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Looks like we know where the Virtual Reality is being tested. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:zo5K2_geLnkJ:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details%3Fid%3Dcom.CedarFair.CedarPointVR+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca (in case the cache is updated: http://www.appjenny.com/Android/App/1913172/com.CedarFair.CedarPointVR) Also, "learn more on August 18"...looks like the Dive Coaster might just be the test coaster.

:/ ok then

Wasn't there that strip? I swear I saw it still there on Friday.

But just some food for thought, wonderland could have just picked random colours. I've also been thinking in terms of power, Holiday World built a sub-station for Thunderbird the previous season. BSC has a small power station but I would think a B&M launch would need more power; so what if that digging near Behemoth's helix is for a sub-station? (Or am I thinking too much)

^good point about the electrical work. But how do we know 100% that electrical stuff was installed. The flag colour doesn't really mean anything...Wonderland could have put purple flags if they wanted to

Based on the pictures posted to KI Central, the brown track is 100% a Dive Coaster. No other type of B&M coaster has two anti-rollbacks on the lift.

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Who ever took the pictures was on the public road. To get a picture of the tags, they would need to trespass onto the property. You mean like they've done for damn near every other coaster to be made in the plant? Yes. Trespassing isn't a new thing at the factory.

Who ever took the pictures was on the public road. To get a picture of the tags, they would need to trespass onto the property.

^while we're talking about it, do you think Cedar Fair might keep Wonderland closed for the 2016 season since they would be losing soooool much money? [/sarcasm]

Absolutely untrue. A low Canadian dollar is the key to success for the Canadian Manufacturing industry. As anyone remotely connected to it knows that it could use every bit of help available. I'm more so talking about the resturaunt and clothing businesses right now.. They are worried trust me Never knew that Canada only had restaurant and clothing businesses. On that note, seems like Wonderland has nothing to do with this.

^Ur making this sound like the end of the world.... So what if the dollar is dropping. Does it suck? Absolutely! But this was coming and everyone knew. It's all part of the cycle.

English please

^It's a news helicopter. Nothing more. https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3077/2818689269_4b3b08fb1f_z.jpg?zz=1

Do I dare say this might for footers (stake in the grass and the path is ripped up in a square)?

^WMG's theming isn't even complete/looks unfinished.

^You do realize Wonderland has a much much much smaller budget to work with than Universal does.....and how expensive the Harry Potter expansions were. Right? And CedarFair1, those "unpainted" track pieces you are talking about are painted brown with the grey/silver bottom.

I'm sure the Pan Am Games are giving the park a bit of boost. (which means more money )

Interesting...I must keep getting the bad crew every time I go. They've always taken at least 1:30.

^Have they been beating the 1 minute countdown?

Leviathan's capacity has seriously been affected since they added the seat belts. Crew is horrible this year. Also, the fact that the brown track has a paint scheme similar to Fury 325 makes me believe it's for a Cedar Fair park. If not the Point, then it has to be Wonderland.

So I was doing some YouTubing and I came across two really really really interesting videos. Figured I would talk about since we have literally nothing else to talk about. The most interesting video I don't know if I can post here because I don't know what the rules are of what can be recorded and not (aka...inside the mountain). But it does appear to filmed by the CEO of Triotech. The first video can be found on YouTube by searching "Making of Wonder Mountain's Guardian" and sort by upload date. There are few shockers in the video. Here are my thoughts. Intro (10 seconds): Goes to show how good Triotech animations can be....yet we didn't see this in WMG or Iron Reef.... "The Mountain Before: January 2015 - " Very interesting look inside the mountain before construction began. I've never gone to any of the CW Mania events so I really loved this scene. Unveiling: August 2013 - Most disappointing announcement in the history of amusement parks. At least they left out the part where he said it would be better than Disney. Design and Development: September 2013 - Wait a sec, they announced this ride before they even started developing????? Now it all makes sense.... Proof of Concept: February 2014 - IMO, February is a bit late for proof of concept...but at least it looks like they tried testing it before actually installing it. The animations also look a lot clearer/better than the actual ride. Ride Construction: Sprint 2014 - There are some really nice behind the scene video clips in this part. It also looks like they may have been having problems with the guns early on as the ones in the video are yellow (and they look all wired up so I wouldn't think that they are just dummy guns). Also looks like they really beefed up support in the bottom for the drop track area. Also, am I going crazy or is the track ascending after the turns?!?! And it got really dusty in there; how did the construction workers even breathe? There are a also a few quick shots of the transfer track. Opening: Summer 2014 - Video of when the mist/fog was still an active part of the ride. So that's the behind the scenes video. The second one is from Triotech's youtube page: The video just contains a few more BTS stuff but then this appears: Huh? Is Triotech planning to sell the WMG concept to other customers or was this one of the early layouts of the ride?

^They did but sold the land off years ago.

Welcome to Canada's Wonderland! There is no such thing as "empty" days anymore unless you go after a thunderstorm on the same day.... [emoji13]

Up till SheiKra the drop had to be less then vertical to keep the wheels in contact with the track. When SheiKra was built, B&M added springs to the wheels to keep contact...so technically, a beyond 90-degree drop is possible so long as the train has the springs.