Looks great! I guess it's all downhill from here.

Mostly, but expect some twists and turns along the way

and it may have some ups and downs along the way

So are they done for the day or will they keep building?

well, the yellow & black crane (bumblebee) stil has a bucket sitting up near the peak of the hill, presumably with people inside making the attachments of the track to the support structure, so they are not "done" for the day, but if your asking if they're going to start putting up more steal? I doubt it at this point. Its getting late into the week/day. It will take time to put away and store tools/equipment, I doubt they put up anything major b/w now and then.

I've never noticed this before, but they have supports and track all the way across the valley. I wonder how long they plan to stage that out there, seems like it will be a while before they get to the preztel loop thing (or whatever you want to call it), which I presume that stuff is for since that is on the outskirts of the ride.

I'm not sure what to exactly call it, put they have placed another one of those boxes around that help hold the stairs up

Busch Gardens Tampa uses the Evergreen.

Looks like the welding has begun.

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Here is a basic rundown of "topping out"

"The practice of "topping out" a new building can be traced to the ancient Scandinavian religious practice of placing a tree on the top of a new building to appease the tree-dwelling spirits of their ancestors that had been displaced. The practice migrated to England with Scandinavian invaders and took root there."

Source:

http://ebrpl.libguides.com/content.php?pid=245623&sid=2883779

Clearly a practice that Kings Island has not adopted.

Looks like the welding has begun.

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Not entirely sure that they weld steel coasters.

If sections need to be replaced in the future due to stress fractures (and it happens), they will need to be able to take the track out easily.

Now days, and especially with B&M, the coasters are bolted together, for the most part. There are some section that are welded, but those usually are things along the lines of railings, etc. Back in the day, Arrow coasters used to weld the spine of the track to the support columns.

Double Loop at Geauga Lake was the last Arrow coaster welded together on site.

Man!!! After looking at the official animation and diagrams again. This looks like it comes pretty close to the ground on the initial drop and basically entering almost every inversion during the ride.

It makes me think that:

A. The foot-chopper effect looks like it could be very strong. (Either from the ground or obstacles if they utilize them)

B. The low level passes make it possible for good use of fog and other effects if they are planning on using them on this ride.

C. This is going to be a very forceful ride. It might even be hard ride to marathon (at least for me). The low entries into high inversions look like they will produce a lot of G's.

This ride looks awesome and I am glad that KI and B&M are bringing this to us!

Some arrows have supports that are bolted but yes for the most part they used to weld everything

The ride was literally built on site..hand bent steel rails welded to the rail supports, them the rail supports are then welded to the central spine and then that to the support that goes to the foundation

Now it's all am erector set

"Workmen install lift element seven to column element seven on Banshee roller coaster."

I seriously hope this ride howls like Mantis.

Completely off topic but just rode Raptor for the first time ever. WOW!!!!! That was awesome.

And that above picture is why I am not a high steel worker.

And that above picture is why I am not a high steel worker.

The above picture is probably why high steel workers don't get much excitement on a coaster.

Just took some pics!

Did anyone see me run past? Just wondering.

I dont think 175 feet is high for the steel workers considering they build other things a lot higher.

While this dude isn't a steel worker could you imagine building this?

What is the angle of descent on Banshee? It looks like its going be pretty close to 90 degrees.

Some arrows have supports that are bolted but yes for the most part they used to weld everything

The ride was literally built on site..hand bent steel rails welded to the rail supports, them the rail supports are then welded to the central spine and then that to the support that goes to the foundation

Now it's all am erector set

Its actually called really smart engineering.

Well yeah but that's essentially what it is haha...

Man btw mobile typos were bad in that post

Man!!! After looking at the official animation and diagrams again. This looks like it comes pretty close to the ground on the initial drop and basically entering almost every inversion during the ride.

It makes me think that:

A. The foot-chopper effect looks like it could be very strong. (Either from the ground or obstacles if they utilize them)

B. The low level passes make it possible for good use of fog and other effects if they are planning on using them on this ride.

C. This is going to be a very forceful ride. It might even be hard ride to marathon (at least for me). The low entries into high inversions look like they will produce a lot of G's.

This ride looks awesome and I am glad that KI and B&M are bringing this to us!

A low entry into a high element does not equate to force. It is the size of the radii. A low entry into a high inversion takes the force out of it. Look at batman the ride compared to alpengeist.

Look at driving a car. A large swooping curve is forceless, a tight curve is forceful.

Speed, weight, pitch and roll are all factors that effect the G's a coaster exerts on its passengers.

The fact the coaster goes close to the ground, is simply just that. It goes close to the ground.

If that were the determining factor in the amount of G's a coaster exerts, then the Great Pumpkin Coaster sure as hell packs a punch.

EDIT:

Just realized with the addition of Banshee, we are now 2nd, behind SFMM, for having the most inversions in an amusement park IN DA WORLD.

http://rcdb.com/ib.htm

A small moment to reflect to those who made this ride possible.

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Does Raptor have sand in the tracks or not? I'm assuming no bc you can hear it throughout the whole park, but am wondering bc I am curious if Banshee will sound similar to Raptor.

Raptor does not have sand in its tracks.

Awesome. I love the sound it makes!!! Hoping for a similar sound with Banshee. Who manufactured Raptor?

Raptor was designed and sold by B&M.

I doubt it will Roar, Diamondback used to Roar, you could hear it all the way around the park,and at the Mcdonalds. People complained how loud the ride was and they changed the wheels so I bet Banshee will use similar wheels!