robbalvey Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 May 3rd - Terminator Salvation: The Ride UPDATE! Hey everyone! We are back from our trans Atlantic cruise, so that means more Terminator updates for all of you! There has been a TON of progress in the past couple of weeks! Check it out below, but you'll see the station fly-by, transfer track area, lots of buildings being framed (I'm assuming pre-show buildings), what looks like the first pieces of area theming on site, and the entrance SIGN! And something very interesting appears to be happening on the ride...but read the update below to find out! (Oh, and be sure to try to answer the Email Dan question!) Enjoy.... Oooh! We have SIGN! Here is today's cyber-cam shot. As you can see the ride is almost done! Quite a difference a few bulldozers, new wood and a couple of years make, huh? Work is being done on the station (to the left) and the transfer track area (to the right) You can already see some queue is getting set up, and hmm...what is that I see...let's take a closer look... Could this be...theming??? Have a look at the sign and the bridge. Zoom out just a little and you can see something being built just on the other site of the bridge. What could that be? Another look at the current construction. Lots of framework going up. I wonder what those could be for? Pre-show buildings? On-ride photos? A slightly more zoomed out shot of the entire ride. Not much wood left over now! A few random popsicle sticks laying around. Hmm...two of those things do not belong...let's take a closer look... I wonder what those beat up cars are for? Oh, they must be for Goliath! My bad! Here's another look at the entrance area. Let's check out another angle! Oooh! Peek-A-Boo! What's this I see? I spy TWO TPR members in this picture! Do you know who they are? If you know, EMAIL DAN! mrt0ad13@aol.com The first 10 people with the correct answer will get a TPR Bag-Of-Crap! Winner every time! Hmm...looks like another building getting renovated? (Or even demolished?) Maybe this will be Terminator Salvation: The Shop! With all this goodness going on, in the "disappointing" category, the restrooms by the ride opened back up, and while some work was done (new stall doors, etc) they didn't look that much better than before. There wasn't even a baby changing station! C'mon, SFMM, if you're going to be "family friendly" you should be adding the things that families need that you'll find at other parks! And from the other side of the bridge you can see some more work being done. Up, it's a bridge. Wonder what that shed will eventually be? Ahh, this is still one of the prettiest shots you can get! Ooh! Station fly-by! Yay! Random track. More station fly-by. Well, this is interesting.. Are they tunneling in that turn around? Sort of looks like it! So maybe THIS is what happened to those X2 tunnels! GCI Station Fly-by = AWESOME! Another look at the very DENSE first drop! Want another station fly-by pic? Ok! My doctor told me that I need to have at least three random track pictures per Terminator Salvation: The Ride update. Very interesting... More random track! And one more look at the entrance...that's right Terminator Salvation: The Ride...it won't be long now! See you in a few weeks! Thanks for reading! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Wow. Drooltastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 It's amazing how much sfmm can do in one week, last week none of those walls or pre show building frames, were there, the locker hut was just a frame, and most importantly that sexy signage wasnt there. I'm starting to think that the trolls working the late shifts theory is true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 This ride and all of it's bonuses are looking awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloneCaptain38 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Awesome pictures. It's looking fantastic, and love that entrance sign, it's better than I thought it would be. The little structure by the bridge is lockers I believe. I believe they may be working 24/7 to get this thing done on time, because don't they need a week or two to test the trains? They probably have workers all night working on it, using large light lamps to see. I can't wait to see the progress by next week, they'll probably be testing the trains, and we'll all see what they look like. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooksta77 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I think the themeing on the ride is going to look awesome, The Sign looks great, only a few weeks until opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 LOL, that was a great update Robb. Thanks! It's so weird that a "typical" GCI could have me so pumped to ride. This ride (as far as elements go) just doesn't look very exciting. However I do get a kick out of the idea that SFMM will have a wooden coaster worth riding again. And I'm excited to see the theming as well. Should be fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrenaline90 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 This ride is looking more and more amazing every week!! I can't wait to ride this thing! It caught my eye that they also might be building a tunnel right after the station fly-by.[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 This ride is looking more and more amazing every week!! I can't wait to ride this thing! It caught my eye that they also might be building a tunnel right after the station fly-by.[/img] Which image were you talking about? I noticed that too but didn't want to mention anything because it was hard to tell. Good thing to see those old X2 tunnels are being put to good use! --Robb EDIT - I see what picture you're talking about... Yep, that would appear to be a tunnel they are building! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoastinGS Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Ooh - tunnels on a GCI. That doesn't happen too often, does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I noticed that too. How sweet is that. TUNNELS!!!! cools. and the turnaround too. they will probably fully enclose that because i saw that they fully enclosed the track at that turn too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Diana and I were out at the park today for awhile and saw the Terminator sign. She got a picture of it with her phone and sent it to me to post, but the one you posted is better, so I don't need to post mine. This ride is looking great and I can't wait to ride it. I doubt I'll make it to media day, but I'll get there. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jds03 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 ...I wonder if they will be using any of the big fabric amoeba tunnels they were planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Force! Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 ^Actually, I believe those sold at a cheaper price and sent to Mickey's Fun Wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixflagsmagicmountain Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Nice update Robb. Speaking of emailing Dan for a bag-of-crap, I never got my box-of-crap from like almost two months ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Monte Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Ooh - tunnels on a GCI. That doesn't happen too often, does it? I seem to remember a tunnel on Roar West as well. It's been years since I've ridden it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikeo Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Awesome! There is a LOT going on in that area. The station is gonna be in the middle of quite the bustle of activity. The queue is gonna go under the structure a lot too, which is awesome. Gotta love the Jeep. Maybe during Fright Fest they could switch out Terminator's Jeep with B:TR's cop car. For the on-board audio, it would be SO awesome to have just a small snippet of Christian Bale freaking out. Maybe that is what the second pre-show building is devoted too? "You want me to trash your lights?!?! You want me to trash em?!?!?!" That's all the theming I could ask for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumba830 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Ooh - tunnels on a GCI. That doesn't happen too often, does it? Because Hades is hogging all the tunnel..... Edit: Crap hades is a Gravity Group Oh well it still is the king of tunnels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebl Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 "I seem to remember a tunnel on Roar West as well. It's been years since I've ridden it." (Manic Monte) It's been almost ten years since I rode it, and I don't believe there are any tunnels, but there is a covered section with open sides if memory serves. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atem122 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 ^haha he beat me to it Ooh - tunnels on a GCI. That doesn't happen too often, does it? I seem to remember a tunnel on Roar West as well. It's been years since I've ridden it. Roar has a kind of partially enclosed tunnel, it has a roof, but no real sides, just pylons to hold up the roof, we're probably looking at a real tunnel here, which is what I like to see, that'll bring sfmm's tunnel count up to 4! (including gold rusher's lift) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastercrzyjames Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Terminator sure is looking great! I'm really looking forward to riding it my next trip out there. I've only ridden one other GCI, Gwazi, so I'm sure this one will be excellent. I'm really liking the tunnels. And I just noticed from the pictures, are those spotlights on the top of the sign? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartnz Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 It's good to see an actual prop at SFMM. That hasn't happened in a while, has it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRapidsNerd Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Well this one's just ripping along now isn't it? Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robotyaadigg Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Does anyone know if there will be a Media Day Camp out for this coaster? is so.. When? Tatsu's Media Day camp out was so fun, would like to attend another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobbit Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 looks awesome, I want to see the POV. and hope that i can ride it next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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