CoasterLine Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 From the bottom up once again. Two new track pieces and a new support. Construction Progress as of January 29, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 (edited) It's going to awesomesauce! Edited January 29, 2016 by DoinItForTheFame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 ^I know you're excited (and I am too!) but posts like that are just going to start more flame wars about whether or not this will be a good ride, if B&M coasters are forceless, etc. because we don't "all know" it's going to be amazing. It's rehashing what we've finally ended and the thread is finally better than the Darien Lake and Great Adventure thread Thanks for the screenshot though. Solid progress recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImNotOneOfYou Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 I'm considering the run & ride in June. Does anyone have experience with it and/or the crowds around that time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 ^^ Wait so now people who are excited about the coaster need to stop being excited and enthusiastic so that the people that whine about everything don't see there enthusiasm as an excuse to whine more? Sorry but screw that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 ^^ Wait so now people who are excited about the coaster need to stop being excited and enthusiastic so that the people that whine about everything don't see there enthusiasm as an excuse to whine more? Sorry but screw that. The original post was edited before your reply. The context is completely different and I had no intentions of calling him out at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 ^It's reverse psychcology. Setting your expectations very low, so you are always impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Oh okay good because I thought we'd hit a new low, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Oh okay good because I thought we'd hit a new low, lol. No worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrachenfireOP Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 ^I don't know if it's because of the design or because of how it's operated, but I've always found it bizarre that The Bat doesn't have enough time to clear the block brake without causing the train on the lift to slow to a crawl. It takes so long for the second train to get around the turn into the station that the other train practically parks itself on the lift hill. I noticed this on my trip to KI last year and thought it was pretty strange and annoying. It's an arrow thing. On BBW sometimes the trains would come in so slow we'd get a lift 2 setup even though the ride was designed for 3 train stacking. I've noticed it on most arrows, except at CP where they actually all seem to behave pretty well. (I've always liked the little "false ending" of Magnum for some reason, especially since it often times so a train is leaving the station while another train is just arriving on the final breaks and they just sorta jog past each other!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestreak Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I'm considering the run & ride in June. Does anyone have experience with it and/or the crowds around that time? Run and Ride is a great event! Totally recommend... as for the crowds... I don't know about the Sunday that weekend (probably pretty manageable though) as for Saturday... pretty crowded but manageable. Fast lane wouldn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SbSteveZ Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 VALRAVN UPDATEFriday, January 29th, 2016 Yikes! I haven't posted in a bit. Sorry - I've become addicted to the Twitters. Follow me there for spontaneous and off-the-wall updates, too. (Link to his Twitter) Let's talk Valravn for a minute. We were working in the direction of travel, but we've come to another complicated section of the layout - the block brake. The block brake allows for safe operation of 3 trains at once, and also slows the train down if necessary. Even though it's one long piece of straight track (you can see it on the ground, on the webcam), it needs to be maneuvered in between the crazy angled supports. So, much like the first dive, we're doing the same with the second dive. We'll build up backwards from the bottom of the second dive to give the block brake section more support. Thank goodness for great weather. We're well on track. We'll give you more updates as we get further along, so keep checking the Valravn website for photos, and follow me on Twitter for all the latest updates! https://www.cedarpoint.com/blog-article/online-fun/Valravn-Update?mobile=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcoasterguy34 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I am completely psyched about riding this in May! Looks like I picked a good time to make my first ever visit to the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakelemay23 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 To answer my question from a few pages back: Tony said on Periscope today that their WILL be safety nets over the pathways. However, he did not clarify whether it would be installed on the paths like the path under Raptor is, or if it will be installed on the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorneyKid14 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 ^^ my interest just fell a little. Nets are ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 ^^ my interest just fell a little. Nets are ugly. I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithPlus1 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 ^^ my interest just fell a little. Nets are ugly. Yeah but when you have Dip $hits that jump fences and people that want lawsuits all the time, you almost have to put these nets up. I agree they are ugly but the park has to cover their a$$. Anyone see the morons that are trying to sue Disney because the grandma had a heart attack when the non-poiseness snake bit her grandson? The kid got a bandaid and returned to the park, but now they are suing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 ^^ my interest just fell a little. Nets are ugly. Wait... a net made you less interested in a 223 foot dive coaster? That was the thing that just did it for you? A net? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 ^^ my interest just fell a little. Nets are ugly. Wait... a net made you less interested in a 223 foot dive coaster? That was the thing that just did it for you? A net? I was going to say the same thing. To be completely honest I don't think I'm even going to remember any nets are there when I'm riding a 75 mph roller coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 ^^ my interest just fell a little. Nets are ugly. Wait... a net made you less interested in a 223 foot dive coaster? That was the thing that just did it for you? A net? Never underestimate the power of a net. Net, or no net... does it really matter?? Most people are not going to even notice the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnumFreak25 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Why would this need nets? Gatekeeper's entire queue is under the lift and immelman and not nets in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Why would this need nets? Gatekeeper's entire queue is under the lift... The train is not traveling fast enough on the lift hill for nets to be necessary. ...and immelman and not nets in sight. The queue line doesn't actually go under the Immelman... so no nets needed there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkyle Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Using the theory that the train is not traveling fast enough how do you explain Fury when it flys over two different paths three different times? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) Using the theory that the train is not traveling fast enough how do you explain Fury when it flys over two different paths three different times? Just curious. Pretty sure it was Gatekeeper that was being discussed. Not Fury. But to answer your question... Obviously they did not feel the need to put nets on Fury. Why?? Because they just didnt. That's why. ------------ Also, is Valravn going to have "nets," or just a structure similar to what Raptor has?? Edited January 30, 2016 by DoinItForTheFame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestreak Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 It's a pretty nice day up here today... I wonder if it would be a good day to take your BOAT out..... just sayin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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