ohiocoasterfan Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Double, but you can find the originals and more here: http://www.wildgravitytravels.com/hersheypark-2020-and-kings-island-2020-giga-coaster-track/ It's very interesting. The letter codes seem to be correct. The skip means one of two things. Either MCT is headed overseas, so they are getting a jump on it, or, like has been suggested, MCS has been skipped or delayed. One of the Hershey track pieces has production and an April date wrote on it. The gray track does as well. It also has station wrote on the gray track. That would be the first track produced and we aren't that far outside of the window we saw Banshee track start to show up. Granted, we have no reason to expect an announcement before the first couple weeks of August. So no track headed to King's Island will be leaving there before then. I'm assuming thats just a primer coat on that track. I'm not sure what I'd think about a gray coaster. That may very well be KI's track. Great find!!! Lots of good information. It will be interesting to see what color potentially “our” track gets painted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonFreak Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 hour ago, BoddaH1994 said: Its actually their world wide producer of track. That place has a long history with the amusement industry. Thank you! I did not know that! I knew for a fact it was North America. All sources I have read have been unclear about worldwide track! And I know! They have been working with B&M since the late 1980s/early 1990s, and they are killing it in the coaster industry! 1 hour ago, fryoj said: The first post in the thread has a link to the Notice of Commencement if you want to see it. Thanks! It is the one I was thinking of, actually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Guy Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 If this clearing is for the long speculated giga coaster (and I think it is), what area do you think this would be a part of? Would it be a Coney Mall themed ride with a cool Coney name like the Shooting Star or the Wildcat? Could it be an X-base theme like Firehawk or Flight of Fear? Or could it be my pipe dream scenario an Oktoberfest themed coaster with a German name! *Bring back the Coney Mall sign! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin22 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 minute ago, KI Guy said: If this clearing is for the long speculated giga coaste, r (and I think it is), what area do you think this would be a part of? Would it be a Coney Mall themed ride with a cool Coney name like the Shooting Star or the Wildcat? Could it be an X-base theme like Firehawk or Flight of Fear? Or could it be my pipe dream scenario an Oktoberfest themed coaster with a German name! *Bring back the Coney Mall sign! I’m with you on wishing it’d be a German themed ride (I know it won’t be), Oktoberfest really needs a lot of love. Personally I think it’s going to go to X base (Which I hope gets a retheme...). Maybe it’ll go under racer and have the station in the old Dinosaurs Alive section which would make it apart of coney mall. The only issue I see with that is that it doesn’t allow much room for expansion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 With what I’ve seen so far, I think it is most likely that the other side of Racer is going to be opened to foot traffic and the whole area is going to be considered part of Coney Mall. I think X-Base, which was never fully fleshed out, will be phased out as an area considered separate from Coney. I just can’t imagine a scenario in which it could come off of Oktoberfest, as appealing as a new Bavarian Beetle or coaster based on Krampus might sound 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 How about an X-Base re-theme? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtlepower Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Personally, I'd love to see them stick with the X-Base sci-fi theme. Almost every major coaster Cedar Fair has done in recent years has had an old-timey theme, and it would be cool to see them go with something futuristic for the first time in a while. Plus in my opinion, Flight of Fear has by far the best theming at KI, so expanding upon that in some way would be great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 7 hours ago, Magenta Lizard said: With what I’ve seen so far, I think it is most likely that the other side of Racer is going to be opened to foot traffic and the whole area is going to be considered part of Coney Mall. I think X-Base, which was never fully fleshed out, will be phased out as an area considered separate from Coney. As much as I'd like to see X-Base opened up, I think this is more likely. It has always felt more like an extension to Coney rather than a full blown section of the park. The only thing that bugs me is FoF doesn't really match with Coney, but at the same time, I'd hate for them to take away the UFO theming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_BEASTmaster Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 According to the park map though, X-Base has always been included as part of Coney Mall. It has never been labeled separately on the map.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medford Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I'd vote that they just re-theme the whole area, call if Firelight Candlelight Park and be done Thanks Magenta for setting me on the proper path 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 *Candlelight park 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivertown Rider Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I look for them to retheme it or just have it be part of Coney. Some of the recent coaster installations across the chain (Copperhead Strike and Yukon Striker) have both gotten area refreshes. I would love to see them move the Gliders back to that area like Carowinds did with Copperhead Strike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Maybe they could retheme Flight of Fear to You are shrunken down to a pint size and stuck in a skyline Chili 4-ways. Can you escape before you are eaten? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I wish Flight of Fear got the MTV treatment that Paramount was supposed to utilize. Then, we could have a music themed area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I just want to point out that the gray track that we saw at the B&M plant looks painted to me. Non painted metal is usually rusty dark looking. This one is a light gray. Plus it's sitting outside where the finished track usually sits and it's labeled. If it is in fact track for our coaster, I would definitely look for a science like theme. Just my thoughts here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: Non painted metal is usually rusty dark looking. That's based on how long the unpainted/non-primed track sits outside. I've seen alot there, since I drive by every day. It is possible that the gray is the final color. Only time will tell. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 If our giga is gray track like in the photos, what color would y'all like the supports to be? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifetimecoaster Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Could be final product will be gray, could also be etch primer. Raw metal requires a treatment prior to finalized paint/ powder coat, and this may just be a etching primer that's been applied. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryoj Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: I just want to point out that the gray track that we saw at the B&M plant looks painted to me. Non painted metal is usually rusty dark looking. This one is a light gray. Plus it's sitting outside where the finished track usually sits and it's labeled. If it is in fact track for our coaster, I would definitely look for a science like theme. Just my thoughts here. It could just be a primer coat. Primer would likely be gray. We had a discussion a while back on the Giga thread about whether CSF ever puts primered track outside, and someone said they have seen it before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 @fryoj That may have been me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: If our giga is gray track like in the photos, what color would y'all like the supports to be? Red possibly? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said: Red possibly? I vote dark green. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legofan237 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 minute ago, KI FANATIC 37 said: I vote dark green. Maybe a black color? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoutdoorkid107 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I like the sound of a dark green and purple color theme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HandsUp Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 12 hours ago, Magenta Lizard said: a new Bavarian Beetle or coaster based on Krampus might sound yes please! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhatTheBlazes Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 49 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: If our giga is gray track like in the photos, what color would y'all like the supports to be? I think a dark purple would be cool. Especially if they are looking to keep the X-base theme and have it look more futuristic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUN&ONLY! Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 47 minutes ago, Theoutdoorkid107 said: I like the sound of a dark green and purple color theme I don’t think Cedar Fair has the rights to use the Joker as a theme LOL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoutdoorkid107 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 14 minutes ago, FUN&ONLY! said: I don’t think Cedar Fair has the rights to use the Joker as a theme LOL! Probably not, didn’t really think bout that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUN&ONLY! Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, Theoutdoorkid107 said: Probably not, didn’t really think bout that I was just kidding, but I agree a dark green and purple color scheme could look pretty cool! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 27 minutes ago, FUN&ONLY! said: I was just kidding, but I agree a dark green and purple color scheme could look pretty cool! As long as they don't pick the Warner Brothers purple and green, we should be good right? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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