island at night; adds kind of a sparkle to the sleeping giant... You paint a very nice picture. (I also like your avatar!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIanatic1975 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 All of you Kings Island "locals" make me sick! Waking up to see The Beast every morning. Doesn't get better than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Waking up to see The Beast every morning. Doesn't get better than that. Can't resist the temptation of posting "That's what she said". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIanatic1975 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Waking up to see The Beast every morning. Doesn't get better than that. Can't resist the temptation of posting "That's what she said". SHE, had to go to work early, so she saw nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIfan73 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 http://www.fox19.com/category/208755/fox19-skycam-network-kings-island?redirected=true Check the 1 hr time lapse view to see some sped-up Zephyr testing! Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrill_Biscuit Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 http://www.fox19.com...redirected=true Check the 1 hr time lapse view to see some sped-up Zephyr testing! Awesome! Looks like one of the mushrooms on any classic "Mario Bros." game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 So with those cranes in they must be getting it to lift position and putting the arms/chairs on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Getting down to less than two weeks to go, I hope they get everything put in place and get it open for us on the 30th! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I saw a Blue Racer train running too, you could see it coming down the drop on the turn around. 2 More weeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 They are doing ride training today, so there are a lot of rides running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtimeluvr Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 I think the crane's could be helping adjusting the cables for the silver ring, as well as to attach the silver ring to the orange ridecarage . The silver ring continues to go up and down about 50ft If you zoom in on the wide angle cam from CH19 it looks like the paver's also run down the path leading to The Beast . Wasn't that blacktop last year, it seams to have a red tint to it just like Coney Mall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Well, things could be worse. I was down at Coney today doing some final interviews for the rides department. I swung by the site of Coneys new kiddy ride. It is still a giant mud pit, with no concrete poured yet! Lots of work to get done on it! And the Scrambler and Round Up rides are still completely torn apart! And coneys rides open just one week after Kings Island opens this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaterboy22101 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 WindSeeker doesn't even look that good up close, like it seems way shorter than it is. But on a positive note, the new pavers look great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 And what about Drop Tower? It doesn't look that tall up close from the ground either. But once you get up there it is pretty high up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Coney Mall will be beautiful by Opening Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 Looks like the ride carriage is off the ground, with the cranes still working on them...what this means I don't know, however.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieseltech20 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Carriage is off the ground without the help of cranes now Hopefully they get the seats on next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohiocoasterman Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 What I'm wondering is what is all that spoil of wire on the webcam? Do they still have more to string? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat Freak Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 What I'm wondering is what is all that spoil of wire on the webcam? Do they still have more to string? It could be cable to serve as redundant supports for the chairs!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 I think I figured out why the ride op booth has such a steep slope.... It's so they can wash the puke off easily. lol A friend of mine said the other day "What are they going to do when people start puking from 300' up in the air from spinning around at such heights?" I sure hope they put a cover over the ride queue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 It's probably going to be a skylight like Power Tower has at CP and Detonator has at WoF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Find it interesting that CP's WindSeeker already has the queue line up. What do you mean CedarPointer by a skylight..I'm not sure what exactly you mean...please help me understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markhudson17 Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Find it interesting that CP's WindSeeker already has the queue line up. What do you mean CedarPointer by a skylight..I'm not sure what exactly you mean...please help me understand What he probably means is that there is glass or plastic in the roof of the building, so the operator can see the ride even when in mid cycle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 This is what I imagine the front of the operator booth looking like: (please excuse my poor drawing skills) The window in front is where the ride op could see the area where the ride loads. The area on the roof with the reflection of the ride in it is the window/skylight that the ride op could see the ride running from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Okay, I get it now! Thanks for the clarification.... ps....you did better at drawing than I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 With WindSeeker added to the skyline, I like how all the aircraft warning lights blink at different intervals over Kings Island at night; adds kind of a sparkle to the sleeping giant (even the 'Imposter', that radio or cell tower to the south of the park that gets in on the act... still, pretty cool). If you mean this, it's a radio tower: Lots more info at http://www.necrat.us/wlw.html if interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Thanks for the link, lots of info. I think the spools of wire are probably for redundancy. There probably has to be some sort of back up to just the swing arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIanatic1975 Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 This is a totally random question, but have you guys seen any commercials yet for opening day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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