BoddaH1994 Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 As most of you know, the great marketing team was gracious enough to open the doors of the park to allow us inside to check out the progress of the Italian Job Stunt Track! Of course, PKIC is the first to update with photos from this event. Click here to see IJST construction as well as winter rehab pics! Bill has also created a video from the tour and it can be viewed here. Regards, Ryan Quote
TheKlockster Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Some of us were wondering what the SOFCO truck was doing there. SOFCO is the place in Batavia that makes B&M roller coasters. However, I just now remembered that SOFCO does a lot of steel fabrication - not just B&Ms. They most likely fabricated the structural steel for the parking garage. It kind of had me wondering for a minute! Quote
KIBeast Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 So, is the Ryan in the pics you, boddah? Glad to see a good bit of this coaster has arrived. Can't wait to see more updates. Quote
Vortex Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Thanks for posting the pictures. Looks like PCW is a head of PKI building the IJ coaster. PKI leaves alot of things out in the winter. Quote
HabloRM Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 I really didn't miss anything. The park looks the same at the time I left it. O well. I'll see it tomorrow. Quote
Captain Picard Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Well did they say anything new that we didn't know? Quote
PKIDelirium Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Nope, except that the track is INDEED BLACK! Quote
UncleHenry Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Actually, Jeff did say something new! The cars will "skid" out of control around turns. I guess the cars will be on a separate thing that will be able to rotate a bit around turns to accomplish this effect. Quote
PKIDelirium Posted January 14, 2005 Posted January 14, 2005 Shoot, I forgot about that! But I still want to know more about the stair effect. Quote
SOB_TOM Posted January 15, 2005 Posted January 15, 2005 Most likely the seats will be up on transducers and small cylinders, just like Action Theatre. Quote
HabloRM Posted January 15, 2005 Posted January 15, 2005 Most likely the seats will be up on transducers and small cylinders, just like Action Theatre. All I want to say is Good Luck Tom. Quote
ZosoBeast Posted January 15, 2005 Posted January 15, 2005 I'm still not impressed. Who else thinks that PKI_DIANA should have stayed home today? Quote
DeliriumDreamer Posted January 15, 2005 Posted January 15, 2005 I would like to see more before passing judgement... and, for those who don't know, I AM in Atlanta right now, I'm just on a free internet cafe...place... it's cool. I unfourtunately won't be seeing SFOG, because it's too far away, but I will try to keep you posted in case we drive by or any thing like that. Quote
SOB_TOM Posted January 15, 2005 Posted January 15, 2005 Thanks for your support Hablo. I think you might be the only one that understands... Quote
Delirium13 Posted January 15, 2005 Posted January 15, 2005 Nice Pictures. Thanks for the update. Quote
TheKlockster Posted January 15, 2005 Posted January 15, 2005 Well, if the cars are on some sort of mechanism that allows them to skid out of control, then is it possible that the same mechanism is what allows for the star effect? Quote
King Bowser Posted January 15, 2005 Posted January 15, 2005 Great pictures looks like the IJ:ST will be one great coaster thats good on the eyes & fun to ride once they git-r-done. Quote
familyman Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 That was one cold tour. I am surprised that nobody mentioned the speakers that are going to be inside the cars. They also mention three were going to be something under the seats that will rumble. Now if that doesn’t impress you I don’t know what will. It was too bad we didn’t make plans to get together as a group and take a photo. I had no clue who anyone was. Quote
Dane Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I have just put up Bills video. It can be viewed here. Quote
Vortex Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I just hope PKI does do a rush job like SOB and look how that turned out. Quote
Ryan Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 When you say thing under the seats that rumbles, do you mean like the whole time, like the engine, when the car's accelerating, or are you referring to the bumps on the staircase? Quote
Dane Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 When the engine is revving, sliding, going down stairs. There is a subwoofer mounted under the seats for the sound feel. The staircase effect may by done by something stronger. Quote
CoastersRZ Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I wonder what exact changes they are doing to the parking lot and entrance area. New blacktop in the parking lot, in addition to the landscaping the park is adding? Quote
SOB_TOM Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I highly doubt its just a sub. You wouldnt feel it unless it was turned up extremely high, then those would eventually blow. Not happy. Quote
PKIDelirium Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I wonder what exact changes they are doing to the parking lot and entrance area. New blacktop in the parking lot, in addition to the landscaping the park is adding? That's exactly what I thought. What exactly is a "Disneyesque" parking lot? Quote
Dane Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 In my travels to Disney World. The parking lots had alot of Palm trees in it, with flowers in little islands. Quote
familyman Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 I’ll tell you one thing they need to add. More entrances for strollers and people with disabilities. Quote
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