WailsLikeABanshee Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I also posted the in the "Project 2017?" thread, but feel it's relevant enough to post here too. It looked like a lot of trees were down for as far as I could see down the old WWC path, from the train. Also, the lake is drained, and I can't help but wonder if maybe footers or something will be going in there, and then it'll be filled back in, if that's even possible. (I would imagine they could put footers in, then have them end up under water. I'm trying to think if any of DB's are submerged....) Also, can we get a link to the teaser video mentioned above? I checked and didn't see it, but maybe I'm just overlooking it in my excitement. Sent from my LGL33L using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Whoa where can I get the cool drinks and extras you all are using! Comparing what the park did under the last years of Paramount and under Knizel to what it does today is like comparing your math skills from when you were in Kindergarten to today.... And as Terp said you could always go look at maps and plans..... But yes the way the park now runs is to hype things so maybe it's Bathroom maybes it a coaster. Heck last year they Hyped a toll booth... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethancoaster Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 ^^ Since Carowinds is my home park, I remember seeing markings as early as summer of 2013. But that could've been due to the new parking lot/toll entrance. The Leviathan build thread might be your best bet, though I personally think this will be a GCI. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTCO Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I recall a certain CF park demolishing 2 rides, and a front entrance. And then construct a certain B&M, and new entrance. All within one off-season. Just sayin' 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMaverick Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Banshee had holes dug for footers on opening day and the first week of May had several footers already poured. Has anyone seen any kinda digging going on? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I recall a certain CF park demolishing 2 rides, and a front entrance. And then construct a certain B&M, and new entrance. All within one off-season. Just sayin' That certain CF park doesn't have to deal with as harsh of winters as Kings Island as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Banshee had holes dug for footers on opening day and the first week of May had several footers already poured. Has anyone seen any kinda digging going on? No, but digging would only commence once rebar and concrete pours are ready. In regards to Canada's Wonderland, their site was cleared by late July, so they open one month later, so if this is a giga, the land has to be cleared by late June at the latest. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I recall a certain CF park demolishing 2 rides, and a front entrance. And then construct a certain B&M, and new entrance. All within one off-season. Just sayin' That certain CF park doesn't have to deal with as harsh of winters as Kings Island as well. Sorry to double post, but I think he means Gatekeeper. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 I recall a certain CF park demolishing 2 rides, and a front entrance. And then construct a certain B&M, and new entrance. All within one off-season. Just sayin' That certain CF park doesn't have to deal with as harsh of winters as Kings Island as well. HUH?Two rides lost. Disaster Transport and Sky Tower. Sandusky winters are far, far worse than Mason's. Whatever are you talking about? EDIT: Simultaneous replies. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Oh...I was thinking of Carowinds... Move along. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Just to clarify things, you know the GM sent out a tweet earlier this year, with a quick glimpse of the blueprint. Call me a narcissist but, GCI's don't have hammerhead turns. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 If you refer to a tweet or any other social media post by the park, please reference with a link. Thank you Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 And saying it was on YouTube, twitter, or Google Earth is not a link. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Just sayin'..... Ever hear of a "plug and play" coaster? Doesn't need a whole lot to set it up. Just saying" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 If you refer to a tweet or any other social media post by the park, please reference with a link. Thank you Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link - Video Link2 - Blueprints Tweet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Not sure where you saw a footer in that video?? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WailsLikeABanshee Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Would this possibly be the footer in question? I can't really tell from the shot so.... Screen shot from the video above, which can also be found here, on Kings Island's YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/yn64JxA7y48 Sent from my LGL33L using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethancoaster Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I think he meant that cylinder thing next to the railroad, but it looks far too small for a B&M. Edit: ^ Beat me to it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I think he meant that cylinder thing next to the railroad, but it looks far too small for a B&M. Edit: ^ Beat me to it. I think it's the size of the B&M footers for the storage shed for the cars. It looks like what Diamondback has for it's transfer section, but I can't tell by the angle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondBanshee Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Anyone know how big Mack launch coaster footers are? Are they about this size or smaller? And for the tweet, can anybody actually see anything? I screenshot it and played with colors but it's still pretty hard to see what's there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Anyone know how big Mack launch coaster footers are? Are they about this size or smaller? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk About 10%-15% smaller. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethancoaster Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Why would there be a fully-poured footer in the middle of an un-cleared area? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Why would there be a fully-poured footer in the middle of an un-cleared area? I have no idea. It certainly wasn't there before last season ended, so it is new 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkiknex25 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Isn't that the same "block" in this picture provided by stashua123 earlier today? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Based on my train ride today (yes...broke down and got a pass this morning) what I saw was.... Fallen trees. Lots of them and most were randomly cut down. I could see no specific pattern just stumps everywhere hither and yonder. Lots of little pink flags... Mostly wrapped around random tree trunks and branches in guessing they are marked to be cut down... Very few stakes.... However, once the train crossed the bridge, there were three, maybe four pink flags there. On the return trip just as we were rounding the bend past the ghost town, just past the storage house on the right, there are several more pink flags. Going back into the station, there was a single stake flag on the left of the train.... And the train announcer said "by the way, watch out for falling trees." It's going to be an interesting summer for sure. Ediited for clarification: the flags after the train bridge were actually just after you cross the WWC tunnel that goes under the train... On the right 3 maybe 4 flags. On the other side they were after the storage building near the WWC loading platform. I have no idea if it's for the same project or for some WWC lovin. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Based on my train ride today (yes...broke down and got a pass this morning) what I saw was.... Fallen trees. Lots of them and most were randomly cut down. I could see no specific pattern just stumps everywhere hither and yonder. Lots of little pink flags... Mostly wrapped around random tree trunks and branches in guessing they are marked to be cut down... Very few stakes.... However, once the train crossed the bridge, there were three, maybe four pink flags there. On the return trip just as we were rounding the bend past the ghost town, just past the storage house on the right, there are several more pink flags. Going back into the station, there was a single stake flag on the left of the train.... And the train announcer said "by the way, watch out for falling trees." It's going to be an interesting summer for sure. Woohoo! Something is happening! Is it too early to start the #GIGAWATCH2017 hashtag? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Isn't that the same "block" in this picture provided by stashua123 earlier today? I think that's where the staircase to the old WWC crossover bridge was, and the concrete path is the beginning of the old queue line..... The big question is why remove everything in the funnel cake building area except for the old queue line path? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gforce1994 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Isn't that the same "block" in this picture provided by stashua123 earlier today? I think that's where the staircase to the old WWC crossover bridge was, and the concrete path is the beginning of the old queue line..... The big question is why remove everything in the funnel cake building area except for the old queue line path? If it was the old support for the queue line path, why are the faces so smooth? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldschool75 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 I'm thinking that is an old footing for the bridge that used to cross there. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stashua123 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 As I mentioned to Malem and others at Opening Day, I think the clearing is not even CLOSE to being over. They have yet to tear down WWC's old entrance path after the bridge. With survey markers going from the clearing all the way over to the grizzly bear near Soak City, something is happening, and while I am not on any camp yet, it is looking to be a major construction project. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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