BoddaH1994 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Stevie B has been so kind to brave the 64 degree partly cloudy weather to bring his favorite PKI fansite yet another IJST construction update! As you will see from the photos, the parking garage is in the process of being painted, the loading platform is nearing completion, and track is going vertical. Click here to see the update! Once again, we want to thank Steve Boehmker for being so generous with his time and being so kind to the staff and members of PKIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Wow they are getting a lot done in these couple of nice days, before it snows again tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coney_man Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 The Progress is looking good, the parking Lot is looking up, they need to get the helix support up like PCW has done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vortex Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 You think they would theme the loading platform area of the coaster just alittle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejoker8388 Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 Well looking at these new pictures and PCW's most recent pictures I think that PKI is now ahead in the building of IJ:ST. Most people on here were saying how PCW was so far ahead and how they were going to finish first, but I think most forgot how Canadian winters can be vicious and it was probably vital for them to start before PKI. This year Ohio has had a fairly mild summer and progress seems rapid. Nice pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shman Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 I really think that it is just that PCW and PKI are working in different ways.....both of the construction sites are unique and they have different ways/order of doing things. I didn't really ever think that PKI was that far behind PCW, and now it looks like that is true. I think that PKI's construction site seems to have been focusing on the work needed for the structural elements before track installation, which I think is opposite from what PCW is doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Picard Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 You need to remember that PCW opens 3 weeks after PKI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightoffear1996 Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 I still doubt it will be ready for opening day since they still need to theme everything and get the theming working right for once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMBryan Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 It would be really nice to see some aerial shots of the progress they are making. Gabriel, you got anything for us soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Gabriel should have his pictures put up by Thursday he said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI_Diana Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 I still doubt it will be ready for opening day since they still need to theme everything and get the theming working right for once. For like the 8th time, it's not supposed to be ready on opening day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Those pictures show that it is really coming along good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 As has been said before, the thing that takes the longest is all the ground and prep work. Once things go vertical, the progress appears to move at a faster rate. I find it interesting the differences in the contruction of the one at PKI, where they are already painting the finished parking garage structure, but don`t have the center column supposrt for the track up yet. But at Wonderland, they have the central cupports for the track up in the garage area, but have not even begun to cover the parking garage steel with its veneer. Weather and scheduling on each site is probably the main reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted February 16, 2005 Author Share Posted February 16, 2005 I find it interesting the differences in the contruction of the one at PKI, where they are already painting the finished parking garage structure, but don`t have the center column supposrt for the track up yet. But at Wonderland, they have the central cupports for the track up in the garage area, but have not even begun to cover the parking garage steel with its veneer. Weather and scheduling on each site is probably the main reason. I bet it's weather related. Since Canada does have those harsh winters that we've been talking about, I bet they have to do things a certain way to keep them on schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Nice new photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familyman Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Thanks for the pictures. The weather has been pretty nice for February. Hopefully it helps speed thing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirium13 Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Wow, it's looking pretty good! Nice Pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevengeofTheSmurfs Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Very nice happy to see IJST getting built at a fast pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Nice pics, but I thought there was supposed to be an uphill boost before the drop into the aquaduct. Guess that wasn't true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 It is slightly uphill. Just not a huge incline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 yeah, the LIM mounts are already going in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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