Painting has begun on Raging Bull. Fresh orange paint is clearly visible on Bull's turnaround near the station. It really looks awesome, almost like new. This photo does no justice.
There was also a worker working on the trim brake on the bunny hill. Either he was painting or working on the trim brake, there was a ton of smoke or steam coming from where he was:
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I think the paint job is going to look very good. It should put at least a little life into a skyline that will be lacking some beloved green and blue.
Remember, there's nothing but air beneath the chair.
FINALLY! Bull has needed this paint job for a few years.
http://themeparkcritic.com/scripts/profile/ViewProfile.asp?ViewID=2909 A furious storm once roared `cross the sea, catching ships in its path, helpless to flee. Instead of a certain and watery doom, the winds swept them here to Typhoon Lagoon!
But it looked too yellow then. Then we have Batman, V2, Cajun, Viper, and Raging Bull almost the same color. Then whats left? Iron Wolf and Superman look red and red, in my opinion, is too close to Yellow. And Black doesnt really do much to our skyline at all. Whizzer is green but it is too low to see in the skyline.
So now repainting Raging Bull will help out a lot.
One of the things I liked about Raging Bull when it first opened was the color scheme that the park used on the ride. It was very bright, and added some new color to that section of the park.
I'm also glad that the park is giving the ride a much needed paint job. Looking forward to see how it looks when they are finished.
37 days to remove remains of Deja Vu and the remains of Splashwater Falls. WOW. Can someone please try and get a shot of SWF? It so close to Vu and AE.
Nice pics! I'll try to get some as well. I think the new paint looks a bit too strong of an orange but I'll have to go up there and check it out for myself. Thanks for the heads up Jon!
This is where I would usually put stuff. Can't think of anything right now... =/
^ It's the same color it was when it opened:
http://www.rcdb.com/ig535.htm?picture=11 It will definitely look different since we're used to the faded color though.
When its done though, I think the ride will look better than it did when it was new. Raging Bull has always had some wierd things with the paint since the parts were painted here instead of at the fabrication site. If you look at the picture, the most noticable is that some of the joints between the support sections were painted, but quite a few of them are unpainted.
Well, i agree to the fact that the faded look kind of fit it pretty well, but it wasn't really a nice faded, it was a run down faded look, so this should make it look brand new again!! I still think painting the rails could look cool though.
RIP: Trailblazer and Deja Vu...heck, even Alien Encounter
Got some pics of the repaint today. The weather was excellent and made for some nice pictures! Even those these are good pictures, it really doesn't do justice. You have to see it in person. The nice bold orange looks magificent! Raging Bull is gonna look so amazing once there done and it's really going to add a nice contrast to our skyline.
This is where I would usually put stuff. Can't think of anything right now... =/