Using @jdf21972 photo, here is my best shot at what Orion's lift will look like from that angle.

 

Just now, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

Using @jdf21972 photo, here is my best shot at what Orion's lift will look like from that angle.

 

I believe it'll be noticeably taller from this vantage point, but not to the point that it dwarfs Diamondback.  

34 minutes ago, BoddaH1994 said:

Looks like we are missing some of the action, unfortunately.

Where did you take that picture from?

57 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

Where did you take that picture from?

Great Wolf parking lot. 

Everyone please stay calm about the webcams. Sometimes the answer you get is the truth. Here is a statement I received from the park.

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Our three park webcams are currently not operating while we prepare for WinterFest, make technology improvements and system upgrades. We are working to make these improvements as quickly as possible, but we do not have a timeline for its return.

 

Sooo anyone wanna take a guess how tall Orion is now? Are we as tall as Vortex today?

12 minutes ago, JonahWilliamson said:

Sooo anyone wanna take a guess how tall Orion is now? Are we as tall as Vortex today?

Probably pretty close to Vortex. Around 150 maybe. 

Turns out there is a google thing for Orion here from Wikipedia. 

As much as I don't like not having the webcams available. I am willing to accept that the park has reasons for it and I will patiently wait for them to come back in the next several days hopefully. 

I will say with not having the webcams up, when somebody posts a picture of the construction it is pretty exciting.

1 minute ago, TheFloppyDisc said:

I will say with not having the webcams up, when somebody posts a picture of the construction it is pretty exciting.

Reminds me of the days of the Decoding 2020 thread =)

From KI twitter

 

Getting back on topic. Here is a video from today! You can already see it from the parking lot!

 

Several things:

1. Thank you @Hawaiian Coasters 325 for the update. Orion's progress is really coming along!

 

2. I think, just by reading the last few pages of forums, that lots of people are REALLY upset about the webcams are down. Trust me, I am too. But remember, there was a time when webcams didn't exist, and all people could do is stay tuned to newspapers and TV stations for potential updates on anything with the park. Not only that, but we should be THANKFUL that the park is generous enough just to provide webcams not just for the park, but just a live view of the construction. I think we should all calm down and wait for the webcams to come back up. They probably will soon enough and we will get right back to watching Orion come together!

37 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said:

Several things:

1. Happy 100 pages of Orion construction dialogue

2. Im sure the webcams will be up soon enough. Just gonna leave it there.

Happy 100 pages, everyone! 

31 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said:

 

10 minutes ago, CedarIslander said:

Happy 100 pages, everyone! 

Double post: I think that big discussion went on for like, three pages. So sadly we are not at 100 anymore 

13 minutes ago, CedarIslander said:

Happy 100 pages, everyone! 

98 again . Now 97 hahaha

15 minutes ago, BBN said:

98 again . Now 97 hahaha

96! 

QUICK!!!!

EVERYONE START COMMENTING ON ORION'S CONSTRUCTION SO WE GET TO 100 PAGES!!!!!! lolol hahahah! 

Just now, Klabergian Empire said:

QUICK!!!!

EVERYONE START COMMENTING ON ORION'S CONSTRUCTION SO WE GET TO 100 PAGES!!!!!! lolol hahahah! 

HE'S GETTING SO TALL!!! 

I used @jdf21972's pic and the blueprints and came up with this. I know the drop isn't accurate, but I tried.

This thread has now been cleaned up. Please stay on topic of the construction. 

The park has shared with us the status of the web cams that you can read in my last post in this thread. 

Yes, having the webcams down is a bummer, but we can do this the old-fashioned way until Kings Island gets the webcams back up. 

The saying "you don't know what you have until it's gone" really applies to the webcams right now.

5 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said:

QUICK!!!!

EVERYONE START COMMENTING ON ORION'S CONSTRUCTION SO WE GET TO 100 PAGES!!!!!! lolol hahahah! 

It looks like White Castle is doing some heavy lifting 

Getting back on topic. Here is a video from today! You can already see it from the parking lot!
 

Was that you in the parking drop off I saw today? I drive a Toyota Highlander.


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7 minutes ago, BBN said:

It looks like White Castle is doing some heavy lifting 

Yeah. They are feeding a whole bunch of people in different states. 

Artemis does appear to be picking up quite a bit of track. 

^hahahahahaha