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Of course! Ignore the construction however, I still have some foliage to put in...okay a lot or foliage to put in. And the footers sometimes disappear when you zoom out, but they're there! This picture gives a little better view of the layout. On this one you can see how the track dives underneath the lift into the corkscrew, while you can't see it as clearly on the overview. Any questions or comments are appreciated! -griffonj2022

It took a week to figure it all out, but it was so fun to do! Don't worry.... Parc du Tarbes will be back in the near future for yet another game.... But until then, ony a few more days until season 2012, with TOUR making their last examinations!

Hey everyone! Here's a list of the entire viral campaign in short explination.. If you have any questions about the anything, feel free to ask. Also, don't forget to e-mail TOUR at TOUR82011@LIVE.com to get an early look at VauTour's POV! -griffonj2022

I'm excited for all wing riders, seeing as they're my new obsession! This includes SkyRush, because it does have winged seats...but Leviathan looks to be one of the good ones too. Overall, SkyRush, Wild Eagle, and Leviathan are on my list to ride in 2012, and I hope to get X-Flight in there too!

While X-Flight and Wild Eagle may take away some of VauTour's records when they open... it will still be the longest, tallest, fastest, and steepest, wing-rider in the world! TEAR THE SKY on September 10th, 2011 -griffonj2022 P.S. - Don't forget to e-mail TOUR at TOUR82011@LIVE.com to get an advanced POV viewing!

VauTour and Parc du Tarbes will return for the 2012 season on Saturday, September 10th, 2011. Get ready to "Tear the Sky" on the Longest, Tallest, Fastest, and Steepest Wing Rider in the World! -griffonj2022

^Ha yeah I know...but I just think it sounds repetitive.

I actually think Vertigine sounds cool. Divertical is smart, but sounds funny...and since they already have iSpeed, why would you want an iDive?

Bonjour tout le monde! C'est moi! I am so excited to talk to you all about this big reveal that Parc du Tarbes has made. VauTour is going to be the longest, tallest, fastest, steepest, hold the most inversions, have the largest capacity, and be the biggest 'Wing-Walker' in the world! I entered the contest (yes, the e-mail actually works) and hope to be one of the first 32 picked to see the ride's POV early! I heard a rumored released date in early to mid-September, but I don't know if that's true. Anyways, some of you entered questions that I am gladly willing to answer below! I'll also give you some insight on the 'viral' game itself and what the clues led to. Ahh, the mysterious Intamin track. I didn't know the answer to this one, and had to ask park officials when they announced VauTour what that track really was doing there. They said that it is actually LynX's track painted blue! When LynX was manufactured, they had extra track made "just-in-case" they wanted to make it a different layout (I have NO idea why, but it's still weird). So, this time around, they painted the track blue and put it in with the track for VauTour, creating quite the buzz! It was all for hype, and it truely worked. The park is planning on releasing some images later on in the coming months, but I'm not sure when. I hope the ride is going to be as great as it seems! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haha, thank you! Literally this park was thrown together in under a week to create a setting for VauTour and the game that I wanted to play with the attraction. LynX took little effort, but I would gladly post a POV or overhead shot after I finish up with VauTour later next month. The aptly named "Raptor Roll" is this inversion you see below... When VauTour was in it's design process, it was originally going to be one standing attraction, like Undertaker was. But, I got the idea do to a viral game like Hersheypark does, and from there on out it was surrounded by Parc du Tarbes! But, after VauTour completes it's 123' corkscrew, it performs a complete 270° turnaround, resulting in the ride travelling in the same direction it came from. Hopping over a *tiny* bunny hop, I needed something to send it to the left. I had a swooping turn upwards to the left there, but didn't like it very much. I attempted another corkscrew, but the track was on top of the track at the base of the drop! The result? The "Raptor Roll" - half diving loop, half zero-g roll, total hotness. The 'Wing-Walker' CTR that VauTour is created from is Nightfall's. I know the CTR is called "Nightflight", but I can't seem to find the link. Anyways, it's a great CTR, and I am happy to showcase the name and the creator for their fantastic work! Without it, the ride wouldn't have become a wing rider at all! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, now onto the good stuff! I have to laugh a little, because the name of the attraction, VauTour, was staring you all in the face! V=.V. au = AU (Amusements Ultimes) Tour = TOUR VauTour = .V.AUTOUR MAGIC! Anyways, throughout the course of the campaign, there were a lot of hints at everything in general. One hint that extremely stood out to me was the repeated line by the train conductor. He stated, Giving you two names of two wing riders! Most of the studies done by Dr. Chase Rapacent (who's name means ravenous predator! ), documents by TOUR, etc. were ride facts and statistics. Also, the constant references to birds of prey made me wonder why no one translated their names from English to French and see what they get! I thought for sure once someone translated "vulture" into French, they'd figure the entire thing out like I did. Another great part was the "raptor attack" at the park. 5 raptors injuring 32 workers... First off, V=5. Everyone knows that. That was hinting at the 5 inVersions on the attracion, which yrcrazy figured out! Then, the 32 injured workers are 'prey' to the raptors, having 32 riders "Tear the Sky" on each of VauTour's trains. Pretty smart, eh! The inVasion was all about bird invasion in Tarbes and how the ride would "inVade Parc du Tarbes in 2012." This is because the ride takes up about 1/4 or 1/5 of the park's land, truely inVading the landscape! If anyone has anymore questions, then please feel free to ask. I'm just counting down for March 24th, 2012! -Griffin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I plan on releasing all of the viral campaign facts and such later on this week. Hope you figured it out just like Griffin did! -griffonj2022

