TheDarkMaxim Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 ^When I drove by it I couldn't believe the scale of Banshee, I think it looks huge from 71. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I hope to make it to KI sometime this year. I have got to get these credits I've missed over the years! Have not been to the Park since Italian Job's opening season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Banshee looks so beautiful this morning, especially without all the snow around it: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 ^ It sure does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 That would have been amazing to have a water effect on backlot. You mentioned they were to drift, how so?? From what I heard, the concept Paramount approached Premier (might of been the other way around, not sure) was to have the back of the cars "drift" when it went around a corner, or basically the car part of the chassis would swing out to the side. The tech apparently wasn't ready so they decided to not include it in the final coaster. Premier did end up making a concept that was shown at IAAPA 2010. Apparently the coaster was sold to a park in Abu Dhabi, but have yet to see it appear. http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=189&linkid=9775&pageno=5 Maybe someone reminded them that front wheel drive cars don't really drift... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. M Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 That would have been amazing to have a water effect on backlot. You mentioned they were to drift, how so?? From what I heard, the concept Paramount approached Premier (might of been the other way around, not sure) was to have the back of the cars "drift" when it went around a corner, or basically the car part of the chassis would swing out to the side. The tech apparently wasn't ready so they decided to not include it in the final coaster. Premier did end up making a concept that was shown at IAAPA 2010. Apparently the coaster was sold to a park in Abu Dhabi, but have yet to see it appear. http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=189&linkid=9775&pageno=5 Maybe someone reminded them that front wheel drive cars don't really drift... I seem to remember from my days watching Top Gear that this isn't really true, I remember them being able to drift just about any car they wanted. Not that I know much about it or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I wonder when The Bat transformation is expected to be completed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterStreak Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 New webcam angle. They moved the close-up view of Banshee and turned it to face The Bat. It's a good look at the progress being made on it. I'm really liking the orange and the dark gray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 ^ I love that ride. Suspended coasters are usually pretty tame rides except for their finales. That one is bugnuts crazy all the way through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aCoasterStory Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 The Bat is going to look awesome once they're done painting it. It'd be epic if they brought back the bat heads on the trains. I always thought it was cool how Flight Deck ran right up next to the support structure for SoB. I'm going to miss that. I think there's enough room between the Bat & Banshee for a nice wooden coaster that could bring that element back. I'm sure GCI or RMC could build something really cool there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPSFMMCW Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 ^ That would be great. A nice GCI would be awesome back there. Of course, at the earliest, that probably wouldn't happen till 2016, or more likely, 2017 or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 ^Forget 2017. Cedar Fair Parks usually go 4-6 years before getting a new coaster. We probably won't see anything until 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 The Bat is going to look awesome once they're done painting it. It'd be epic if they brought back the bat heads on the trains. I always thought it was cool how Flight Deck ran right up next to the support structure for SoB. I'm going to miss that. I think there's enough room between the Bat & Banshee for a nice wooden coaster that could bring that element back. I'm sure GCI or RMC could build something really cool there. I think that would make the area look extremely crowded. I'd rather see a pathway between the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 That would have been amazing to have a water effect on backlot. You mentioned they were to drift, how so?? From what I heard, the concept Paramount approached Premier (might of been the other way around, not sure) was to have the back of the cars "drift" when it went around a corner, or basically the car part of the chassis would swing out to the side. The tech apparently wasn't ready so they decided to not include it in the final coaster. Premier did end up making a concept that was shown at IAAPA 2010. Apparently the coaster was sold to a park in Abu Dhabi, but have yet to see it appear. http://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/photo.php?pageid=189&linkid=9775&pageno=5 Maybe someone reminded them that front wheel drive cars don't really drift... I seem to remember from my days watching Top Gear that this isn't really true, I remember them being able to drift just about any car they wanted. Not that I know much about it or anything. *going off coaster topics for a bit* You can get FWD cars to go sideways, but it's not 'drifting' in the traditional sense of being able to have a controlled swing of the rear end. You're right in that you can do it, but usually getting a FWD car to go sideways will require a quick counter-steer if the car is set up right, or tearing the crap out of your e-brake. More or less all you're really doing in a FWD car is getting into the turn quicker, but it really ends up slowing you down through the corner. It's way more of a trick than being effective. Drifting is actually pretty silly, but it looks 'cooler' in movies than driving for real speed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 The Bat is going to look really good when finished. I can't wait to ride it and Banshee this summer! Is there any word on a possible re-theme of the area? Action Zone doesn't exactly seem like an area to contain The Bat and Banshee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Anybody know what the height requirement is/was on the bat? I wonder if they raised it like iron dragon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 The website says 48", but I believe it has been that for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traincrossin Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Construction going on around Banshee's station. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 ^Forget 2017. Cedar Fair Parks usually go 4-6 years before getting a new coaster. We probably won't see anything until 2019. Well Cedar Point just got a new so called "Coaster" in the Gemini Midway.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 By Cedar Fair's standards that's actually a pretty nice station. I'm impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I like the Gatekeeper station And we have a new man in charge. Do we know what's going under the station? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I like the Gatekeeper station I like it but there's no theming (which is fine since the coaster doesn't have a theme). In this case it looks like they're going for an old cathedral, vampire castle kind of look and while I'm not exactly confusing them with Universal or Disney, it's more than I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Do we know what's going under the station? Thats where the giftshop is going to be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 He was in charge or CEO of Disney. I hope he carries this into other Cedar Fair parks. I really hope we can get a dark ride similar to Canada's Womderland in the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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