lbeeler Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 so its official the design has changed (not a big deal) pictures coming soon...... Disappointing, but maybe it's true that they decided the ride will have lost too much speed by that point. I wouldn't want them to build an element if they didn't think it would deliver. the new element is very impressive I will say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeFanshee Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 so its official the design has changed (not a big deal) pictures coming soon...... Disappointing, but maybe it's true that they decided the ride will have lost too much speed by that point. I wouldn't want them to build an element if they didn't think it would deliver. the new element is very impressive I will say. Do you happen to know what the element is or have pictures to share? Would love to see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbeeler Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 so its official the design has changed (not a big deal) pictures coming soon...... Disappointing, but maybe it's true that they decided the ride will have lost too much speed by that point. I wouldn't want them to build an element if they didn't think it would deliver. the new element is very impressive I will say. Do you happen to know what the element is or have pictures to share? Would love to see! overbanked helix. I did have pictures but they didn't turn out great so I didn't post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhimburg Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 so its official the design has changed (not a big deal) pictures coming soon...... Disappointing, but maybe it's true that they decided the ride will have lost too much speed by that point. I wouldn't want them to build an element if they didn't think it would deliver. the new element is very impressive I will say. Yeah, I drove by on the way to work yesterday and I was surprised with how cool it looked. Pictures don't really do justice to how tight and banked that thing is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyKingdomMike Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 3-17-16 Mark Brunner Storm Chaser Photos on Facebook Mark Brunner Storm Chaser Photos on Facebook mobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SixFlagsAstroworld Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 The storm is so close... I gotta chase it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Its going from a huge banking helix straight to a flat turn at roughly the same height? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbeeler Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Its going from a huge banking helix straight to a flat turn at roughly the same height? there's a drop after the helix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 ^Followed by a nice head chopper element. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fooz Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Its going from a huge banking helix straight to a flat turn at roughly the same height? there's a drop after the helix. I realize that, I mean that it seems like it's heading into that flat turn pretty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midgetman82 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 A bit of non-lethal laterals never hurts to try! I'm all for it! The storm is so close...I gotta chase it Quote of the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannerdw Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 That mouse turn into the brakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyKingdomMike Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 3-18-16 Mark Brunner Storm Chaser Photos on Facebook Mark Brunner Storm Chaser Photos on Facebook mobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbeeler Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I wonder if they're planning to use two queues? because it looks like both gates area still in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFOGdude25 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Yay! They are using the other side of the station as a storage track! Two train operation!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahill04 Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I drove by Storm Chaser this morning to see how things were going in person, and got really happy when I saw that the coaster had one or two pieces of track left if it weren't already done. I didn't want to take too long taking these pictures since I was driving my roommate's car, but here's what I've got. Hopefully testing will start soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmerleeberry Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 oh man I'm even excited about Storm Chaser and I don't have any plans to visit Kentucky Kingdom this year. Isn't that a mule kick to the head or what? From reading the last ten pages of posts in which some have complained that the coaster looks "ugly", of course it may look ugly, but this coaster is still under construction and the structure and everything around it looks all torn up. This is true to all manners of constructions. But after the building has been completed, the landscaping done, and all the paint's dry, this area is going to be beautiful - so beautiful in fact you can look at it in awe and get high - even though you didn't take anything. As for the next construction project, I believe the park should install another walkway and place it around the Roller Skater and connect it to the 5-D theater. It was two years since the last time I was there, so I don't know if this is practical or not, but another walkway would make perfect sense. STORM CHASER - ARE YOU CHASING IT OR IS IT CHASING YOU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbeeler Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 New pictures from Mark Brunner FB. Over bank helix Transfer track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Looks fantastic! That little drop after the helix looks like a major head-chopper! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeFanshee Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Maybe I'm looking at the picture of the transfer table funny but I'm not really understanding how it works with the transfer being in front of station instead of behind like usual....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lbeeler Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Maybe I'm looking at the picture of the transfer table funny but I'm not really understanding how it works with the transfer being in front of station instead of behind like usual....? I've tried to figure it out also lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeFanshee Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Thanks! Glad to know I wasn't the only one who noticed. By the rate they're working at, it probably wont be long until we find out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njcoasterguy34 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 It just means they send the train around empty when they transfer it on. Thunderhawk at Dorney Park is like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 That little drop after the helix looks like a major head-chopper! More like a chest-chopper. Holy crap that's low clearance, haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 It just means they send the train around empty when they transfer it on. Thunderhawk at Dorney Park is like that. It looks to me like it's a full transfer table, so there's no reason why they can't transfer a train over then back it into the station while holding the other train on the final brakes. Granted, I've never seen a coaster transfer a new train onto the tracks and not test it immediately, so it'd likely get sent around empty regardless. But this way they can put the restraints down before they do so to make sure they're working fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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