Don Helbig was kind enough to allow me to come out to the park to get some exclusive shots of Banshee construction. The photography conditions were a little tight with the overcast, but this is still something you'll want to see. The album can be found by following clicking here.

Great pictures!! Thanks for sharing .

great pics!!

Awesome pics!

Holy crap! that is low at the end of the first drop.

Found my background picture for my phone! Thanks for sharing the amazing pictures!

Great pictures! Thank you Don for allowing BoddaH1994 to come onto the property for these photos.

Thanks for the photos. These are great.

Holy crap! that is low at the end of the first drop.

I was thinking the same thing. But I also think because they are usuing restraints similar to Gatekeeper, Banshee can get lower to the ground than traditional B&M inverts. They tilt back a bit so your legs shouldn't dangle down as far as other inverts. The clip below shows the angle well around 4 seconds into the clip.

These are amazing, thank you!

Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing with us!

Looks like a nice snap at the top.

Very cool pics! Thanks!

Great pics...can't get enough of these!

Thanks to Don and Ryan!

Thanks for doing this! I can imagine how cold it was to take these great photos.

The construction crew is so fast, considering how complex the structure is.

great pics indeed. this is going to have so many foot chopper moments

awesome!!! Thank you so much Ryan and Don for making this happen!!!

Thanks for doing this! I can imagine how cold it was to take these great photos.

The construction crew is so fast, considering how complex the structure is.

The coldest times I've been to the park for photos was when they topped off Diamondback at about 7:00a the week if Thanksgiving 2008 as well as several of the Firehawk construction days when I had to dodge ice spots on the pavement.

I love how close to the ground its going be!!! Alot of people will pick their feet up.

I'm so excited for Banshee. Love the color scheme.

^ I'd rather have the purple depicted in the renderings.

It's a coaster...it could be the color of someones fecal matter...I'm still down to ride it

It's a coaster...it could be the color of someones fecal matter...I'm still down to ride it

After the first riders....it might just be that color...LOL

See also Raptor.

Jonathan Livingston O'Terpy

^Another reason I still hate seagulls...

They all can go

^Another reason I still hate seagulls...

They all can go

Well, you are riding on a coaster named after a bird!

^Another reason I still hate seagulls...

They all can go

If I shoot a cannon in they're direction and they say mine...Ok, they can have it

Excellent pictures, the ride is really coming along great. Did not realize the bottom of the first drop was going to hug the ground that much, should make for a really neat experience. Can't wait until the batwing goes up.

Big thanks to Ryan and Don, great pics!!