Mechanic Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 ^ Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqueefa Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Grizzly needs the G&L treatment. (Gasoline and matches) Â I'm for it! Pass the marshmallows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 ^I'll bring the chocolate bars and the roasting sticks. Anybody want to sign up for the graham crackers? Â How's Goldy's station coming along? I haven't seen any pictures for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 ^ When i was last out at the park (April 3rd), it looked like most of the station was done. Right now they're just going around and double tightening the bolts as well as putting corrugated roofing on the tunnel, station, and transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robman Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Speaking of the station, the park posted this picture yesterday on Facebook. View from the station! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster-crazy Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Man, that carousel looks so beautiful! ...oh, and so does Gold Striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 If they did remove Grizzly, do you think CF would replace it with another Coaster being it took so long for them to get GS, or do you think it would be replaced with a flat or two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 If they did remove Grizzly, do you think CF would replace it with another Coaster being it took so long for them to get GS, or do you think it would be replaced with a flat or two? Â I know Grizzly is wanted to be torn down and has been brought up a million times on this thread, though I don't see the coaster leaving anytime soon. Grizzly has good ridership and is one of the most popular rides in the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 That may drastically change soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robman Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 At the park now, the frame for the sign is up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fire Guy Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Even with just the frame up the entrance looks amazing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Agreed, it is looking quite striking! *rimshot* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 ^^^ With all of the other GCIs out there, how come Renegade is the one always used for those "coming soon" pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmcdllr Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I WANT TESTING VIDEO!!! Â It's not officially true until the train starts running the course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJnCFL Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I can hear it zooming by already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robman Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Today I went to the park for a few hours as I had some family members that needed to process their passes. When walking up to the entrance I was immediately able to see the shiny metal that has been added to Gold Striker's tunnel. The sun really reflects off that metal and really "strikes" you as your looking directly at it. Once inside the park, the pass processing line went much smother than last weeks opening day. Â Fast forward to about noon, my brother and I decide we will wait for Grizzly since the line is only and the station and it should go quick right? WRONG, we waited over and hour because of the insanely slow dispatches, then mother nature decided to rain so they had to shut down the coaster an put one train in the transfer track. All said and done we finally got on, an hour and a half later. Â Here's a video of them pushing the red train into the transfer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80f6rIJtGyY Â Other than that it was a pretty good day! The park was crowded which I didn't like but im really glad to see that attendance is much higher this year. Â Lots of Gold Striker pictures ahead! Before heading into the park lets take a quick look at the stadium. It's shaping up quite nicely! Walking up to the main gate. Hey what's that shiny stuff on Gold Striker's tunnel? They have started to put the metal roofing up! Even closer look at the roof. Looking at the ride entrance but wait, something is missing! That's a little better! Looking into the queue. Some of the awesome landscaping near the entrance! Possible pathway for Fast Lane? I know the exit will go through the gift shop/on ride photo booth. Possible Fast Lane path under the station? A look at the Celebration Plaza turn. I'll end the update with a shot of Vortex's loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 90 minutes to ride Grizzly is just nuts, especially if it was just a station wait Too bad earlier's light mist crippled Grizzly operations even more than it already is...Reducing Grizzly down to single train (in its current situation) is like getting kicked in the balls while being blindfolded... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqueefa Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I'm going to stop calling that a tunnel, and start calling it a sweat box! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacoaster09 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Is the bottom of the tunnel (underneath the track) closed in as well. In the pics it looks like it's not... I thought the PR said it would be completely enclosed top,sides, and bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 ^ The bottom of the tunnel isn't closed in quite yet. But looking from the ground up into the tunnel when you enter, its already looking pretty dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Is the bottom of the tunnel (underneath the track) closed in as well. In the pics it looks like it's not... I thought the PR said it would be completely enclosed top,sides, and bottom. Â I think they still have some infill to put in. But if there is ventilation, at least screams won't be so bad...referring to those high pitched shreikers... Gonna come off the ride deaf...bringin' me some ear plugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robman Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 If there is no ventilation in that tunnel I will be dubbing it the "Scream Box" since when ever you go through a tunnel people like to be as loud as they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqueefa Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Instead of "take the tunnel", it should be "take the sauna!". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Fire Guy Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 when ever you go through a tunnel people like to be as loud as they can. QFT, and I can tell why. Â It's pretty bad on SCBB Giant Dipper, and it happens on the vast majority of my rides. One particular ride proved to me that even in that last slow straight bit before the lift (where one can CLEARLY see the light ahead), shriekers will still shriek just for the hell of it. On that ride, one girl behind me screamed like 10 or 20 times during the straight bit, not stopping until we were completely clear of the tunnel. Â To sum it all up: long dark tunnel + first drop = 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999 x infinity% chance of shrieking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolercstrluvr Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 CGA should start selling gold ear-plugs for the first drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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