Kings Island (KI) Discussion Thread

[PKI Jizzman]

It honestly does NOT look like the track is going to be steep enough to get up to that support...I looked at it from many different angles last night...it just doesn't look like it!

 

Looks can be decieving..

[PKI Jizzman]

This what I'm talking about....kicdude put it up.

[yankees15]

I sure hope they did not mess up any calculations, but I'm sure it's just an allusion.

[jamesdillaman]

^ Hahahahaha! Yeah, it's referring to greek mythology.

 

 

illusion ≠ allusion

 

-James Dillaman

[coolhandluke]

It'll make it.

 

[Content, relieved sigh]

 

I love optical illusions.

 

And the pace of the construction so far--wow, kudos to those guys in hard hats!

[PKIDelirium]

That's not quite right. That yellow support on the left will be the TALLEST support on the coaster, and will be right before the peak, not after the peak.

 

Anyway, bunch of good pics from today: http://www.kiextreme.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=361

Overbank turnaround location

Ravine progress

Bottom of the first drop

Massive lift climbing

Aerial overview

[coolhandluke]

^Ok, I was wondering why I couldn't get the peak to look right. Apparently I counted the supports wrong.

 

Great pics as well. That ravine will be a lot of fun to watch be filled in with lots of steel...

[PKI Jizzman]

I'm glad they are starting on new grass now. Unlike Firehawk.

[SFOGdude25]

Since it's been about a week since an update on construction, I'll post a small one.

The tallest support column is now up.

dmndbck.bmp

[PKIDelirium]

I'll have a major photo update from the KIE/ACE Diamondback construction tour yesterday up tomorrow. We went down and across the ravine and all the way back to the hammerhead.

[PKIDelirium]

All construction tour photos here: http://www.kiextreme.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=362

Almost to the top. Tallest support is in place, now to get the peak track installed...

Massive lift towering over the park, as seen from by the front gate

Giant crane with the tallest lift hill support behind it

Money shot!

Supports

"deadman" footer for the hammerhead

Another look at the second drop pullout

Back in the hammerhead turn area

Bottom of the second hill will go through here

Looking across the ravine from the back road

Support for the helix into the MCBR

[Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess]

Lookin' really cool already!

 

I really dig that splashdown! Wish Behemoth had it...

[gotdane]

I hope this coaster lives up to how awesome it looks. I can't wait to ride it.

[jamesdillaman]

^ It'll be the best coaster in the park, hands down, and that's all we can ask for. It may even be the best hyper in Ohio, we'll have to see...

 

-James Dillaman

[DiSab]

If we're talking strictly hypercoasters (200-299 feet) I have no doubt it will be the best in Ohio. But if we're talking best coaster-over-200-feet hyper, I don't think it'll be the best in Ohio, simply because of MF's first drop.

 

I could definitely see this as being one of the best coasters in the Midwest even. This ride is gonna have airtime, and a lot of it. I can't wait for Opening Day '09.

[Jive]

Totally off topic but how can Ohio claim that they're in the Midwest? Wouldn't Mideast be more appropriate? They're two states east of the freakin Mississippi.

 

[jamesdillaman]

Midwest includes Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa. It goes back to a time when Illinois, etc. was as far as the country went.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwest

Oh, and since this one will have a LOT more drops than MF, if it has any halfway decent air, I may actually enjoy it more...

 

-James Dillaman

[b&mforever]

If its anything like Nitro, which it seems closest to, it will most definitely be better than Millennium Force.

[hemmy]

Midwest includes Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa. It goes back to a time when Illinois, etc. was as far as the country went.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwest

Oh, and since this one will have a LOT more drops than MF, if it has any halfway decent air, I may actually enjoy it more...

 

-James Dillaman

 

The "Midwest" is only what each person perceives it to be, it isn't a defined area.

[PKI Jizzman]

215' drop at a 74* angle followed by 7 more airtime hills sounds good enough to put it above Millennium!

 

They are getting ready to top off the lift..

Can you spot the new piece?

Looking toward te construction

Already getting set for a new Beast entrance as the final helix goes in

[coolhandluke]

^^Not quite.

The Midwestern United States (also called the Midwest, the Middle West, and The Heartland) is one of the four geographic regions within the United States of America that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau. The region consists of twelve states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

On another note, I felt a bit depressed seeing that second picture ^. I really hope they replace those trees.

 

But yay for the top of the lift! And as much as I love Millie's drop, I think a mile of airtime hills will outweigh one prolonged "HOLY SHIT!" moment.

[PKI Jizzman]

Millie's drop is like, long and well, it takes a bit to get from the top of the lift down to 80*; it's not too much of a sudden drop.....Diamondback's is. It's going to be like...YANK! Haha...I can't really describe it, you just have to see how it looks! It's going to be great.

[thrillgeek]

^^LOL I'm sure they'll replace those trees. I hope they theme that area to make it look really awesome!

[jamesdillaman]

Midwest includes Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa. It goes back to a time when Illinois, etc. was as far as the country went.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midwest

Oh, and since this one will have a LOT more drops than MF, if it has any halfway decent air, I may actually enjoy it more...

 

-James Dillaman

 

The "Midwest" is only what each person perceives it to be, it isn't a defined area.

 

You're just mad because I forgot Kansas. I'm sorry, Kansas is also in the midwest, which as stated in the article I linked too, is a specific geographic region outlined by the united states census bureau.

[ElToroAddiict]

Just checked the webcam and it looks like Diamondback has been topped off!