TheBEASTunchained Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 This is exciting! Would be great to see your shots 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Waltny said: I think I just caught the Orion lights on.... debating on posting and trusting my eyes. PLease post Edited March 16, 2020 by collin.klopfstein Please post Waltny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Waltny said: I think I just caught the Orion lights on.... debating on posting and trusting my eyes. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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collin.klopfstein Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Waltny said: OH yeah definetly, You mind if I use your photos to make a post on reddit? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Go for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, thatguyfromohio said: Do it. You won’t. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I swear you must know me as I’ve always been fond of saying “you won’t do it” to bait someone into doing something. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguyfromohio Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I swear you must know me as I’ve always been fond of saying “you won’t do it” to bait someone into doing something. PossiblySent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Introducing Polaris, the wing coaster. Well, if We wouldn't have gotten a Giga 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nemo Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said: Introducing Polaris, the wing coaster. Well, if We wouldn't have gotten a Giga Hmm, personally I would have enjoyed anything that isn't a B&M. Not that I don't enjoy their rides I just find with 2 already in the park some change would be nice for variety. Mack, Vekoma, RMC, or even Intamin would be a nice change. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Thankfully for you, we may only get 1 more B&M in the future unless they reinvent their offerings! If I were a bettin man, I'd expect Orion to be the last one; meaning Vortex won't be replaced by B&M.. Just a hunch. -- Thanks for the shots, Waltny! Today's a good day, knowing we got an LED strip. As it's been no secret, I've always wanted KI's giga to at least be a little more special. I'm glad we will at least let it shine with a sleek, uninterrupted light. Now.. if we could only get a tunnel on the dang thing, I might shut up about the short length.. might :p 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 8 minutes ago, calakapepe said: -- Thanks for the shots, Waltny! Today's a good day, knowing we got an LED strip. As it's been no secret, I've always wanted KI's giga to at least be a little more special. I'm glad we will at least let it shine with a sleek, uninterrupted light. Now.. if we could only get a tunnel on the dang thing, I might shut up about the short length.. might :p Welcome. It appears some folks aren’t sure what the difference is so I’ll try a side by side zoomed in a close. Am I wrong in thinking I see 2 or maybe 3 white LED strips? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, Waltny said: Welcome. It appears some folks aren’t sure what the difference is so I’ll try a side by side zoomed in a close. Am I wrong in thinking I see 2 or maybe 3 white LED strips? I think the white strips are part of the railing. However, it's that blue strip at the top I'm interested in. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Doth mine eyes deceive me? I only see 2 white stripes... maybe a thinner white stripe? No blue strip at the top. That lighter line might be an illusion. But I can't see any blue light. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUN&ONLY! Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 29 minutes ago, Waltny said: Welcome. It appears some folks aren’t sure what the difference is so I’ll try a side by side zoomed in a close. Am I wrong in thinking I see 2 or maybe 3 white LED strips? Who knows at this point? Maybe there are three separate light strips that run up the lift hill and give a meteor shower effect. The lights could possibly be programmed to sync with the train on the lift hill. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Based on the pictures, there appears to be two led strips on the bottom of the railing and a blue strip on the top directly under the handrail. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaFlyer Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Remember, one of those is a channel for fall protection harnesses. Banshee, Valravn, and Fury all have these. Diamondback uses a steel cable, but is the same concept. If you look closely at their lifts on POVs you can see it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, TheBEASTunchained said: Based on the pictures, there appears to be two led strips on the bottom of the railing and a blue strip on the top directly under the handrail. This is what I see also. Now here are two more screen grabs, one from over on the River Trail and another from out front in the drop off when the sun is bearing down on it. This is the one from out front and shows a hand rail above the blue LED strip. Ignore the other hotspots from the sun on the track. It also looks like it is illuminating that white strip LED. Here is a look at from the river trail 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedar Fair Fanboy Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Who know's, maybe they will have speakers on the lift hill and break run to add the experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I still don't see the blue LED lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, calakapepe said: I still don't see the blue LED lol 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collin.klopfstein Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, calakapepe said: I still don't see the blue LED lol Double post: I highlighted the LED Strip a little bit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calakapepe Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 That blue line (from the perspective of the lot), doesn't appear to be LED, definitely doesn't look illuminated, if it is. Waltny's pics, when the lights were on and off, show that blue line being unchanged; I think that's metal. As for where the line stops (perspective of river trail) Maybe it is! Thanks for trying to make it clear to me; I'm just not fully convinced yet. However.. What are those two "vertical" lines between the sections of the gate. Fury and Levi don't have those; not even fury, who has the LEDs for comparison. EDIT: attached is Waltny's photo; seen above 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 The problem with the blue LED is the wavelength of light and where it falls on the luminance, tint and saturation of the spectrum. Blue light is harder to pick up by the naked eye than most like white and red, along with it having a tendency to be filtered out or suppressed by most newer cameras and screens. Add to the fact that this was taken at a time when there was a lot of ambient blue light, it’s barely going to show up. I also believe it wasn’t on full power, but that is only a guess. Since Fury was brought up, I don’t believe ours is going to be apples to apples. Fury has a single LED strip which is on the catwalk and it looks like we have 3 along the handrail. The secondary beauty of all this is that it seems about half the people who view it don’t see it or think I’m spreading fake news. So until KI goes live and beams this out like Clark Griswold in Christmas Vacation it seems as though the surprise isn’t ruined for some. I may head over to the river trail late afternoon and see if I can catch it from that angle and hopefully it becomes more clear for those interested. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 On off 3 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 I saw this coming up 71 but though my eyes were messing with me.... this is going to be spectacular at night. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Waltny said: I saw this coming up 71 but though my eyes were messing with me.... this is going to be spectacular at night. I can't really see what you're talking about. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: I can't really see what you're talking about. Your kidding and I ask that seriously because this time I felt I nailed it even mid day. I have another snippet from a larger clip I’ll look for and if it can’t be seen then... I honestly don’t know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 24 minutes ago, Waltny said: Your kidding and I ask that seriously because this time I felt I nailed it even mid day. I have another snippet from a larger clip I’ll look for and if it can’t be seen then... I honestly don’t know. I'm just confused. How do we know it's not just the sun shining on it? Also, why would they be testing the light during the day? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Theater Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 27 minutes ago, Waltny said: Your kidding and I ask that seriously because this time I felt I nailed it even mid day. I have another snippet from a larger clip I’ll look for and if it can’t be seen then... I honestly don’t know. Uh... not to sound rude but what exactly are we supposed to be seeing here? There's nothing happening in this video... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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