jamesdillaman

Hey, this is my first post, but I thought I'd give you somw photos from the construction tour at Beech Bend Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky. On march nineteenth, 36 of us made the trek down to the middle of cows and caves in Bowling green, Kentucky for a tour of the Kentucky Rumbler, GCI's newest masterpiece in the United States. None of us expected any ride time of course, but the tour was going to be worthwhile. The park was very receptive and excited about the new coaster, which dwarfs the parks other two major coasters: a zamperla spinning mouse and a pinfari looping star. Jeff and Clair of Great Coasters were also on hand to conduct tours and answer any questions we might have. Let's get to the pictures! (more to come on actually riding the coaster, I'm waiting for those pictures at the moment.) During lunch, the lift chain started going and we all cheered as the train began to run test cycles, soon I'll have another update with pictures of us riding! Like all their rides, the GCI flyers are back for the unbelievable smooth ride and surprising airtime (more than thunderhead IMO) the diving first drop is awesome Some twisted, crossing track of the Rumbler, something GCI does so well. For those of you familiar with other GCI's like Thunderhead, this is the deadman for the kentucky rumbler. Clair explained that it is a solid block of concrete that goes 6 feet under the ground! Clair, President of GCI, gives us a guided tour up close and personal (sometimes downright invasive) of the Kentucky Rumbler's twisted layout. The station for this ride, if you haven't heard already, is buried in the middle of the coaster, with track abutting it on 3 sides!

Hi, I'm James Dillaman, from Loveland, OH (5 minutes from PKI). I love coasters and air travel, so i work for Delta airlines and fly places to ride coasters Favorite wood coasters: Thunderhead @ Dollywood Shivering Timbers @ Michigan's Adventure Raven @ Holiday World Cornball Express @ Indiana Beach Screeching Eagle @ LeSwordsville Lake Favorite Steel coasters: Milennium Force @ Cedar Point Superman Krypton Coaster @ SF Fiesta Texas Magnum XL200 @ Cedar Point Phantom's Revenge @ Kennywood Top Thrill Dragster @ Cedar Point Coaster count: 199