Waltny Posted December 14, 2019 Posted December 14, 2019 They took down the rest of that support and moved the cranes. They must have done the rest of it this morning in the rain. Makes me wonder what the urgency is...And I say that with watching as long as it took them to get that up yesterday. They worked on it until two in the afternoon before they even put up the rear support. The attempted capping off of those supports was a little bit before 430. By 445 the cap was down and 530 they had the front support down.
calakapepe Posted December 14, 2019 Posted December 14, 2019 Who knows, but I'm certainly just hoping it's not going to be a substantial setback. 1
AZ Kinda Guy Posted December 14, 2019 Posted December 14, 2019 16 hours ago, Ben43065 said: It’s possible it wasn’t lining up, if that was the case they’ll probably just try again with a different temperature or adjust the base by a few degrees. You do realize that’s not how it actually works right? 1
TheFloppyDisc Posted December 14, 2019 Posted December 14, 2019 Looks like they are putting up some supports for the speed hill in the meantime. 4
Benjamin22 Posted December 14, 2019 Posted December 14, 2019 57 minutes ago, AZ Kinda Guy said: You do realize that’s not how it actually works right? For Yukon Striker they adjusted the supports by a degree or so that the track would fit. 1
Kodistict Posted December 14, 2019 Posted December 14, 2019 I found this video from Coaster Clubs Unite where they get some beautiful zoomed in shots of Orion from the tour. 3
MDMC01 Posted December 15, 2019 Posted December 15, 2019 While driving to Winterfest last night, I noticed that Orion and Diamondback look like dueling coasters from a distance as the track seems to mimic each other. 5
jcovelli Posted December 15, 2019 Posted December 15, 2019 6 hours ago, MDMC01 said: While driving to Winterfest last night, I noticed that Orion and Diamondback look like dueling coasters from a distance as the track seems to mimic each other. Heading east on Western Row Rd there's a spot were they match up almost perfectly. 3
BoddaH1994 Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 4 hours ago, jcovelli said: Heading east on Western Row Rd there's a spot were they match up almost perfectly. I’ve seen that view too. Once you make the turn it looks like a poorly drawn mountain range. 2
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Tbh Orion looks awesome in the snow! 3
Beast Night Rider Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Happy snowy Monday everyone! Love how Orion’s blue track pops through the white snow 5 1
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Surprised no one has written RMC in the snow lol 1 2
JonahWilliamson Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 On 12/13/2019 at 11:55 AM, Waltny said: @JonahWilliamson You going to procam in Amelia? That in itself is a little jaunt from the park and the traffic should be somewhat manageable back to the park by then. Are you coming down 71 to 275 to 32 to get there? You may hit traffic that way and add about 30 mins for cutting across Columbus on 71. The closer you get the south end of town the worse it will get. Last stupid question, why not go to Midwest photo which is a slight detour there in Columbus? Anyhow, safe travels and hope you enjoy the time. Hey thanks for keeping an eye out for me, cool having other enthusiasts help me out! I went to Procam because I know the owner and always told myself when I buy my camera I'm getting it in Cincy, didnt want to spend that money for a box in the mail wanted to go into a store lol. Anyways. ORION, anyone who hasnt seen it yet. When people say on here pictures dont do it justice. They really really dont. It's huge, very very steep. Gives Diamondbacks drop a bloated look. The coaster is definitely menacing. 4
calakapepe Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Came to see how the ride looked in the snow. Interesting that they're still doing a test run for Zephyr lol 3 3
KIguy2004 Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Kings Island is closed today due to inclement weather. www.visitkingsisland.com 2
KIghostguy Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Looks like the turnaround has been topped off, or at least gotten another piece or two of track. 2
LintemuthStudios Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 I'd be curious to hear other peoples' thoughts on this. The redesign is definitely possible (not do it now-wise, but within-budget-wise) and it looks pretty great, but he makes a good point at the end about how intensity isn't always favored by the GP. Interesting video overall. 4
ucgrady Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 I think an extra thousand feet of length that would’ve allowed it to explore and utilize the topography east of the dinasaurs alive path could’ve made this ride the best in the world. Unfortunately steel prices and construction costs are very high right now and I don’t feel like waiting through a recession for KI to get it’s giga so I’m happy with what we’re getting. 2 1
TheFloppyDisc Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 I think we may have gotten our answer about why the support wasn't put together on Friday. Looks like they got an extra boom piece put on the end of the third crane to make it taller. Seems like they might be putting up the support now as well. 6
Beast Night Rider Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 I was just about to say I think they are putting the tallest support for the turn-around back in right now. I can’t believe they’re working in this weather but glad that appears to be fixed! 1 minute ago, TheFloppyDisc said: I think we may have gotten our answer about why the support wasn't put together on Friday. Looks like they got an extra boom piece put on the end of the third crane to make it taller. Seems like they might be putting up the support now as well. 4
Kodistict Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Also, it looks like the giant red crane is finally moving again. I wonder what its doing? 4
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 22 minutes ago, Beast Night Rider said: I was just about to say I think they are putting the tallest support for the turn-around back in right now. I can’t believe they’re working in this weather but glad that appears to be fixed! I believe I remember the year Banshee was being built, we had a harsh winter and the workers worked through it. Including in the bitter cold and snowy weather. 5
JonahWilliamson Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 I wonder how much it costed to bring that support down and then put it back up. Like its's probably pennies to the project but maybe 100-200 bucks like if you added up workers and crane use. Literally not a big deal just wonder if that's a thing. Anyone know? 1
Kodistict Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Its hard to see, but it looks like the next support is being re-installed. 3
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Boy do I hate the water drops on the camera! They are so annoying! 3
Klabergian Empire Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Looks like some more Racer track work. 5
Kodistict Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 If you look at the weatherbug cam, it looks like the tallest support is finished! 5
Waltny Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 I happened to have this file handy. I posted it to my Instagram also 7 4
TheFloppyDisc Posted December 16, 2019 Posted December 16, 2019 Another crane seems to finally be taking apart the crane that was in front of the lift hill for a while. Edit: A pic for reference 3
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