Blue Turbo Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Lots of progress on the dive loop today. It's looking great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Wow! That new track work went up quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmullin Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Looks like the track will be done in just a little while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Turbo Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 They also managed to get another support up before the end of their work day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Looking at the curvature of the track in the bottom of the drop I'm guessing this thing will have to pull some nice Gs. Can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveStL Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 There will be Bigtime G's at the bottom of the drop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 There will be Bigtime G's at the bottom of the drop! Â ...but as the story goes it wont even get hauling until about halfway through the course of track...can't wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 At this rate of progress, the track work could very well be complete by the end of January. It really is looking great too! I cant get over how stunning that first drop looks! This addition was definitely a step in the right direction for KI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrocoasterkid Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 A pretty fantastic set of screencaps from this morning by TheBEASTunchained and then TombRaiderFTW over at kicentral: Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Wow that looks awesome! Spooky.... Nice to see some progress on the dive loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Well, it fits with the theme...right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbanLegend Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 That first picture looks like it's straight out of some sort of found-footage horror movie. Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrocoasterkid Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I think what really surprised me is when I noticed the two screencaps were only 3 minutes apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koasterking48 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Hopefully the park will run some major fog machines on the Banshee because that would be awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 ^ It would be nice, but I don't count on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2012jarrett Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 There was fog around the gravestones on the parts of the ride that were close to the ground in the night POV rendering, so it might be a possibility. I bet they just put heavy misters (Afterburn's tunnel, Apocalypse, Iron Dragon) around them at most. Not sure if that's even possible, honestly. The others were in man-made structures, where as these would have to be on the natural ground. I want to say the system works like a fountain but I'm not sure. Even if they do, though, I bet it gets turned off after 2013. Â Liking the look of those dive loop supports! That thing shoul be intense! As much as I think it'll look stupid going through it, it'll ride like a dream. After my last park trip, I'm hibernating until April because the wait is killing me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmicha Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 I remember when Serial Thriller first opened at Geauga Lake they had misters/fog machines (not sure which) around the entire ride so the ride was always shrouded in fog. It was a super cool effect and obviously possible if they do so choose to bother. I'm not going to hold my breath, but if they do it it'll be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2012jarrett Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I remember when Serial Thriller first opened at Geauga Lake they had misters/fog machines (not sure which) around the entire ride so the ride was always shrouded in fog. It was a super cool effect and obviously possible if they do so choose to bother. I'm not going to hold my breath, but if they do it it'll be awesome. Now that you post that, I looked up pictures of it at Geauga Lake and I couldn't help but immediately notice its resemblance to Banshee. The layouts are nothing alike, but with the colors of it (pink-ish red and blue) and it being inverted and having what seems to be a (horror) themed station, it almost looks like a low budget Banshee. I never got to go to GL but looking at it online, Cedar Fair didn't build Serial Thriller. I almost feel like they might have been slightly inspired by it, though. Â Though other than appearance, the rides probably aren't different. I've not been on an SLC but I hear B&M inverts are better anyway (I HAVE ridden four, soon five inverts, and they all rocked!) so Banshee'll probably ride better, and the hues they picked for Serial Thriller are icky, but Banshee's shades are amazing. It feels like they might have had Serial Thriller on their minds when they were coming up with Banshee (whoever's in charge of colors and the like). I doubt it and maybe the resemblances I see are subtle enough to be negligible, I was just reminded of Banshee looking at Thunderhawk during the Six Flags era. Â And if anything, seeing those shots of the mist on bare ground just made me eat my words with a side of fries. That means it's definitely possible for Banshee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmicha Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 I still wouldn't expect it to happen. Those fog machines never ran when Cedar Fair owned the park as far as I remember. I'm pretty sure they really only consistently ran in the early years and once it became Six Flags Worlds of Adventure it was rare. But they were indeed really cool and added a lot to the overall feel of the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGolay Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Got some good shots at the park today. It was cold and wet early on, but great nonetheless. The weather cleared and the crowds came in later on. Everything was running smoothly and Banshee looks incredible. Can't wait to see more updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Very nice pictures! There is just something about a gloomy day at a Theme Park in the Fall that I find to be so beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiisncoasterz Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Once again it was time to go to Kings Island. The line at the front gate was large for a sunday. I may have been because they were giving out Charlie Brown bobbleheads to the first 5000 guests. When i got back to The Beast it was empty. I got in 2 rides without leaving the station. Later on i rode Backlot Stunt Coaster, Adventure Express and Flight Deck. Its empty under the Fd station. I wandered over to Soak City to check out the action over there. Afterwards i went to Graveyard Shift and Ed Alonzos show. On to the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koasterking48 Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Mason and Kings Mills are always so pretty around the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Looks like it is coming alone nicely. Seems the dive loop will be unique with its different looking shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 And it's HUGE! That's going to look really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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