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Postby SFGAm Viper on May 8th, 2014, 11:30 am
Archway for the lift is on it's way up now!
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Postby GoBears on May 8th, 2014, 11:44 am
SFGAm Viper wrote:Archway for the lift is on it's way up now!


It's looking great!
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Postby BackwardsBlue on May 8th, 2014, 11:52 am
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Postby Muck Finnesota on May 8th, 2014, 12:20 pm
BURTONxBLUNT wrote:Great structural supports but with such a dull sign it makes it look horrible...Sign could have some detail besides a shield that says Goliath.


No surprise at all, really. Raging Bull had one of the more unique sign I can think of for a roller coaster hanging over the mouth of the queue for years, only to be taken down and replaced with what looks like the regular logo printed on cardboard.
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Postby Radical-Illusion on May 8th, 2014, 12:46 pm
DejaVu2001 wrote:You people that think they're going to lift the entire rest of the lift hill in one piece really need to look into lifting capacity.




I think you need to look into it as well.... they had no problem lifting the whole ark up for the lift. So im sure the top part of the hill is no big problem.
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Postby Jodon on May 8th, 2014, 12:48 pm
While I am no engineering, weight load, or construction expert, it would make sense to me to lift it all in one piece and like you said, they were able to do it with the arch. The main issue with the rest of the lift hill is that it will be taller and a fair bit heavier than the arch.
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Postby DejaVu2001 on May 8th, 2014, 12:51 pm
Radical-Illusion wrote:
DejaVu2001 wrote:You people that think they're going to lift the entire rest of the lift hill in one piece really need to look into lifting capacity.




I think you need to look into it as well.... they had no problem lifting the whole ark up for the lift. So im sure the top part of the hill is no big problem.


Yeah, because clearly the entire rest of the lift hill is no bigger or heavier than the Zero-G Stall arch :roll:
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Postby GoBears on May 8th, 2014, 5:11 pm
Are they adding the grout to the overbank turn?

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I saw them lifting up pieces of orange for the top layer of the topper track yesterday for the overbank.
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Postby acer711 on May 8th, 2014, 5:30 pm
A shield?? It would be cool if that was some type of shield they put in the middle of the overbank. Thats just what I thought when I first saw that.
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Postby RobSFGAm on May 8th, 2014, 8:23 pm
Just a quick shot from the east showing the new structure in place.
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Here is what it suppose to look like when complete. Basically the support of the left height is complete.
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Postby BBH on May 8th, 2014, 9:36 pm
I've heard people complaining about how the ride's structure looks, but I think it actually looks great.
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Postby CoasterMike on May 8th, 2014, 10:27 pm
BBH wrote:I've heard people complaining about how the ride's structure looks, but I think it actually looks great.



The new ride structure looks very cool! I love it! This is something that has never been done on a wood coaster before.

Also thanks for the wonderful photo you took Rob! Please continue to take more and post them on this forum!
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Postby CoastsToCoasters on May 9th, 2014, 12:00 am
Chitown wrote:Some of you need to get over yourselves.

complain about when this coaster opens, the entrance sign sucks, the coaster is to short. If you don't like it, don't ride it.

Tired of hearing bullshit.


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Postby Sporlo on May 9th, 2014, 7:13 am
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Chitown wrote:Some of you need to get over yourselves.

complain about when this coaster opens, the entrance sign sucks, the coaster is to short. If you don't like it, don't ride it.

Tired of hearing bullshit.


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RC? Demon? IW? V2? DK? S:UF? RB? AE? Every one of these rides have go-to complaints that are endlessly repeated here (I join in on a few of them). I thought it was the job of obnoxious coaster enthusiasts to talk about what they like and don't like! Right after complaints about the sign, there are praises about the sign. Right after that someone is saying how the structure looks cool (with which I agree).

I personally hate the endless speculation (omg RMC hired clueless engineers!). I don't mind the nitpicking about coaster details so much. Yes, endless negativity gets old, but when tempered with positive discussion it's interesting to see what people think.
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Postby CoasterMike on May 9th, 2014, 7:57 am
Glad to see the RMC crew working through the rain. They have worked through ALOT! They have worked through the extreme cold, heavy snow and now rain. Yet they still manage to work and get on top of things. RMC has one of the best, if not the BEST construction team!
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Postby BackwardsBlue on May 9th, 2014, 8:16 am
CoasterMike wrote:Glad to see the RMC crew working through the rain. They have worked through ALOT! They have worked through the extreme cold, heavy snow and now rain. Yet they still manage to work and get on top of things. RMC has one of the best, if not the BEST construction team!


I agree with this, I didn't keep on top of other constructions like this because either I worked there or has friends who did... So crazy but this has been so amazing to watch them get through all of this weather and still get everything done.


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Postby CoasterMike on May 9th, 2014, 8:23 am
This construction team is going to need a round of applause when the ride is complete for working through a very HARSH winter! They have done an amazing job!
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Postby SFGAm#1Fan on May 9th, 2014, 12:17 pm
Probably won't see Goliath topped off till Wednesday or Thursday. They have to have room to place the track for the Zero G Stall.
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Postby BURTONxBLUNT on May 9th, 2014, 1:23 pm
Word on the street has it goliath won't be opening until the second week of June.....plus side is that goliaths over banked turn is complete and fully tracked
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Postby CoasterMike on May 9th, 2014, 1:39 pm
BURTONxBLUNT wrote:Word on the street has it goliath won't be opening until the second week of June.....plus side is that goliaths over banked turn is complete and fully tracked



Wouldn't be surprised either.
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Postby Dmrbug on May 9th, 2014, 2:22 pm
Went to the park today for a bit before work. The new sign looks really nice. The picture they posted does not to it justice. Sorry I did not have my camera or phone with me to take any pictures. The letters are not just painted on but have depth to them. The columns are solid. Very nice start to the rides theaming.

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Postby DejaVu2001 on May 9th, 2014, 4:26 pm
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Postby Iron Wolf 90-11 on May 9th, 2014, 4:34 pm
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Postby Jacklw6499 on May 9th, 2014, 4:42 pm
I'm honestly a bit disappointed with todays goliath insider. They chose questions that we already knew answers to! Some real questions they should have answered are if anything will happen to the tunnel and when it will actually open! This looming "Coming soon," I've seen just about everywhere still worries me.
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Postby Iron Wolf 90-11 on May 9th, 2014, 4:54 pm
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From TPR. I find it weird that they moved the fence back once they installed the entrance so you can walkthrough the entrance but get nowhere. I personally think it looks great though.
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