Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 15 minutes ago, mikejenkins1 said: just curious, but will this coaster break any records (height, length...)? It'll break park records (tallest, fastest, and meanest coaster at Kings Island.) Also I was at the park tonight and it was pretty busy tonight. I went up on the Eiffel Tower and saw a piece of equipment and a truck over by that tree in the Dino's area that's right in the middle of the clearing where the dig site was. Maybe trimming or getting ready to chop it down. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoF96" Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Longest Giga drop in Ohio? Isn’t MF 300 exactly? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 minute ago, FoF96" said: Longest Giga drop in Ohio? Isn’t MF 300 exactly? Wikipedia claims it 299' drop. As well as I-305! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissfan4 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 47 minutes ago, fryoj said: Maintaining line of sight with the drone from a parking lot you have permission to fly out of might be difficult. Pull off the side of the road where one would park to take photos with a regular camera. Take off from the road, therefore you would either be on a county road, or state road (not real familiar with the area) if I were, I would take a drive up there and fly my drone. I live on the west side, and have no idea where CSF even is. Well other than the obvious, in Clermont County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky21 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 19 minutes ago, fryoj said: This is about drones. The park has made it clear that drones are not allowed. Due to the crowds, it would also be against FAA rules to fly it over the park. CSF would not have those restrictions. Oh I'm just saying about a drone flying CSF not KI of course lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIngs island lover Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Is the station being built yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Kings Island lover said: Is the station being built yet I went there today and they are still doing a lot of digging for footers, no supplies or metal spotted yet 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, DiamondBanshee said: If we were to have proof of taking off and landing from an appropriate, legal spot, and the pictures are taken from, a neutral, legal airspace, would we be able to post pictures and videos? If you can provide that proof to a moderator, then yes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I like those 2 shades of blue a lot! Hopefully we can get some pictures soon! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldhudsonjr Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, collin.klopfstein said: In between these two :Azure and bleu de France Was it all being painted one solid color? Also, would love to see some pictures of this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, ldhudsonjr said: Was it all being painted one solid color? Also, would love to see some pictures of this! I do not know if they are putting on a bottom color like fury , but I will try to get pictures tomorrow ! 15 minutes ago, KI FANATIC 37 said: I like those 2 shades of blue a lot! Hopefully we can get some pictures soon! I will try to get them tomorrow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 17 minutes ago, IndyGuy4KI said: If you can provide that proof to a moderator, then yes. Does that count for aircraft as well? :-P 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 minute ago, sixohdieselrage said: Does that count for aircraft as well? :-P We made extra regulations for you! 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, DiamondBanshee said: Few quick questions: Dark or light? Single color or two? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk In between dark and light, when we drove by they where only painting one color so far, I will get more pictures tomorrow! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheNow Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 minute ago, collin.klopfstein said: In between dark and light, when we drove by they where only painting one color so far, I will get more pictures tomorrow! Did see what part of the track was being painted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, DustinTheNow said: Did see what part of the track was being painted? It looked like the top part of the ejector speed hill like in the most recent renderings, I’m not that much of a professional but I’m pretty sure it was giga track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtlepower Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, McSalsa said: Using a Youtube Doubler, I can vouch: if this recreation is anywhere near accurate, both the 2020 KI Giga and Leviathan have the exact same length (in time) from their drop to when they hit the final brakes: http://youtubedoubler.com/?video1=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DqIrBVVxg_XE&start1=105&video2=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dey2PeEL12W0&start2=58&authorName=Polaris+vs+Levi Edit: Just re-watched the doubler, and the KI Giga was a second or so longer. Might just be a timing error. Still, a mere second or two longer is "about the same length" in my book. I had done a little bit of side by side watching myself between the KI coaster and Leviathan/Fury. Doing the same as you did here results in the KI coaster ending about halfway through the second to last camelback on Fury. That's the quantity. I haven't ridden Leviathan so I can't comment to the quality. I still think the KI giga could be higher quality than Fury, but a lot will depend on that helix. I look at the KI giga as 3 acts: 1) The first drop and banked left turn. It's 85 feet more drop and 10 mph more than