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Postby coasterfanatic on November 3rd, 2024, 1:06 pm
CoasterRiderSC wrote:Maybe they were some type of retention pond?
Yes. It feeds to other ponds in the park. I just took a lot of they added some dirt to store the caissons. The pond is not filled in and is not going anywhere

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Postby CoasterRiderSC on November 3rd, 2024, 3:13 pm
B&MGuy35 wrote:New update is live!

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Great videos! THANK YOU for taking your spare time to make and publish these!

And I learned something from this last update: Dive coaster never actually stop moving at top of lift! I've been on Valravn and Sheikra and I was certain that we stopped moving
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Postby CoasterRiderSC on November 14th, 2024, 11:37 pm
I'm still kind of surprised we're getting Rak in 2025 instead of 2026 (50th) but maybe they wanted to build it before the record breaker in SFOT in 2026? It would have made more sense to do the kids area in 2025 and Rak to come in 2026.

But I'm very happy we're getting our FIFTH B&M coaster! I don't think any other park has 5.
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Postby Tidal_Waver on November 14th, 2024, 11:55 pm
CoasterRiderSC wrote:I don't think any other park has 5.


Well Great Adventure had 5 until a few days ago lol.
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Postby CoasterRiderSC on November 15th, 2024, 12:18 am
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CoasterRiderSC wrote:I don't think any other park has 5.


Well Great Adventure had 5 until a few days ago lol.



Just realized Sea World Orlando now has 5 with Penguin Trek built in 2024.
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Postby Dan The Coaster Man on November 20th, 2024, 6:55 pm
Too lazy to check, but maybe we have the most B&M track (in feet) out of any park in the world after Wrath!
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Postby coasterfanatic on November 20th, 2024, 11:01 pm
Dan The Coaster Man wrote:Too lazy to check, but maybe we have the most B&M track (in feet) out of any park in the world after Wrath!
Nope. That record belongs to SeaWorld. They have over 18,000 feet of B&M track. We have 16,700 feet. Two of their B&Ms are over 4,000 while Superman and Batman are actually quite short under 3,000 feet.


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Postby Tidal_Waver on November 20th, 2024, 11:41 pm
Dan The Coaster Man wrote:Too lazy to check,


From 2022 but still a good reference:

https://www.coaster101.com/2022/10/19/w ... his%20list.

And if that is accurate we are behind Carrowinds. With our dive, we will be at 16,794 feet of track. Can’t believe Fury is over 6000!
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Postby coasterfanatic on November 21st, 2024, 12:17 am
Tidal_Waver wrote:
Dan The Coaster Man wrote:Too lazy to check,


From 2022 but still a good reference:

https://www.coaster101.com/2022/10/19/w ... his%20list.

And if that is accurate we are behind Carrowinds. With our dive, we will be at 16,794 feet of track. Can’t believe Fury is over 6000!
Nice. So we jump to 3 with Wrath. Yeah. I rode Fury in 2023 and it didn’t feel that long


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Postby Dan The Coaster Man on November 21st, 2024, 3:33 pm
Guess we will need that giga after all to break the record :lol:
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Postby CoasterRiderSC on November 21st, 2024, 3:37 pm
^^^^^THIS !!!
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Postby Tidal_Waver on November 27th, 2024, 1:10 pm
The rest of the County Fair sign lives!

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Postby Goku1910 on November 27th, 2024, 1:11 pm
It was visible from X-Flight since they took it down. It was only recently moved there.
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Postby GreatAmericanfox on November 27th, 2024, 1:40 pm
Goku1910 wrote:It was visible from X-Flight since they took it down. It was only recently moved there.

I think it was visible in general, i have it on video
Old Great America was better, however I hope just a bit of that charm comes back
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Postby Tidal_Waver on November 27th, 2024, 2:00 pm
Goku1910 wrote:It was visible from X-Flight since they took it down. It was only recently moved there.


Had no idea, just a fun anecdote. I don’t think anyone thought it was going away.

Haven’t been on XFlight since August.
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Postby B&MGuy35 on November 29th, 2024, 3:22 pm
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Looks like another shipment has started! Thanks to Evan Robert on Facebook for getting me this picture. This was spotted in I275 in Ohio on its way up to be delivered! Vertical construction should bring this coming week…I hope!


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Postby Tidal_Waver on November 29th, 2024, 5:01 pm
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Looks like another shipment has started! Thanks to Evan Robert on Facebook for getting me this picture. This was spotted in I275 in Ohio on its way up to be delivered! Vertical construction should bring this coming week…I hope!


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Postby TwistedSTEEL666 on November 30th, 2024, 5:32 am
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Looks like another shipment has started! Thanks to Evan Robert on Facebook for getting me this picture. This was spotted in I275 in Ohio on its way up to be delivered! Vertical construction should bring this coming week…I hope!


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This is great to see! It's been a month or so since new track and supports have shown up. I hope things are kicking into high gear over at Clermont and we start getting shipments a few times per week now.
December is right around the corner and I'm sure the footers for the station, lift hill, and brake run are ready to take supports and track. Or will be ready in a few days?

I'm excited for vertical construction to start!
B&MGuy, I hope you are ready to get out there with your drone!
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Postby HCF on December 2nd, 2024, 7:14 pm
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From SFGAm themselves, we officially have vertical construction!
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Postby B&MGuy35 on December 2nd, 2024, 7:15 pm
Hahaha
They waited for me to leave!!
I was there today and nothing
Then I leave and this happens


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Postby Goku1910 on December 2nd, 2024, 7:21 pm
Was just about to post that picture. I remember when people thought it would be vertical early November. Only a month off.

This support has two angled tubes at each direction.... So it's for the station?
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Postby coasterfanatic on December 2nd, 2024, 7:53 pm
Excellent. While we don’t know the exact timeline, I think it’s safe to say that it doesn’t appear that they are behind schedule.


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Postby CoasterRiderSC on December 2nd, 2024, 8:47 pm
Stupid questions: Why isn't that footer round? And why the gap in the middle of the concrete? The support post looks like it's not even touching the concrete.
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Postby TwistedSTEEL666 on December 2nd, 2024, 9:35 pm
CoasterRiderSC wrote:Stupid questions: Why isn't that footer round? And why the gap in the middle of the concrete? The support post looks like it's not even touching the concrete.


That support looks like it is bolted directly to the rebar itself. I think a little more concrete needs to fill in those gaps.
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Postby Goku1910 on December 2nd, 2024, 10:29 pm
Correct, the gaps you see will be filled in later, I don't believe that filling is entirely concrete though.

You can see this at X-Flight since it's the most obvious there. When it's filled in there's almost like a hill that goes from the base of the footer to the base of the steel.
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