kyleparks77

But Switzerland speaks a dialect of German as there main language. So it is B&M That's reaching. It's going to be a MACK. The whole German thing killed the B&M idea. "German speaking country" is the key

That would be epic. I would just like to point out that that was my final guess a few (or maybe 15) pages back Edit: page 585

^ no matter what, it won't be JUST a wing rider

On the left, it just looks like a white bucket sitting on the footing to me. On the right its hard to tell what that is but it doesn't appear to be anything permanent as its simply sitting on top of the anchor bolts. Heck, it could just be something a construction worker sat there to move out of the way. It could also be a generic column template to check anchor bolt spacing and such. Its hard to tell from just one angle and relatively low quality.

^ too many syllables. They'd drop the "the" to just "thunderbird" if they went with that. 3 syllables is typical

^ The Crossing Because it crosses the Voyage. Get it. Okay, I'll leave.

Launched Wingrider Flyer. Done.

I have the solution for all of this "load sitting vs load laying" nonsense: The train comes into the station completely vertical with the queue lines stacked on top of each other! Kinda like a rocket ship. And then when it leaves the (top of the) station, it flattens out to where you're laying on your back and then into a roll over orrr to make this theory even more ridiculous, it is launched straight out the station from the vertical position into a vertical twist

I believe the larger item you circled is a tied rebar cage waiting to be put into a footing and then poured. They typically tie all of the rebar outside of the hole for easier working conditions and then set it into place as one whole piece. So that "obstruction" most likely won't be there permanently but I do see what you're saying about the set-up as it is not being ideal for a flyer

Or along those lines, something that just completely breaks the mindset of how a typical coaster works. Not the usual leave the station on one end and come back the other end. Every time you ride it your experience would be different. I don't know how it would work but it would be crazy. Or I'm crazy.

The water is being sprayed on the rebar for two reasons. One is to soak the rebar to prevent is from absorbing water from the concrete mix (which would weaken the set strength of the concrete). The other is to cool down the rebar. Concrete begins to crystalize at 90 degrees and rebar sitting in the sun all day tends to get over 100 degrees surface temperature. If the rebar is too hot when the concrete is being poured, the concrete begins to set before it is fully consolidated in the form. Once the pouring begins, the concrete has to be placed at a continuous rate to prevent whats called a cold joint occurring. This is essentially when one "lift" or "layer" of concrete begins to partially set and a fresh load of concrete is placed on top. A weak shear plane is created in the footing when this happens. According to OSHA, a ladder must be used in a trench any time the depth is over 5 feet, so the footing is most likely only 6-8 feet deep. A concrete pour such as this requires 3 or 4 workers per footer. One to vibrate or spar the concrete to properly consolidate it in the form. Another one or two to finish and clean up the concrete. The other is typically a foreman. Sorry for the miniature lessons but you asked questions that are right up my alley

Double posting. This time without math! New holiblog post that all should definitely read: http://www.holidayworld.com/holiblog/2014/07/18/promises-kept/ Important part at the end: "What we’re building is going to be truly unique. The first of its kind." Maybe we're all thinking too small?

Based on that, we have 10tons x 2000lbs/ton = 20,000 lbs = 9072kgs and now converting 4G's of force to lbs... 4 x 9072kgs x (9.18m/s^2) = 333124 Newtons = 75,000 lbF + 20,000lbs = 95,000 lbs plus the dead weight of the steel track and supports, which can be significant but I don't think it could make up for the 500,000 lbs. Although, keep in mind there is a "factor of safety" applied when determining foundation sizes. While I've been calculating the "ultimate" bearing capacity at 600,000 lbs, the "design" capacity is probably somewhere around 300,000 lbs. Then again, I made conservative estimates on the dimensions so who knows

After looking at the webcam, I at first thought "Really? Those are the footings they think are huge?" and then I realized we're talking about a roller coaster and not a major interstate bridge that I'm accustomed to So yes, those are quite large in context. Let's estimate the footing dimensions as a 10' x 10' square and 4' deep (that's based on the rebar cage for a footing that's currently sitting on the ground in the middle of the picture). Running the numbers and assuming some basic soil properties, each of those footings will have an allowable bearing capacity (assuming all loads are from a vertical column) of roughly 600 kips or 600,000 lbs. That's quite a lot. For perspective, a typical bridge carrying 4 lanes of traffic in Louisville (where soil conditions are typically poor for construction) will have a pier with 3 columns. Each of those columns will have a footing that is 15' x 15' and 6' deep (typically). We're talking about something fairly similar here for a roller coaster. I'm having a hard time trying to figure out where these massive loads will be coming from.

^ I think I recall some of the earliest clues going live around 3am Edit: Going back in the discussion board to the first day of the 66 (which was nearly 150 pages back), the first clue went live at about 2:15 CDT

^ 21(days- a few weeks ago) x 20(min) + 7(days remaining) x 20(min) = 560(min)/60(min)/1(hr) = 9 hr 20 min. So add that onto the time they normally posted and you roughly have your final clue time

Those pictures are way too accurate

^ at Holiday World, you get $12 off general admission if you arrive after 3 CDT so it would be $33. On a Thursday like that, the crowd should be fairly light and 4 hours plenty of time to ride the 3 coasters BUT with that being the announcement day the crowd MIGHT be heavier

He is the VP of Operations So going with the assumption that the hint is in the picture, I started playing with the color and exposure to see if anything would catch my eye. This is what kept popping out at me: That could easily just be a silver gift wrap with bow reflecting the light weird. But it also looks to me like a picture of something intentionally placed over his shoulder. And as I keep staring at it my brain keeps making it out to be part of a coaster. I could be crazy (its been a long day of work in the sun) but that's all I got haha

^ this

^ just go ahead and copy the last part of that post and repost it on each page. I don't understand why people have such an issue with the cost. If they're doing it then they can afford it. Simple as that.

^ no sure where the 2x came from but if thats true then it would be $26 million (twice of the thanksgiving addition)

^ it would be. Unless you want to count Revolution on a margin

^ and also the "when you find out, you're going to flip" (inversions, clearly)

^ I like that idea. Not only would it fit the theme of the thanksgiving area, but the atmosphere of the park as well