Meteornotes Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Winter weather plays a huge factor. It's hard to do construction in ice and snow. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRACHEN_FIRE_FAN-BOY Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Winter weather plays a huge factor. It's hard to do construction in ice and snow. dt that's why they need to do more now, before winter hits them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 ^^^ There probably wouldn't be enough people to ride it at that time. Kids are still in school and it's too cold anyway at that time. They want to open a ride when the most people possible can ride it. That's probably why they opened Tatsu at SFMM in May, even though they are open year round (I believe). Why open a new ride in March when no one is going to be there to enjoy it? CP doesn't open until the first or second week in May anyway, so that's when their new rides open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 ^It likely costs a lot of money to hire a construction crew, have them do some of the work, then keep them on retainer during months when no construction can occur. I can see these "late openings" being a problem if the rides didn't open until half way through the summer, but opening a new coaster in May seems perfectly reasonable to me. I honestly don't really care when a coaster opens, as it's pretty rare that I make it to a park the first year something is operating. But that's just me... dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 All Im just saying it's a bit silly that things don't open earlier in the year. I just don't see why they don't do more construction faster, test it earlier, and open it earlier than May. Maybe Im just thinking logically... Maybe you're just thinking like someone who thinks they know what they're talking about, but in fact are just blowing smoke out their ass. Leave the building of roller coasters to the professionals. They know what they're doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRACHEN_FIRE_FAN-BOY Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 All Im just saying it's a bit silly that things don't open earlier in the year. I just don't see why they don't do more construction faster, test it earlier, and open it earlier than May. Maybe Im just thinking logically... Maybe you're just thinking like someone who thinks they know what they're talking about, but in fact are just blowing smoke out their a$$. Leave the building of roller coasters to the professionals. They know what they're doing. thanks for being a jerk: I never claimed to know anything, it was just my opinion. and yes, it might be wrong, but I have a right to say what I think, and I don't need you to say that Im blowing smoke out of my butt, because Im not. I didn't say that I "know" they can do this or that. I was wondering why they couldn't. so, thanks for being a jerk Carnage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Am I being a jerk, or am I just thinking logically? Maybe I came off a bit too harsh. But really, think about it. You don't just rush construction. It takes time to fabricate track, supports, and put it all together. If they could have the ride open tomorow they would. But better to take the time it requires to build it correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screamomatic Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 who the f**k cares dudes, relax, your fighting like two four-year-olds fighting over thomas the tank engine toys.. I work at Wonderland at Topgun now, and the public opinion is that Behemoth looks odd because there's no loops... yeah, there dumb.. jokes, no really most have no idea what it is, but if i tell them it'll be awesome they believe me.. And me and my pal kinda debated on the Behemoth trains on like, weather they are dumb or not, I think it takes the fun outta riding with three other friends, but it'd be nice to sorta have your own 'personal' seat to ride... i'll like it.. I wanna like, ride in every freakin' seat and find out which is the best... sounds lame but whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastrfreak2000 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 http://www.cwmania.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=6554#6554 Construction update (see link for pictures): - Large crane has been installed, probably to build last helix - Most of final brake run is finished - Many new track and support pieces have arrived, including the bottom piece for the lift hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparebear75 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Something else on the CW Forums, there is a picture of the drop and the way the support comes into the track it does in fact look like it's going to be a 74 degree drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 ^ Do you mean this picture? How can you tell from that angle what degree the drop would be? You can't even see the rails. Let alone how it will connect to the drop supports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplepills Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 And why would the published data be so different to the finished product? Just to agree with ^ Goliath @ SFOG. Photo from www.rcdb.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 ^^You can see the rails. They're those round orange things attatched to the trak that curve slightly at both ends of the pice. The yellow bit that sticks out like a triangle will be where the support connects, and will probably be facing straight down. Using that, you can very fairly judge the angle of the drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraken613 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Who cares what the exacts are this is still going to be CW's best ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 ^^You can see the rails. They're those round orange things attatched to the trak that curve slightly at both ends of the pice. The yellow bit that sticks out like a triangle will be where the support connects, and will probably be facing straight down. Using that, you can very fairly judge the angle of the drop. Wow, those are rails connected to that track? I had NO idea. Thanks for stating the obvious. I see two sections of track in that picture. And the one which looks like a drop piece is behind the other. You can't see it's rails, and how curved it is. Not too mention that it's hard to figure out the angle of drop without seeing how the support will be lined up. You can't even be sure that, that section is for the first drop, let alone the steepest part of the drop. There is no way you can look at a single section of track sitting in a parking lot and go "Yup, that drop is going to be exactly 74 degrees". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 ^Did I say exact? No I did not. The piece in front certainly looks like it's for the first drop, looking at the way the support will connect with the track. I don't think any oterh hill is going to be as steep as that looks. And the rail bit was sarcasm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 certainly looks like it's for the first drop Just stating the obvious because no one knows where it's going to go for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eltorobaby Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Why would CF lie to us and give us a 74 degree drop instead of a 85 degree drop? The drop is still going to be 85 degrees, things aren't always as they look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 The piece in front certainly looks like it's for the first drop, looking at the way the support will connect with the track. I don't think any oterh hill is going to be as steep as that looks. It looks too steep. That first piece looks almost flat. Looks more like the end of the final hill into the brake run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
307 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 The piece in front certainly looks like it's for the first drop, looking at the way the support will connect with the track. I don't think any oterh hill is going to be as steep as that looks. It looks too steep. That first piece looks almost flat. Looks more like the end of the final hill into the brake run. Bingo! We took some pictures and footage of it, but uh we're not gonna post any! NA NA BOO BOO. I work across the street from PCW, so I can probably take some construction pictures from my desk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jay Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 couple more pics that show some good progress. http://www.maj.com/gallery/gpn1975/gpn1975/October/october_11th_2007_001_1122x836.jpg http://www.maj.com/gallery/gpn1975/gpn1975/October/october_11th_2007_005_1122x836.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankees15 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 ^Thanks for the update! It looks like B&M is sticking with the steep lift hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 Ahh, it figures I move to the west coast and Canada's Wonderland which used to be only a few hours away, finally goes and builds an awesome coaster. Good to see progress, I hope to ride it someday when I visit back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Jay Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 ^Well, on behalf of the local population, your welcome to visit anytime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraken613 Posted October 13, 2007 Share Posted October 13, 2007 I like the steep lifts they are using. LZ at Hard Rock looks awsome with its steep lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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