Jew Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 ^I am not sure if this is on all inverts, but some actually have a drain system (little tube that runs down the side of the car) for that very reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatdan Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 ^I am not sure if this is on all inverts, but some actually have a drain system (little tube that runs down the side of the car) for that very reason. That's standard on B&M equipment I believe, but it alone doesn't do the job. As far as I am aware, Intamin and Vekoma inverts do not have this - but to be fair, their rails are painted in every instance that I can think of too, negating the need somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Westate Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 You know I think I've seen some B&M's where they don't have the little rubber tube running from the drain but Afterburn I know they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Mutts Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 ^ Nemisis Inferno at Thrope Park doesn't have them (I know because we were drenched with water coming out the cap on the lift hill). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Kentucky Kingdom replied to a comment and said Rocky Mountain Coasters has been working on Thunder Run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyRush Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Kentucky Kingdom replied to a comment and said Rocky Mountain Coasters has been working on Thunder Run. Thats awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfkk Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 ^ Good, now all they need to do is get Rocky Mountain to work on twisted twins too. (Iron Horse) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 You'll be surprised when you see it. Work on the train was only part of the work being done over the past month. Rocky Mountain Coasters has been hard at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazywolf88 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 ^ If that's not kick ass news I don't know what is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 ^^I'll admit, I did not see that one coming at all. Weird knowing Rocky Mountain Construction was pulled in, but also great to hear that they were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillerman1 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 What exactly is RMC doing to TR? Inquiring minds want to know. I look forward to hearing more about this "transformation?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 It sounds like just retracking. No new trains or Iron Horse, just lots of heavy refurb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudvayneimn Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 From some of the pictures shown on KK's FB page that's exactly what it looks like, just a thorough refurb; maybe throwing some topper track into the mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonni Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Is Greezed Lightnin completely gone now? Or are they still in the process of removel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 It is really great to see official confirmation that Rocky Mountain Construction is bringing Thunder Run back online. Hopefully this is an indication that they'll also be working on Twisted Twins... Those two could use some of RMC's special track elements to bring them back to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 (edited) How about this view? Today's photo is compliments of Bill Hargrave, Director of Development, Construction and Tech Services. He's out in the park watching the work being completed on Thunder Run. Looking good! Yes, we are working on more than just THUNDER RUN! I can't begin to guess the number of shingles or amount of timber used to repair buildings or the number of gallons of paint. All I can tell you - everyday we're making progress. Check this out - The Flying Dutchman is getting a new coat of paint. How many remember when and where they first rode this classic ride? http://www.whas11.com/community/Man-finds-class-ring-at-Kentucky-Kingdom-returns-it-to-owner-16-years-later-218726651.html Imagine it's the summer of 1997 and 31-year-old Jennifer Lobb was 15-years-old then, pleading with her mom Ellie. “She asked me if she could wear my class ring and I tried to talk her out of it. She was insistent, so I let her wear it and I said but don't lose it,” Ellie Lobb said. “And I lost it,” Jennifer Lobb said. Jennifer boarded the popular Blue Beard's Bounty wearing her mother's 1966 Manual class ring--held on her hand with some yarn. “It was on my finger when I got on and not when I got off so I was hysterical,” Jennifer said. Jennifer looked long and hard for her mother's treasure but it was nowhere to be found. “We kept calling Kentucky Kingdom to see if anyone had found it and turned it in but they hadn't. So over the years I just kind of forgot about it. I'd think about it every now and then and think I wish I had my ring,” Ellie said. Fast forward 16 years. The park's been closed since 2009. Now crews are preparing for its reopen. Tim McNutt was cleaning the ship two months ago when he spotted something shiny. “I thought it was a bubble gum ring at first and then it rolled around. I saw the stone that had the "m" in the middle of it. I said yeah that's a high school ring. I'll pick it out and try to find out whose it is,” McNutt said. He called Manual alumni, and with a little work, they found Ellie. Ellie thought her class ring was long gone but now she's got a friendship with Tim McNutt and a bond with the Bounty that will never be broken. More than 15 years later, Jennifer is finally off the hook. Edited August 8, 2013 by jedimaster1227 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfkk Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 That is great! If it was any other operator they probably would have they would have just thrown it out or left it in lost and found. But Kentucky Kingdom searched the school and called people just to return a ring. If that isn't good customer service I don't know what is. I think this place could rank up with Holiday World if they continue to put in the care and do more things like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 That's a great story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arby Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 This was great! Too bad the media didn't find more good things to report about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfkk Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 ^ Yeah, because with the parks past reputation (under Six Flags) Kentucky kingdom needs all the help they can get to re-establish their reputation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfkk Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Here are a few more pictures of Kentucky Kingdom. I will add more pictures soon. Greezed Lightnin is gone. Greezed Lightnin footer Roller Skater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfkk Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I am back. Sorry about the quality as I took the pictures through a car window. This sign is going to have to come down soon. They are re-doing the exterior of some of the entrance buildings. I couldn't quite snap the picture fast enough, so I don't blame you if you don't believe me. This truck said rocky mountain coasters on the side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GayCoasterGuy Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I'm still pouting over the loss of Greezed Lightnin'... but it looks like they are hard at work trying to make the park a nice place again. I remember back in the early 90s when the park was shiny new; there was a lot of stuff painted that maroon color. Was that part of the theme? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfkk Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 I am not sure what color you are talking about because I wasn't alive in the early 90's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GayCoasterGuy Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Maroon.. it's just a color Vampire (the park's Vekoma Boomerang from China*) was that color. It seemed when the park was new, every other thing there was maroon. The train on Thunder Run was maroon, too. *There was a plaque in front of Vampire describing how people were afraid of the ride in China, so Kentucky Kingdom purchased it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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