RailRider Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Looks like the first set of a-frame supports, those are some short supports. Looks as if the track will be close to the ground at the bottom of the first drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 This is quite an exciting day. And if you take a pencil, line it parallel to the track before the slope up to the lift (rotate horizontally), Then angle up to match the lift parallel (angle up),then move your perspective to the side of the pencil. Huzzah! I think the lift is 40* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryoj Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I'm guessing that the lift hill is as high as it's going to go until the loop around it is finished. Seeing that they are working on the bottom of the drop, I'm wondering if they will run from there through the dive loop and back to the lift loop so they can still use Clifford. If that's the case I'd think they'd leave the top of the loop off to make the lift track installation easier. After that its finish the lift, top off the loop and start working their way towards the back end of the ride. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I'm guessing that the lift hill is as high as it's going to go until the loop around it is finished. Seeing that they are working on the bottom of the drop, I'm wondering if they will run from there through the dive loop and back to the lift loop so they can still use Clifford. If that's the case I'd think they'd leave the top of the loop off to make the lift track installation easier. After that its finish the lift, top off the loop and start working their way towards the back end of the ride. I think you are right....we may see that the first two to three elements completed before the end of the season, at the pace they are moving now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 another piece at the base of the drop is up.....flying right along.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Looks like it is going to sweep awfully low. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Wonderfully* low... Wonderfully. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTCO Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Anyone else notice that the smaller black crane has disappeared? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I wonder where the extra cost is for the ride is coming from. This ride is Banshee is cost the park 2 more million to build than Diamondback yet Banshee is 1,158ft shorter. Has the cost of steel went up that much, design cost more, or trains? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Son of Beast removal? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Picture of the lift hill so far... (Photo Courtesy of KingsIsland PR) 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEASTmaster Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Anyone else notice that the smaller black crane has disappeared? It's probably hidden behind the trees behind Slingshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbias1 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 I wonder where the extra cost is for the ride is coming from. This ride is Banshee is cost the park 2 more million to build than Diamondback yet Banshee is 1,158ft shorter. Has the cost of steel went up that much, design cost more, or trains? I think the cost is higher because the steel has gone up in the last 4-5 years, and it seems inverts require more steel than a coaster about the same length where the track rests on the supports. Just an observation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Just a reminder to everyone... If you want to share pictures from the webcam, please save them to your computer and upload them to an image hosting site such as Photobucket, then share the uploaded image here. Otherwise your post makes no sense for those of us who didn't see it when you posted it since the webcam image automatically updates every minute or so. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Just a reminder to everyone... If you want to share pictures from the webcam, please save them to your computer and upload them to an image hosting site such as Photobucket, then share the uploaded image here. Otherwise your post makes no sense for those of us who didn't see it when you posted it since the webcam image automatically updates every minute or so. *tick* That makes two reminders in this thread, combined with this one. Wonder how many more will be needed before opening day? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Existential Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Ugh...but what if what I want to show you guys in the future... is what my post is pertaining too? I don't think that reminder does me justice. Then I would just be showing 'then' while discussing 'now', and my post may make no sense. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryoj Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 my post may make no sense. Well you got that part right. :-x 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTCO Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Looks like they are starting on the second section of the lift... Web Cam 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 *glare* how dare you, HTCO.. haha I came on at night and since you didn't screen shot, all I see is blackness I'll see it tomorrow anyways. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTCO Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Weeps. Sorry ya'll. Didn't have time to screen shot it and edit it and post to photobucket and blah blah, so I just posted a link real quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 It'll still be there tomorrow, guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Ugh, as much as I love being in Japan right now it sucks that everytime I go to see the webcam it is dark (13 hour difference) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 The other side of that support is going up now and the top A-frame section is already assembled on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailRider Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 They could easily have the lift and drop done by next weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Going up fast...almost too fast.....almost street carnival fast... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHFan29 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Looks like they're about to top the next support. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gad198 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Seems to me that the biggest bottleneck for getting this ride up is how fast track pieces are being produced. Adena always works quickly. Wild Eagle was seemingly put up overnight, as they had loads of track and supports delivered before the bulk of the vertical construction started. I'd imagine you'll see elements put up just about as fast as they can produce the track pieces. Unlike with Diamondback construction there are very few areas of public access they have to work around. It's going to be awesome to potentially see the lift hill, drop, and the first few inversions from the midways before the season ends! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Looks like on the first drop you will get pretty close to the ground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 They have topped off the next support and it is really high! It also looks like a pigeon poo'd on the camera. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Looks like theres a nest being built on top of the webcam. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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