Diamondback, leading into a 2nd hill that's 10 feet shorter than DB's 2nd hill..... at a slight left turn and sideways. It'll be a lot of fun. 2) The turnaround and speedhill. We'll see how that ascent into the turn feels, but after that we're looking at about 194 feet down (third largest coaster drop in the park once this is built), curves to the right, then to the left, then into the 60 feet tall speed hill and out of your seat. 3) Final camelback, helix, and finish. This is the crucial element, in my opinion. The final camelback is about 140 feet high (similar to Diamonbacks second hill at 131 feet), so it should have good airtime. Then into the helix.... On that video, it looks so-so, but how will it feel? If there were ever a spot to incorporate near-miss head choppers, this is it. If it's a disorientating rush that makes you keep your hands down in fear, the ride as a whole will be a big winner. If it just feels like it's burning off speed to get into the brake run then it will still be good, but not one of the best. The presence of nearby foliage throughout almost every drop of this ride will increase the feeling of speed, like what MF has. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustinTheNow Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 14 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said: It looked like the top part of the ejector speed hill like in the most recent renderings, I’m not that much of a professional but I’m pretty sure it was giga track oh I meant which sided as in the top or bottom! Thanks for checking it out! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldhudsonjr Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, sixohdieselrage said: Does that count for aircraft as well? :-P So, wait a second...do you have access to an aircraft or something? I hadn't heard 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, DustinTheNow said: oh I meant which sided as in the top or bottom! Thanks for checking it out! Oh the top 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chibul Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Super dumb question here - what is CSF? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifetimecoaster Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 It stands for Clermont Steel Fabricators. They are the company based in the Cincinnati area that makes the tracks and supports for B&M. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Diamondback has a Kohler Diesel Generator situated nearby. Several other rides have a similar one. However, these are rarely used. In the event of a power outage—so long as the trains are in a normal stopped locations with proper accessibility—they’d most likely just evacuate the guests and wait for power to be restored before firing up a generator. I suspect that to be a mandatory safety item. Redundant power, since everything on the ride is controlled by a PLC. I doubt anyone has to do anything for it to come on. Automatic transfer switch sees the power waver, fires up the genset and then transfers the ride to alt power. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, fyrfyter said: I suspect that to be a mandatory safety item. Redundant power, since everything on the ride is controlled by a PLC. I doubt anyone has to do anything for it to come on. Automatic transfer switch sees the power waver, fires up the genset and then transfers the ride to alt power. It's not. Most rides at Kings Island don't have generators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 It's not. Most rides at Kings Island don't have generators. I’m not concerned about flat rides. They always just end up stopping.How many of the coasters do? If they use proxes and reverse proxes, then the system can’t tell where the coaster is without power. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkiridesmaint Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, fyrfyter said: I’m not concerned about flat rides. They always just end up stopping. How many of the coasters do? If they use proxes and reverse proxes, then the system can’t tell where the coaster is without power. All of the rollercoaster in the park use inductive proximity sensors, pepperl & fuchs to be exact and you’re correct no power and they can’t tell. The major coasters are ran by SLC500 PLC controller from Allen Bradley. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, chibul said: Super dumb question here - what is CSF? Batavia, Ohio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 10 hours ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: Wikipedia claims it 299' drop. As well as I-305! Yes, Wikipedia, the greatest of all sources. (/sarcasm) Hint: If you couldn't tell by the sarcasm tag, Wikipedia isn't a good site to source, so much so that college professors will auto-fail papers for listing them as sources. Anyways, I'm not here to go on about the ride, just a post to break up the tension of the thread. You may now return to your regularly scheduled decoding thread. silver2005, crossthreading. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 All of the rollercoaster in the park use inductive proximity sensors, pepperl & fuchs to be exact and you’re correct no power and they can’t tell. The major coasters are ran by SLC500 PLC controller from Allen Bradley. I figured as much. If you know what you’re looking for, you can see many inside the coaster stations when they’re empty. Now to ask the previous question- how many coasters have backup generators with automatic transfer switches, or at least have backup battery banks or large capacitors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I would think that the all the braking systems would be designed to be closed when a ride loses power. It takes power to hold the brakes open. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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