I've been talking to Griffin a lot, and he says he will be answering questions about VauTour, the park, and the viral campaign around 4:45 eastern standard time. So, if you want questions answered, post them here and he will gladly tell you the truth!

If you e-mail TOUR at TOUR82011@LIVE.com, you may be one of the thirty-two lucky winners to "view" the experiments they are conducting. Be sure to send them an e-mail telling them your name and why you should be selected, because I hear you could actually be one of the first riders on VauTour in the spring too! -Griffin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actually, what Griffin means is that if you e-mail TOUR, you may be selected to view the ride's POV early, giving you quite the jump on the attraction!

Yes, there is still that mystery. But, Griffin will be answering questions tomorrow about the attraction (including that one) so post your questions below!

^Fahrenheit looks pretty good too. I love how the wooden coasters have lights along their entire path as well! It's kind of like a guiding light in the dark...

Talk about a moving zero-g roll...looks insane! I really hope the underwater part turns out nice, or else it will look extremely odd.

I could see some huge B&M coming to the park in the 90's or early 2000's. Hope that's in the schedule!

These are really cool! Right now, my brother is addicted to the Vertical Vengeance set from K'NEX, and this is much better than what he's been making. Have you ever done any models of newer roller coasters, such as Apollo's Chariot, or any other sit down? How about an inverted coaster? Anyways, great stuff!

Volcano at KD is definitely intense. I've yet to go to Dorney Park, seeing as Possessed seems to be another high choice.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Well, tomorrow is the big day. To my shocking surprise, when I read this document, everything just *clicked* in my brain! TOUR, the studies, the viral .V., the inVasion, and everything else just meshed into one, and now I know what's going on at Parc du Tarbes. I'm not going to explain everything, or anything for that matter , because I want to see what you think of all of this. Give it your best shot, because tomorrow it will all be known! And I promise, immediately after the release, I will post everything! -Griffin P.S. - Don't think too much...it's been right in front of our eyes the whole time!

So, yet another five "V"s, the last one being blue, and a picture. However, in this one they say that the inVasion is planning on attacking in two days...the 25th of August. 25.8.11 Here we go! Is it me, or is that picture vaguely familiar? -Griffin

There is no turn around at the top? Maybe it's a new style with the smaller trains like Krake at Heide Park. Due to the limited "risk-taking" the park is willing to do, I'm highly doubting this. However, I have a tendency to doubt what is actually true. I don't know what's going on with the Intamin track either! I bet when the park releases everything Friday they will *hopefully* tell us what is going on with that. I WISH! Sorry, but the track is about 3/4 the way up the height of SkyTower. SkyTower, at the tippy-top, is exactly 200ft. So, the ride's height at the peak is approximately 150ft, persay... A lot taller than Lynx that's for sure! I'm anxiously awaiting the release of information that TOUR has gathered here...It'll be posted the minute I get a chance to! -Griffin

Storm Runner at Hersheypark on 4th of July weekend.... Right now, I'm going through coaster withdrawl and am just waiting for 2012

Top Thrill Dragster = fastest 17 seconds ever.

^That station and floor look amazing! Yet, this is coming from a person who is extremely NL challenged Nonetheless, that drop floor underneath the train is so accurate, it's scary!

I got an email from TOUR today, showing pictures of the team outside of their headquarters. But, do you see the grey supports to the left and the blue "V"?! They're all connected, and TOUR headquarters are the building right in the middle of the construction site... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I returned to the park after this, seeing as I was so curious as to what was occuring on the construction site after discovering that TOUR headquarters are right there in the park! So, while walking into the park, I looked up and saw this... I think I made these expressions...in order...... Anyone notice the track at the bottom of the peak? As well as the curving track underneath the lift? I think I know what's going on... Vertical drop!? Everyone agree!? I can't wait for Friday... Anyone got any ideas about the ride now? -Griffin