BoddaH1994 Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 12 minutes ago, Nutterie said: What did it look like? Here is the hype video for when they announced it. You'll see that amongst other things the track was yellow. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 The splash down looked great in the promotional video but sadly it’s just an eye sore now. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIghostguy Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I really like Diamondback's splashdown. It adds great, much-needed kinetic energy to that area and makes a nice focal point for Rivertown. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, KIghostguy said: I really like Diamondback's splashdown. It adds great, much-needed kinetic energy to that area and makes a nice focal point for Rivertown. I like Diamondback’s splash down too. I think it would be better if they would have made it look a little more natural though. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I like Diamondback’s splash down too. I think it would be better if they would have made it look a little more natural though. Agree. I was expecting more than a trickle creek. I’m surprised they put water draggers on the coaster cars. Figured that would be too much drag and a pain to keep the water level just right. I figured it would just be a trigger for a series of fountains. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, fyrfyter said: Agree. I was expecting more than a trickle creek. I’m surprised they put water draggers on the coaster cars. Figured that would be too much drag and a pain to keep the water level just right. I figured it would just be a trigger for a series of fountains. Good thing they did the draggers otherwise the fountains wouldn’t be working by now 7 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I know this is completely off-topic to this thread, but regarding the water funnels/draggers on Diamondback, I wonder how much force is placed on those things? How much do they actually slow down the coaster, if at all? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 43 minutes ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said: I know this is completely off-topic to this thread, but regarding the water funnels/draggers on Diamondback, I wonder how much force is placed on those things? How much do they actually slow down the coaster, if at all? I’m not sure by how much but it does slow it down. I can notice it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 hour ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said: I know this is completely off-topic to this thread, but regarding the water funnels/draggers on Diamondback, I wonder how much force is placed on those things? How much do they actually slow down the coaster, if at all? I guarantee it is significant and that the brake system was designed with that in mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 hour ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said: I know this is completely off-topic to this thread, but regarding the water funnels/draggers on Diamondback, I wonder how much force is placed on those things? How much do they actually slow down the coaster, if at all? I would assume quite a bit, considering they wont run it without water in the splashdown. Which is probably another reason Diamondback doesnt run in the winter. Back to Orion. I've got a joke. :-) What do you call the seatbelts on Orion? Spoiler Orion's Belt Haha. Haha haha haha. Funny joke right? 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin22 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 10 minutes ago, sixohdieselrage said: I would assume quite a bit, considering they wont run it without water in the splashdown. Which is probably another reason Diamondback doesnt run in the winter. I know during the initial testing they ran it without the water, the train seemed to whip into the final break run, definitely does slow down those trains. The end of the video shows how fast it goes into the break run. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 @Ben43065 Yup. And I assume with the added weight of people, it would put too much wear on the brakes. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codyfryguy Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I will be at the park Friday night. I'll try to get pictures if anything has changedSent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Just looked through part of Banshee's construction thread and it seems like they started vertical construction earlier for Banshee than Orion. Like the end of August, the transfer table was up. Kinda interesting since Orion is a larger coaster. Also, someone used the layout rendering picture to show progress and see what part of the layout is completed. Would love to see someone do something similar. Here's a picture example of what I'm talking about from the Banshee construction thread. The user who did this was @davidw Edit: Here is a link to where the photo was found. I must follow TOS: 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: Just looked through part of Banshee's construction thread and it seems like they started vertical construction earlier for Banshee than Orion. Like the end of August, the transfer table was up. Kinda interesting since Orion is a larger coaster. Also, someone used the layout rendering picture to show progress and see what part of the layout is completed. Would love to see someone do something similar. Here's a picture example of what I'm talking about from the Banshee construction thread. The user who did this was @davidw Edit: Here is a link to where the photo was found. I must follow TOS: I think orion is gonna be alot easier to build since its not inverted, thats why they arent starting as early i think 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Does anyone know when vertical construction for Diamondback started? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 There was track up at the announcement I believe. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, KI FANATIC 37 said: There was track up at the announcement I believe. oh yeah I forgot about that. There actually was. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: oh yeah I forgot about that. There actually was. The GP is clueless lol, no offense 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said: The GP is clueless lol, no offense Oh yeah. I actually love it when the news media interviews the GP about a new coaster especially before it's even announced. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodistict Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 I wish Diamondback went 400 feet in the air and went 220 mph lol. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Track update: this morning station metal and supports for the brake run were on a trailer and the truck was pulling out. And then at about 2:30 there was 2 pieces of track on a trailer about to pull out also. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixohdieselrage Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: Oh yeah. I actually love it when the news media interviews the GP about a new coaster especially before it's even announced. At least they interviewed some enthusiasts this time, @Magenta Lizard and myself. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 1 hour ago, sixohdieselrage said: At least they interviewed some enthusiasts this time, @Magenta Lizard and myself. Yeah that's good! John Matarese actually interviewed kids when the SOB stuff was going around last summer. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Track update: nothing new today except about 40 or more supports at the front of CSF, there are a lot 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Sounds like vertical construction is going to be fast and furious (not the movie) 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureExpress35 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Let’s hope it’s not too fast or too furious 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Can someone post a link to the HD photos of the blueprints? I can't seem to find them by searching through the old decoding thread. Edit: Specifically, I'm looking for any clear blueprints that show the individual track pieces and any identifying numbers. Thanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fye Coasters Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 34 minutes ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said: Can someone post a link to the HD photos of the blueprints? I can't seem to find them by searching through the old decoding thread. Edit: Specifically, I'm looking for any clear blueprints that show the individual track pieces and any identifying numbers. Thanks Here you go https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DSj3IBP1_GI9h7JhU7217zdiO-LQbNU9/view 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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