michaellynn4 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 ^ Interesting. At first glance, I also assumed the "yellow" track was just some of the unpainted orange reflecting in the sunlight, but now that you mention it, it does seem as if there's now true yellow track. That would look really cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invertalon Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Quite sure that yellow is the primer, pre-orange paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Ya'll are probably right, I don't know jack balls about professional painting so... In other news: (via Hershey's FB page) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThemeParkJunkie51290 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 That picture is just breath taking! And they still have more lift hill to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Wow, that looks so huge already, just dwarfs all the buildings there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SK4494 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 I can already tell Candymonium is going to be a park hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 I can already tell Candymonium is going to be a park hit Wow, a B&M hyper being a smash hit with parkgoers? Don't make too bold of a prediction there or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 I am still so tickled that we're going to have an Intamin and B&M hyper both the same height and speed right next to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biker7766 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Thinking about heading to the park next weekend, either Saturday or Sunday. Anyone have any insight as to what crowds to expect? I’m thinking Sunday will be lighter, but what’s the average wait on Saturday? I may do the Preview night (2.5 hours), and then come back all day Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 Sunday will be much less crowded than Saturday. Saturday's can get so crowded that even smaller coasters like Trailblazer can have an hour wait with no water park open to spread out the crowds. Sunday wait times can vary. I have been there on a Sunday in October when it was 70 and sunny and mostly walk ons and last year it was cloudy and in the 50s and the major coasters can had up to 30 minute waits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 OK WTF with that outerbank B&M? I'm liking the looks of that. Photo Via Hershey's various social media outlets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 That looks like a pretty neat element. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 That photo is photo shopped or something else is very weird. The whole section is jagged and misaligned... I don't know if it's actually an outward bank or not, but that photo is very suspicious looking. It's also very odd that they would release such a strange photo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) I see what you mean, its probably a panorama. Its on the parks FB page, and that outward bank was included in the rendering if you look closely (around :30 seconds in, again around 1:38) [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Edit: is "outward bank" and "outerbank" the same thing? Im not that much of a nerd. Edited October 24, 2019 by boldikus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 (edited) My assumption was that they used panorama mode on their phone or something because yeah, it's a bit odd. The rendering did show that as an outward bank though. Edit: ^He beat me to all of that. lol Edited October 24, 2019 by coasterbill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 When I originally saw the rendering, I was wondering if that outer bank was a mistake. I'm glad it's reality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 ^ Same, that's why I got so excited when I saw it for real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILinator Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I had noticed that in the original rendering as well, and had hoped it would be an actuality. Looks like it is, so that's great! I've said this before, and I'll say it again... B&M has really been doing a great job in recent years of adding new, and exciting elements to their various coaster designs, keeping them both fresh, and also running counter to the old stereotype of B&M as cookie cutter, safe, and to some, boring (not to me at all, but...) You can tell their designers are not content to rest on their laurels, and watch RMC, Intamin, and MACK be the only manufacturers adding forceful and unique new elements. I see this with Orion, as well as this coaster, as that first element, which is a giant "wave turn" basically, definitely seems to draw inspiration from RMC. So while they are still delivering that reliable, and for the most part predictable B&M experience, it's nice to see them adding some new touches in, and providing unique thrills to each individual coaster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 I just got back from the park, it was a good night for an enthusiast, not so great for anyone who was looking forward to the flat rides and for kids going to the kiddie rides. There were 33 rides closed (I counted while waiting in line for Storm Runner). I'm not posting this to complain, just to warn anyone planning on going to the park the next 2 weekends that there are more closed rides than usual (last weekend even on a Saturday more rides were closed than normal too). Fahrenheit, Ferris Wheel, Frontier Flyers, Kisses and Reese's Triple Towers, Pirate, Sidewinder, Skyview, The Claw, The Howler, Tilt A Whirl, Wave Swinger, Whip, Twin Turnpike Speedway, Scrambler, Wild Mouse and the Thunder side of Lightning Racer were all closed. The rest of the rides closed were kiddie rides and I saw in some sections of the park that 1 ride operator would operate 2 of the kiddie rides going back and forth between the rides. The good news was other than Comet earlier in the evening and Laff Trakk, the coasters had under 15 minute waits for the most part. The longest line in the park was for trick or treating. The line had to go at least 100 feet past the entrance arch. The Triple Towers also had seatbelts added sometime in the last 6 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B&MIntaminGCI Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 If Candymoniums helix dive thing rides similarly to Fury's treble clef dive, it's going to be AWESOME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 The Triple Towers also had seatbelts added sometime in the last 6 weeks. Does the seatbelt attach to the restraint like most S&S towers or is it the lap belt that has been added on a lot of towers this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 The seatbelt attaches to the restraint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwimjim Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 hey whats springtime in the park like? i hate crowds and i know this park is one of the most continually crowded parks so trying to find days for next year to visit where wait times will be low. i don't know if queue times website is accurate but it seems that sundays in may and june (other than memorial day weekend) are the best bet. but easter sunday looks pretty quiet too, we usually go to great adventure easter sunday and everythings open, and the place is -dead-, does hershey usually have everything up and running in april or is there a lot of rides closed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 ^ I went to opening day last year and almost everything was open. The exceptions were the water rides and Fahrenheit. Storn Runner was down almost all day, but it did open the last two hours. As for crowd levels, most coasters were below a 20 minute wait. The seatbelt attaches to the restraint [attachment=0]IMG_5562.JPG[/attachment] At least it isn't the capacity killing lap belt.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 I don’t know the source of this photo, it’s making the social rounds. Shows off that element a bit better without the pano distortion of the parks photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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