Canada's Wonderland Discussion Thread

[John Knotts]

lmao... A lift hill, and people can already tell it's not impressive? Wow, you guys are good.

[kunpc1]

I got to the park for the last standard operating day of the 2011 season. Another construction update on CWMania including the next supports for the lift and the completed first valley:

 

http://www.cwmania.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=49836#p49836

 

[Intimidator305]

Does anyone know the angle of the lift-hill? I didn't see it on the ride website..

[Skycoastin Steve]

So the first drop definitely dips into a trench. Eagerly awaiting the official speed and drop statistics.

[coasterfreak101]

Just the pullout makes this thing look massive to me. It'll be crazy driving into the parking lot and seeing this towering above you. It's like the view I always wanted to get (not just at ECB or on Rebel Yell) of Intimidator!

[kunpc1]

Does anyone know the angle of the lift-hill? I didn't see it on the ride website..

 

I'll try to find out for you on our next construction tour.

[Intimidator305]

^ Thanks. I didn't know if it had already been released or not which is why I asked in case I missed it... By the pictures that I have seen it looks like it might be a bit less than 45 degrees like 40 degrees or so.

[DougMJr]

It just fascinates me how few supports are holding up that lift hill! It's amazing that at one time the 200ft mark seemed difficult and now we are reaching 300' & 400' with ease. And will that trench drop to 310'?

 

Levi is looking beautiful, looking forward to riding this next summer!

[vistaway]

The way this thing already dwarfs the entire side of the park is impressive. It's hard to get a sense of scale until you see it in person.

 

Busy day at the park, by the way. Attendance seemed way up over previous years for the last operating day. Still, the longest line was 20 minutes for The Bat, which isn't terrible. It really needs that new train design that Hersheypark got for their boomerang.

Leviathan Oct 30

[bejackso]

this ride is gonna be incredible.

[Dom497]

Hey everyone!!! Check out the link below and tell me what you like about it. I wrote the article about the coaster and just wanted to know what I can improve on when I write more updates for Theme Park Tourist. Thanks!!!

 

http://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20111101/5187/images-leviathan-rollercoaster-construction-continues-canadas-wonderland

[B&MIntaminGCI]

Am I the only person that thinks this ride doesn't look as tall as they're claiming it to be right now? They're claiming the tallest support is 240 feet without the cap, but it just doesn't look 240 feet to me. It barely looks 200 feet.

[PennStater]

Dom497, sounds good to me!

 

Also, on the discussion of what the height of the first drop will end up being...to me it looks like the trench ends up making the top of the track at the bottom of the first drop almost exactly even with ground level. Just a thought.

[kunpc1]

The lift hill track has been installed up to the highest support as of today. It is now officially taller than Behemoth. I have a full construction tour & photo update that I'll post after I get home from work tonight around 7pm.

[emery96]

Am I the only person that thinks this ride doesn't look as tall as they're claiming it to be right now? They're claiming the tallest support is 240 feet without the cap, but it just doesn't look 240 feet to me. It barely looks 200 feet.

 

Perhaps when the support is capped it will be 240', but it is definitely not that high yet. The track beside that support should be sitting around 175' right now, and even thats higher than the uncapped support. Maybe they made a slight error and meant to say it will be 240' when capped.

[asimowalk]

The lift hill track has been installed up to the highest support as of today. It is now officially taller than Behemoth. I have a full construction tour & photo update that I'll post after I get home from work tonight around 7pm.

Sucks that they couldn't get the entire lift hill up before the season ended. Being able to see the highest point against the rest of the park would have been a great tease for the winter. I remember leaving on the last day of 2007 with Behemoth's entire lift hill up.

 

Looking forward to your update!

[kunpc1]

Cwcoasterboy and myself were treated to a construction tour today of Leviathan. There's many more pictures located in this gallery:

 

http://www.cwmania.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=242&page=1&sort=dd

The lift hill track was being fixed into place as we were arriving.

Everything was just being completed as we arrived.

The workers look TINY way up there.

Another piece for the lift hill.

A shot from the future entrance area to Leviathan.

Leviathan towering over Dragon Fire.

Leviathan is now officially taller than Behemoth.

The crown sitting and waiting to be raised into place.

Looking between Dragon Fire's loops.

Bottom of the first drop.

It's going to be a BIG drop!

Looking toward the future barrel roll/turn.

There are some interesting looking supports/anchors along the course.

These are what they lift the track & supports with to prevent any damage while being installed.

Portions of Leviathan lift chain that have been put together piece by piece by hand.

Lots of bolts to hold the chain together.

This is the machine that puts the bolts and the pieces of chain together.

All these crates are full of pieces of chain that have to be assembled then fed into the lift when it's complete.

[Bryce232]

Alright, I am now convinced that Leviathan is going to be massive.

[asimowalk]

^ I was convinced the second a giga was confirmed.

 

Great update! Thanks for the pictures. Did they give you a figure for the current height? I see one more section on that flat bed, which I'm going to assume is somewhere around 60' so I'm going to guess it's standing somewhere around 240'?

 

And it looks like we'll be hearing Mr. Autospeil going up the lift again! Would be totally awesome to hear a loud roar just before you go over the edge...

[kunpc1]

Ya, it's currently around 240'. I don't remember the exact height they mentioned. Still lots of surprises to come with this ride... From statistics still yet to be released to some final touches that will be done around the ride itself.

[DougMJr]

Kinda funny seeing that huge lift hill piece on the trailer of that big truck. If I was driving and came across that I have no idea what I'd do... Be cool to see a coaster en route for delivery.

 

I'm defiantly going to Canada's Wonderland next year, long overdue.

[Geauga Dog]

I love the shot of the lift from the future entrance area as the lighting is perfect. The small bit of sun makes the track really pop out with the dark clouds.

[kunpc1]

I'm always searching for that "perfect shot"!

[UnderCoverDrummer1]

I already thought that B&M spines including the oversized track used on various hyper coasters was big. Seeing the lift track of Leviathan, with a spine the same width as the rails...absolutely awe inspiring! I might just have to make a trip to Canada to experience this coaster!

[BaMiTsPaT]

In some of those angles it looks as though the supports and track are almost the exact same color. Also, It's going to be awesome to see those two huge B&Ms in one skyline! This might be my most anticipated for 2012!