Lol it was me! I guess someone didn't like me making a joke?

I think thoese are transfer track and storage building!

I think so too. At least for Diamondback, I think those were the first to go up.

Steel for the station, train transfer and maintenance areas of the new Banshee roller coaster arrived today. from the facebook page

It would be sick if they could make a fog screen you go through as you exit the station to make it even more spooky

It would be sick if they could make a fog screen you go through as you exit the station to make it even more spooky

I don't know about that- I mean, do we Really need another Smoker's Area that close to a ride?

The station area is usually always the first to go up because of all the other work that needs to be completed after the steel is up.

Can't wait until we see cranes! Shouldn't be long at all now.

http://174.121.245.214/cfki/WindSeeker1/Camera4.jpg?r=1376426483273

Just thought I would post this.

http://174.121.245.214/cfki/WindSeeker1/Camera4.jpg?r=1376426483273

Just thought I would post this.

don't know if you noticed but none of the webcams have updated since 2pm

Edit: It is working as of 5:41pm

Edited August 13, 201313 yr by trevor75

They're sneaking track in.

As best as they can sneak Big Bright Blue track in.

They're sneaking track in.

They're not sneaking it in. It had been reported and even confirmed by KI that erection of the steel will start this week.

^ This I know.

Was joking about the reasoning as to why the webcams were not updating.

I know they are going to call it a batwing, but its really a Norwegian Loop. A Dive loop into an immelman. But if I was in marketing, I'd probably call it a batwing too. lol

Is it inaccurate to call it a pretzel? I know it's not the same as the pretzel on, say, tatsu, but it looks similar to me at least in shape. It looks nothing like Montu's batwing or the one on Vortex IMHO.

I've been using Pretzel Knot and so far no one that I have seen has jumped aboard. (Because of the exit and entry paths crossing over one another but the track actually twisting..unlike a pretzel loop; pretzel knot has been used on a coaster before.)

But if you join today I can promise you free water at any Kings Island drink vendor!

I can promise the water even if you don't join..

A pretzel knot and a norwegian are similar. A norwegian by definition is a dive loop into an Immelmann, which is exactly what Banshee has. RCDB is calling it a pretzel knot. King's Island is calling it a Batwing(which is technically incorrect according to wiki and rcdb). I may be the only one calling it a Norwegian. lol

I like buying shirts for the rides that I really like (Maverick Millenium Dragster Diamondback FoF Beast) so there for I can not buy a shirt for Banshee til I actually ride it.

A little off topic, so let me apologize in advance, but does anyone have any High Resolution Pictures of the Banshee Logo they can either send me or send me a link to. It'd be appreciated. Thanks so much!!

^ Courtesy the Kings Island website: a 3,300 X 2,550 logo. Link.

This morning some of the parts for the storage building were laying where the queue line is to be placed. I imagine that the structure might start to go vertical this week!!!

It would be sick if they could make a fog screen you go through as you exit the station to make it even more spooky

I don't know about that- I mean, do we Really need another Smoker's Area that close to a ride?

no, just fog machines or something to make it spooky or as your going up the hill. One can only hope. Haha

Spent three hours up there today. I was going to spend all day tomorrow up there, but I just got a new job today that I start tomorrow, so I wanted to go for a bit today lol

I tried the Banshee twist ice cream. Very tasty but about as much skin staining food coloring as you'd find on an Easter egg!!! it took some effort to get all the dye off my face, and I still have some on my hands from where it dripped!!!

I don't think ice cream was ever meant to look like that....

Nor does that even look like ice cream IMO

That was well licked it was melting quick so I forgot to take a pic before I started on it, but I agree I don't think ice cream was meant to have that much dye

I like buying shirts for the rides that I really like (Maverick Millenium Dragster Diamondback FoF Beast) so there for I can not buy a shirt for Banshee til I actually ride it.

Hopefully they have lower prices by then or at least a goldpass discount. We were looking at the Banshee shirts today over where its being built. Something like 16 to 18 for shirts, I personally like the 16 dollar ones better, the hoodies are around 35 dollars ( I like the grey with black print). We decided to wait to buy them but I know my wife would have bought at least 5 for Christmas presents if we had goldpass discounts there, I am going to buy that hoodie for Haunt! My wife and kids ate Banshee twists while I rode Delirium, I'm on a health kick right now so it was a good ride to avoid temptation. It did look pretty though!

From the Cedar Fair Parks Facebook page:

http://on.fb.me/14JtvJn

Introducing the Banshee station

The batwing/Norwegian loop/pretzel knot is an interesting marketing concept... I'm craving pretzels right now.

The batwing/Norwegian loop/pretzel knot is an interesting marketing concept... I'm craving pretzels right now.

So am I!

Also, I see some similarities to the Gatekeeper station with the Banshee one. Not sure why, but its just giving me a similar vibe.

Mmmm... Sweet pretzels from the Norway Pavilion at EPCOT.

I like buying shirts for the rides that I really like (Maverick Millenium Dragster Diamondback FoF Beast) so there for I can not buy a shirt for Banshee til I actually ride it.

Hopefully they have lower prices by then or at least a goldpass discount. We were looking at the Banshee shirts today over where its being built. Something like 16 to 18 for shirts, I personally like the 16 dollar ones better, the hoodies are around 35 dollars ( I like the grey with black print). We decided to wait to buy them but I know my wife would have bought at least 5 for Christmas presents if we had goldpass discounts there, I am going to buy that hoodie for Haunt! My wife and kids ate Banshee twists while I rode Delirium, I'm on a health kick right now so it was a good ride to avoid temptation. It did look pretty though!

Yeah I don't know why this post showed up so much later than when I wrote it. People were actually talking about the Banshee shirts when I wrote it. Also not sure why I can't change my pic to a picture of Mavericks first hill. Keeps saying file is to large. Maybe because I'm on my Mobil

I like buying shirts for the rides that I really like (Maverick Millenium Dragster Diamondback FoF Beast) so there for I can not buy a shirt for Banshee til I actually ride it.

Hopefully they have lower prices by then or at least a goldpass discount. We were looking at the Banshee shirts today over where its being built. Something like 16 to 18 for shirts, I personally like the 16 dollar ones better, the hoodies are around 35 dollars ( I like the grey with black print). We decided to wait to buy them but I know my wife would have bought at least 5 for Christmas presents if we had goldpass discounts there, I am going to buy that hoodie for Haunt! My wife and kids ate Banshee twists while I rode Delirium, I'm on a health kick right now so it was a good ride to avoid temptation. It did look pretty though!

Yeah I don't know why this post showed up so much later than when I wrote it. People were actually talking about the Banshee shirts when I wrote it. Also not sure why I can't change my pic to a picture of Mavericks first hill. Keeps saying file is to large. Maybe because I'm on my Mobil