Maverick44 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, thatguyfromohio said: Sure! My parents live right behind Kings Island, we all can crash there Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Deal! I am game haha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishleehooker Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, fyrfyter said: Are any of us really surprised? I suspect the cams will be back up tomorrow...It's literally a middle finger to the entire enthusiast community. You might be taking this too hard. I don't think they are telling enthusiasts to get bent or anything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillenniumforceMike Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Waltny said: I did get a bunch of good pictures off of my camera, but I don’t have time to post those till later today. But here it is completely capped off the back of my cameraI did get a bunch of good pictures off of my camera, but I don’t have time to post those till later today. But here it is completely capped off the back of my camera. Wild gravity was out there too so he may beat me to the punch. YES! ORION IS FINISHED BABY #Orion #Kiga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 minutes ago, MillenniumforceMike said: YES! ORION IS FINISHED BABY #Orion #Kiga Not “finished” but definitely tall!!! Who’s excited for Winterfest now??? 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillenniumforceMike Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 minute ago, BoddaH1994 said: Not “finished” but definitely tall!!! Who’s excited for Winterfest now??? You get what I mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Just now, MillenniumforceMike said: You get what I mean I do. Can’t wait to see it up close!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillenniumforceMike Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Just now, BoddaH1994 said: I do. Can’t wait to see it up close!! Hope I go to that ACE Winter event at KI in December. May not be able to due to high school football 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 More: http://www.wildgravitytravels.com/orion-kings-island-update-28/ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethancoaster Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 So happy to see it topped off, and construction’s just getting started! Now that the lift is complete, the rest of the ride will shoot up like a lego set. To give y’all some perspective, after Fury was topped, the first half of the ride went up in 3 weeks. Last piece went in January 30th, or 58 days after it was topped (8 weeks). With the same timeframe on Orion, it would be complete around January 1st 2020, and that’s ignoring the 1000+ feet difference in length. What I’m trying to say is that it’s possible the ride could be complete before the end of Winterfest. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I wonder if John Matarese will do a story on this. And NO, I am not going to message him. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Waltny said: Now... F7102EC9-9022-4184-8B6A-8FEB2220D32B.MOV Is this showing up now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick44 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Just now, Waltny said: Is this showing up now? Nope =( 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperial79 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 ^^Yes. It was showing up for me when you posted it the first time, so no trouble here watching the video. Can’t wait to see this in person at WinterFest! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Post from John Matarese Instagram: 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Imperial79 said: ^^Yes. It was showing up for me when you posted it the first time, so no trouble here watching the video. Can’t wait to see this in person at WinterFest! Awesome. I should have some photos Up within the hour. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiddle Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 We can post pics of flying over the park? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishleehooker Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 I love how much the ride keeps swooping on down so gracefully before coming back up after the initial huge plummet. This this looks fast. It looks like the fastest one for its height at least. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hueney020 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 If you rewatch the POV of Orion I have circled the supports the train goes under hill. The angle of this picture makes it look like there is no space for the track underneath the hill. Definitely should be a crazy headchopper for sure. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltny Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Cleaned up and might have a few more to share. 13 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tks944 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 20 minutes ago, Hueney020 said: If you rewatch the POV of Orion I have circled the supports the train goes under hill. The angle of this picture makes it look like there is no space for the track underneath the hill. Definitely should be a crazy headchopper for sure. Defiantly threading the needle there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawaiian Coasters 325 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Here is John's article: https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/kings-island-tops-off-orion-giga-coaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodistict Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 19 minutes ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said: Here is John's article: https://www.wcpo.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/kings-island-tops-off-orion-giga-coaster That article says Orion is 300 feet towering 70 feet above Dimondback. I wish. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBN Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 So now that Orion is topped off and when the railing and such is done being installed, will the 3 big cranes leave or will they keep a couple around for the taller hills? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, BBN said: So now that Orion is topped off and when the railing and such is done being installed, will the 3 big cranes leave or will they keep a couple around for the taller hills? The turnaround hill is over 200 feet itself. The highly-banked turn after the first drop is 174 feet. I think they'll still need at least 2 of them. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFloppyDisc Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 So I'm super curious with Orion's layout having that dip in the ground will they be able to move the cranes to the other side of that fully assembled or will they have to disassemble them to move them first? Also, I would imagine that they would only need two cranes going forward since that is all they used for Fury's construction. It will be interesting to see which one of the three cranes goes first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodistict Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 4 minutes ago, TheFloppyDisc said: So I'm super curious with Orion's layout having that dip in the ground will they be able to move the cranes to the other side of that fully assembled or will they have to disassemble them to move them first? Also, I would imagine that they would only need two cranes going forward since that is all they used for Fury's construction. It will be interesting to see which one of the three cranes goes first. They have installed pavement that I think is for the cranes to move on. here is an old webcam pic showing it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Not sure if this adds much but here are some photos a friend sent me from Great Wolf. edit: Also, https://www.facebook.com/groups/2109179595971960/permalink/2493990517490864?sfns=mo 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klabergian Empire Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 A little off topic, but I realized something: Firehawk's old crew went to KMAA. So that means Vortex's old crew will go to Orion 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombraiderTy Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said: A little off topic, but I realized something: Firehawk's old crew went to KMAA. So that means Vortex's old crew will go to Orion Unless things have changed, that's not how crews work... I'm sure some of Firehawk's old associates went to KMAA, but others were probably dispersed through-out the park. I imagine Orion will have some of Vortex's, but it's not a simple "move crew from one ride to another". 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakePlissken Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, TombraiderTy said: Unless things have changed, that's not how crews work... I'm sure some of Firehawk's old associates went to KMAA, but others were probably dispersed through-out the park. I imagine Orion will have some of Vortex's, but it's not a simple "move crew from one ride to another". Employees will request to work on Orion for the year just like they do with Steel Vengeance due to it being the newest best biggest thing in the park. Simply moving the entire Vortex team over wouldn't be fair. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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