djboss302 Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Wow It looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis97 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Why does it look like in some of the pictures while going through the tunnel if you have your arm out to the side you'll hit the wall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefatman22 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I went to the park today but the usual wait time for any ride today was about an 45-hour. We go to ride X-flight first smooth as always we rode the left side. Then we rode demon and I almost lost my cell phone, it fell out of my pocket midway through the ride caught it mid air. Then we rode American eagle, that hade to be the worst roller coaster I rode today I it my head of the head rest and blacked out towards the end of the ride. Ten we rode batman we got the last train that was the best ride of the day even though I had the head ache from American eagle. To finish of the day we rode the Indoor batman and finished with Superman Ultimate Flight. Ten I bought a goliath shirt earlier on the day an I got the "golden Ticket" to ride goliath Sunday June 1 from 12-2 in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoopScreweD Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Small observation I had from today is that batman desperately needs a power wash and paint there are sizable chunks of paint coming off and the entire track not supports looks very grimy. Also they still don't have the wheel covers on which ruins the aesthetic of the ride slightly, they were sitting in the transfer are all neat and clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Okay, is it just me, or do the colors on Goliaths drop seem to alternate. I even tried to zoom in, and the track seems to line up perfectly... Am I the only one seeing this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Okay, is it just me, or do the colors on Goliaths drop seem to alternate. I even tried to zoom in, and the track seems to line up perfectly... Am I the only one seeing this? It's just the ends of the track segments which are not painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 The top layer of the track hasn't been applied there. They need to fill those sections with grout through those holes before they apply the top layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 ^^ &^ Ahh, that makes sense now! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 One more piece is being lifted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis97 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 If it takes 5 hours for every piece we are in trouble :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_koppen Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 The construction crew is doing a pretty kick-a$$ job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goooose Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 They are working sundays now, and they worked until 8:30 last night. I also read on sfgamworld that crews are getting there at 3:30 am now. I am not sure of the credibility of the claim but I have finally stopped worrying about the timeline for this attraction's opening. They have not pushed back media day and they are giving the general public exclusive ride time tickets with the purchase of any goliath merchandise. People are getting tickets with two hour windows of unlimited rides, like 12am-2am, for example, on June 1st. So the official opening is the second or third, depending on if they have a season passholder preview day or not. And since the ERT times are all night long, as we have known already because Club TPR members had the option to sign up for an event that starts at 3:30 am, they will be able and the certainly will be testing 24/7 once the ride is ready for testing. If they are willing to run the ride with screaming passengers in the middle of the night, they will certainly be able to run it with silent water dummies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosephus Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I was looking to go to Great America this week but I'm hearing I can't buy flash passes until this weekend. Its quite a drive for me so we only go if we can get some Flash Pass action. Do you even need one at this point in the year anyway? I just don't want to be stuck in long lines with kids on school trips. Anyone been there within the last week? Bosephus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I was looking to go to Great America this week but I'm hearing I can't buy flash passes until this weekend. Its quite a drive for me so we only go if we can get some Flash Pass action. Do you even need one at this point in the year anyway? I just don't want to be stuck in long lines with kids on school trips. Anyone been there within the last week? Bosephus Last Wednesday I heard there was no one there except a few school buses. Apparently the longest line someone waited in was X-Flight and was just under 10 minutes because the dispatch was slow. I'm going this Wednesday and I'm hoping there's not too many buses. This will probably be the least busiest week day for the rest of the year until maybe late August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goooose Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 None of the area's school districts are on summer vacation yet, and with the late spring, i doubt anyone realizes its even open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 None of the area's school districts are on summer vacation yet, and with the late spring, i doubt anyone realizes its even open. That's good to hear. Most schools in my district finished last week or finish this week but I wasn't sure about the Gurnee/northern Chicagoland schools. Sounds like this Wednesday or Thursday may be the best days to go for quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandallDuell Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Wow, looks like they have just a section or two of lift track left to complete the lift/drop track (obviously they still need to fill then finish the topper). Do we know about what kind of lighting they are putting on this thing, btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 ^ I saw some small lights from yesterday mounted on the turn into the lift (wish I had a picture to show you - maybe next week I will get one.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBears Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 ^^They'll probably just have a few lights on the catwalk that will light up at night. I believe this is also required in case they need to evacuate a train on the lift while it's dark out. Update: It's 7:10 and they're still out there working. I have a feeling they will be staying late the remainder of this week and next to finish this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glouthan Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 ^Looks like they are lifting up a piece of lift chain return. Saw them doing that yesterday from inside the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I went to the park yesterday and Goliath is looking fantastic! If you're interested, I did post some pictures over at Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/115122102@N02/sets/72157644739748494/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRCT3 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Awesome pictures! SFGAM really is a beautiful amusement park. DSC_5373 by alexsabatka, on Flickr I love this shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 ^I really like the look of the wood on the darker brown steel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildStangAlex Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Yeah, I like the color combo, as well. I've heard a lot of people saying "I thought it was going to be brown." In this shot, you can clearly see it is, in fact, Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcjp Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 ^Awesome pictures! By the way, does anyone know why this batman is the only B&M invert with no wheel covers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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