CoastsToCoasters wrote:What is happening?!
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Dock worker strike. Hopefully they can come to an agreement soon so this ends ASAP
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Dock worker strike. Hopefully they can come to an agreement soon so this ends ASAP
Several pieces for coasters catwalk have been delivered along with some addition very large formed rebar for the footers. My update video will be up later tonight. Editing it currently.
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Thank you for all your work, much appreciated! Sucker for a launch, custom audio and Demon | Coaster Count: 623
Thanks Dan!!
Awesome video B&MGuy35!!!
I'm glad they are doing more work on the site. I'm really hoping they can get this ride built in a good amount of time. Do you think we'll see any vertical Rak supports by the end of the month? Also, has anyone seen any track or supports around the Ohio factory? Or seen them on the highway being delivered yet? SECOND 2014 VISIT: May 24th, 2014.
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Stupid question: "Could" B&M have designed this ride a little taller to have a 200 ft drop?
Or is the height limited by the footprint they have to work with? Single Day Ride Count Record
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If they wanted 200 feet I think the only way to do it is to have a steeper lift hill. SECOND 2014 VISIT: May 24th, 2014.
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We won’t see any vertical construction until at least the begging of November. The concrete has to cure for almost a month before they can start to add supports on top of it I believe. Concrete is ready to walk on in about 24-48 hours and able to drive on after about a week. It takes a full 28 days to fully cure, so I would think not until then would it be able to handle holding up a steel support. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
What about a cutout to go under ground? Single Day Ride Count Record
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The first element (Immelmann) would need a longer pull out. So the supports would have to be further then where they are going. That first element would also then be taller along with everything else that would follow because of speed. Unless they did what they used to do on their stand ups which is put a trim brake on the first drop. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
^So it does tie back to the footprint size. We definitely don't want a trim brake on the first drop (or anywhere else)!
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Ah, so that's why the park didn't build up to 200 feet! Trims on drops suck, and it'd be pretty hard for the park to build the track around Demon. (Although it would be pretty awesome if there was an Immelman that went under Demon's lift and then over Demon's lift.)
The strike has been avoided for now. New deadline is January 15th!!
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The permit for the foundations was submitted today.
https://onestop.gurnee.il.us/PrmtView.aspx?ref=B31MMB
Not sure if anyone saw this but we received another shipment from B&M on the 26th that had 11 pieces of something in it weighting over 11 thousand pounds.
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I don't think the whole layout would have fit if it was 200 feet. Then again, I would have said it would not have fit if it was 180 feet, and here we are...
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Just left the park
Lots of new caissons and rebar on site  Still the same coaster pieces from last week. No track or supports as of yet  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I saw your video. Good update video. I like that progress has picked up a little and more prep work is being done on the site itself. I can't wait to see track pieces arriving. I wonder if the factory has begun making track and supports for us yet? SECOND 2014 VISIT: May 24th, 2014.
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So the track will be manufactured in Ohio. Where are the trains manufactured?
Does B&M actually make the track or is that sub-contracted? Single Day Ride Count Record
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I’m not sure about the train but the track is sub contracted to this company: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clermon ... abricators
In the past the trains have been made by that Italian company that the park received a shipment from a month ago. Valente I believe is the name of the company. I know they at least manufacture the chassis for the trains. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Someone in a Facebook group has reported that track arrived…not sure how true that is.
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It's very true & it's a very pretty blue!
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[album][/album]At the park today and there are pieces of rebar and digging vehicles on site.
Also a small crane for lifting Caison templates.
Current track/supports situation. Taken on 10/12/24.
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