Thrill_Biscuit Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 On 12/29/2013 at 12:31 AM, calakapepe said: On 12/28/2013 at 11:12 PM, Gplez90 said: ^^ NO!! ITS A HALF OF A BAT!!!^^ That's disgusting! There's no way; too messy! Half a bat? Look for an Englishman, 'bout 5'10", round dark glasses, long, black-dyed hair, mid-60s. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 More to look forward to. A tweet from the 22nd indicates that the trains are expected to be delivered Late February or Early March. Guess there will be a lull in activity between when the track is done & when the trains arrive. I suspect it will be tough to see much activity as major work will likely not be going on. Probably queues, roads & the like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Now is this on the ride permanently or is this the preview for the ride...the way they announced it with the countdown and stuff sounded like an announcement.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 On 12/29/2013 at 3:39 PM, Thrill_Biscuit said: On 12/29/2013 at 12:31 AM, calakapepe said: On 12/28/2013 at 11:12 PM, Gplez90 said: ^^ NO!! ITS A HALF OF A BAT!!!^^ That's disgusting! There's no way; too messy! Half a bat? Look for an Englishman, 'bout 5'10", round dark glasses, long, black-dyed hair, mid-60s. Good thing I got my hair cut. O'Terpy--now where did I put that incoming box of Barry's Tea? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gplez90 Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Progress now being made at the base of the 2nd vertical loop. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Crew works hard on Sundays too. Four supports and one piece of track installed. Link to gallery 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 It's amazing how far they are getting!!!! Hard to believe it is getting close to being done (in terms of track installation, that is( 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Plummer Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Working super fast aren't they? Good to see them working again after just seeing the zero-g-roll unfinished for about a month 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Just got back from a weekend trip down to Dollywood. Crews down there were working on putting pieces in place for the new Firechaser Express both on Saturday and Sunday as well. Of the two rides, Firechaser Express opens first at the end of March. Firechaser Express looks to be a solid addition to the Dollywood coaster lineup. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Track progress goes a lot faster since I don't check on it every day anymore 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 I see the light, at the end of the valley........ Crews are at the Banshee site, ready to work this morning. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 So clifford jr is moving more towards end of ride and last part of batwing unfinished. Will they finish the batwing first or the rest of the ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gplez90 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Theyll finish the batwing first. It seems as if they're going to work on the bottom of the batwing going into the vertical loop first, then they will join the two sections together with the topping of the second portion if the batwing. If it sounds confusing, its very similar to how they did the first part of the batwing. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Looks like the bottom of the pullout after the batwing has been installed! Yay! They are flying like a Bat right now.... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDMC01 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 That batwing looks huge! Approximately 4 more months till Opening Day... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 One more piece and they will be threading the pretzel! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Forsaken Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Looks like they also have the run into the vertical loop (after the pretzel) installed as well. Moving very fast these past few days. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidw Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Four pieces of track installed today. Link to gallery 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterama Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Sent from my DROID4 using Tapatalk 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterama Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 ^ taken at great wolf lodge Sent from my DROID4 using Tapatalk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myklhicks Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 ^any of The Bat? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 The Bat is in that picture! *barely* 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikejenkins1 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Happy New Year! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterama Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Here's one of The Bat Sent from my DROID4 using Tapatalk 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Plummer Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Looks very red, I thought it'd be lighter but it still looks awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Are you colorblind at all? HahaThat is not red. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myklhicks Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Plummer Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 On 12/31/2013 at 11:28 PM, calakapepe said: Are you colorblind at all? Haha That is not red. I meant the shade of orange looked darker than I imagine, dark orange looks almost red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChainDog Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 On 12/31/2013 at 11:28 PM, calakapepe said: Are you colorblind at all? Haha That is not red. I am and it looks orange to me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandyb79 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 On 1/1/2014 at 2:46 AM, Nick_Plummer said: On 12/31/2013 at 11:28 PM, calakapepe said: Are you colorblind at all? Haha That is not red. I meant the shade of orange looked darker than I imagine, dark orange looks almost red. When I saw it a few weeks ago it was much lighter than I expected. I was actually expecting a darker shade of orange, like the original Bat color scheme. However, I like the way it is turning out none-the-less. It really gives the coaster a distinction from it's Top Gun color of red. I'm wondering how much darker they will go on the supports - if at all... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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