Work appears to be done today. Until tomorrow folks!

I don’t think it’s in yet but looks like they have it ready to go up first thing in the morning. I’ve been watching for longer than I’d like to admit bc I thought they were really going to put it up. You guys were right for laughing! Lol. 

Tomorrow should be a fun day to watch. 

Forgot to tell you guys that I got yelled at for watching the construction cam in the middle of English class, whoops

39 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said:

Forgot to tell you guys that I got yelled at for watching the construction cam in the middle of English class, whoops

Yeah! I can see that! Back in 2016, I got yelled at by my 8th grade Social Studies teacher for looking for updates on Lightning Rod when I was supposed to be working on a project with a group. Oops! I was just interested in Lightning Rod. 

And this is why internet enabled devices should not be in use during class time.  

1 hour ago, collin.klopfstein said:

Forgot to tell you guys that I got yelled at for watching the construction cam in the middle of English class, whoops

Yeah: it should be during science/physics..... 

I hope we see a lot of action this week, because it was pretty quiet on the site for awhile.

4 hours ago, collin.klopfstein said:

Forgot to tell you guys that I got yelled at for watching the construction cam in the middle of English class, whoops

Thats great!  thats what's nice about doing all your school work from home! I can take breaks and look at it whenever I want

 

 

It took me multiple tries and it's definitely not accurate, but decided to make what Orion could look like at night. It wasn't fully night when I took this screenshot since I wanted to be able to see the site, but this was the best I could do! 

 

From the KI Twitter:

 

What will be the best way to view Orion during Winterfest? I don't think WindSeeker or Racer will be open.

14 minutes ago, VisibleConcern said:

What will be the best way to view Orion during Winterfest? I don't think WindSeeker or Racer will be open.

From Coney Mall, sadly. Since FoF wont be open either. 

New KIBlog post about the base being put in place.

https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2019/september/lift-base-set-on-new-orion-roller-coaster-coming-to-kings-island

Here is a neat picture, courtesy of SkyHigh Coasters on IG

 

T-Bone and Theo are up and at it early this morning! 

They stood the support up!

darn sun flares making it hard to see the work!

It's happening!!

4 hours ago, CedarIslander said:

It's happening!!

Beautiful Photo!! 

Now I'm just waiting for Clifford to show up!

I speculating that Clifford along with an additional crane will be here later this week or early next.  Will take a little time to assemble Clifford.  Todays progress will kinda determine the timeframe

They're loading a piece of track up on a trailer on the left side of the cam.  It's going up today!  I'm going to guess that we'll get at least 2 pieces of lift hill track installed today.

Funny, it looks like the first support is as tall as The Racer.... Boy how times change!

They're pulling the track piece over!!

They are assembling the first lift hill truss!!!!!!!

26 minutes ago, jensenracing77 said:

Funny, it looks like the first support is as tall as The Racer.... Boy how times change!

When the hill is complete it's going to be amazing how it looks compared to everything near it. 

awww yeah! This is going to be a great day!!

8 minutes ago, Maverick44 said:

awww yeah! This is going to be a great day!!

 

50 minutes ago, jensenracing77 said:

Funny, it looks like the first support is as tall as The Racer.... Boy how times change!

I remember in 1999, seeing an artists drawing of Millennium Force, and how it made Mantis look like a kiddie coaster in comparison. I was in awe! And my brother looked at me and said "welcome to the future of roller coaster design!"  20 years later, he wasn't wrong. 

 

Source: https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com

The supports are standing on their own! Time for track!