Goooose Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Now THAT'S what I'm talkin bout! Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yay101 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 How tall is the overbank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilrider Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 ^Someone posted awhile back it is 125 ft., with the twist and shout (the lower overbank) at about 60 ft., but I am not sure. That looks about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Now we're talking! This thing is going to be massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goooose Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I have a feeling the first drop will just barely fit on this webcam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 ^Someone posted awhile back it is 125 ft., with the twist and shout (the lower overbank) at about 60 ft., but I am not sure. That looks about right. Yeah, the two top parts of the twist and shout are about 70 feet. The overbank turn is about 125 feet according to the height board they presented at the Gurnee meeting before the ride was announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCasual Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I have a feeling the first drop will just barely fit on this webcam! Yeah, looks very much like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goooose Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Another bent making its way up. Won't add any height but will make the structure more dense from the webcam's perspective as they place bents around the curvature of the overbank. That airtime hill is going to hurrrrt (so good). Coming off a 125 foot hill and hitting a 60 foot hill.. Can't wait. This ride not only meets the needs and desires of the coaster industry right now, being an RMC and a record breaker, but it also, in its small footprint, fills several voids in Great America's roster of coasters and elements. Overbank turns... pretty much nonexistent at great America. Raging bull was built at a time in which full circuit coasters never dropped steeper than 65 degrees or banked more than 50/60ish (sitdown coasters). while we have unique ejector air on the first drop of bull (Raging Bull and El Toro have the best first drops in the business. Better than New Texas Giant's), and plenty of air on Viper and eagle, we really don't have THIS level of negatives in the park just yet. A dive loop: we finally have an immelmann on X-flight, but since we got a first-generation B&M standup and no floorless in the late nineties/early 2000s, our park has never had a proper dive loop. Then there's the zero g stall, which NOBODY has, and finally, a proper 85 degree first drop off the lifthill, with now 5 foot drop like bull. Crazy to think about but an uninterrupted first drop is rare in our B&M dominated park. Yes I know, we have Viper and Eagle, but this feels different. Its a more high-tech gadget and those conform to more traditional designs with traditional trains. I'll try to get over there either today or tomorrow to take some pictures from off property Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I love how the webcam shots started out as almost a Where's Waldo of coaster spotting, but now it's quickly becoming a visual feast of bents and track. I'm glad I've finally gotten into following coaster construction updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopScreweD Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Ssssssstunning any time of the day. I really hope they put a killer light package around and in the structure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 ^ A light package would be amazing! Also, the construction crew has done a great job putting more bents onto the structure - the ride is starting to get really big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 8 weeks from today until Six Flags Great America opens and 11 weeks until Goliath opens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 ^I guess that means they had better finishing this quickly and I'm also thinking if the first drop will fit in the image or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willthegolfer Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 New pics on screamscape from outside property near the employee lot. www.screamscape.com/html/six_flags_great_america.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I love how much smaller that floater hill is right after the 125 foot overbank turn. There's about a 60 foot difference between the two which means you should fly over that hill at a great speed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 ^And also means it shouldn't be floater but ejector! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 ^And also means it shouldn't be floater but ejector! Correct. I'm just calling it a floater because that's what RMC and the park has labeled that drop on the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Now I am curious that once they finish the banked turn, will the dive loop or the first drop go up next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 ^Given that the structure for the dive loop is still wood, I'm guessing it will take longer so maybe it'll start going up first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithPlus1 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 8 weeks from today until Six Flags Great America opens and 11 weeks until Goliath opens! They better be hauling ass for it to be open in 11 weeks!! We shall see. Going to be awesome to see the finished product! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAMTABSFGAm Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Does anyone get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Does anyone get it? Got it. Muah ha ha ha! Clever for this page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAT_OG_ROLL Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Funny how we are talking about Demon on page 666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 ^Ohhhhhh. I think I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribar Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Now I get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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