alpengeist04 Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 ^ I noticed that too. :? I believe they mentioned 181 feet in the official announcement and now they keep mentioning 188 feet. I'm not sure which number is correct.
Hercules Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 Well, Kingda Ka is 456 feet and the banners that they had made that are in the station say 458 They keep saying 456 though.
alpengeist04 Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 Well, Kingda Ka is 456 feet and the banners that they had made that are in the station say 458 They keep saying 456 though. That's true, good point.
MF310ryb Posted December 7, 2005 Posted December 7, 2005 I spoke with an employee regarding the banners it was a miss print on the part of the company that made them.
Hercules Posted December 8, 2005 Posted December 8, 2005 OH MY GOD IT IS ALREADY RUSTING AND FALLING APART!!! THERE ARE ASHES ALL OVER!!! IT MUST HAVE BURNED!!! Oh wait, that's right, it snows here It's looking pretty good. I can't wait to see it get topped off.
alpengeist04 Posted December 8, 2005 Posted December 8, 2005 Hey GAcoaster, Was construction delayed at all with the snow? Thanks.
GAcoaster Posted December 8, 2005 Author Posted December 8, 2005 The park is being cryptic about that, but it seems like the weather has and looks like it will continue to delay work. They were originally saying top out by Christmas, now they say they'll top out by the end of the year.
Hercules Posted December 8, 2005 Posted December 8, 2005 Oh no, I hope this doesn't turn into another Kingda Ka situation. I was thinking that Kingda Ka was a lot different, but they way they are stating things makes it sound very similar.
MF310ryb Posted December 8, 2005 Posted December 8, 2005 Well I don't think this will delay it as much as Kingda Ka since they don't have to go as high and the problems they may encounter during testing wont be as big as Kingda Ka's but we are expecting about 7 inches of snow tonight since another storm is heading are way and we still have about an inch or two left from the previous storm beginning of the week.
Rider117 Posted December 8, 2005 Posted December 8, 2005 New update found HERE Expect more by tonight, ET looks HUGE in person[/url]
Hercules Posted December 8, 2005 Posted December 8, 2005 We are supposed to get a little bit of ice too, so that can't be a good thing. That is basically what I was saying, it is not Kingda Ka, but they had been setting dates and times to get to certain things done and they had to keep being pushed off. I know it is not Kingda Ka, but any kind of construction deadlines that aren't met can't be a good thing for just about any coaster.
Rachel127 Posted December 8, 2005 Posted December 8, 2005 It looks amazing so far, hopefully the weather won't delay construction too much. Also, hopefully SFGadv will maintain it and not let it fall apart after a few years.
Rider117 Posted December 8, 2005 Posted December 8, 2005 More updates at East Coast Coasters and at GA Insider
chilled182 Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 chuck you beat me to it. We only have a half of the pictures up though, we still have to upload mine.. so check back frequently! its sure to be a sweet ride. http://eastcoastcoasters.com/gadv/120805eltoro.htm thats directly to the update. enjoy!!
robbalvey Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 Are the photos not working? I just see red X's (see above)
Rider117 Posted December 9, 2005 Posted December 9, 2005 New update on GADVUpdates... http://gadvupdates.com/12-8-2005Update1.html
redunzelizer Posted December 10, 2005 Posted December 10, 2005 'Nother bunch of pics, directly from on site... 8) http://www.coastersims.com/norestraint.asp?action=viewarticle&articleid=155&page=1
MF310ryb Posted December 10, 2005 Posted December 10, 2005 Did I read one of those pictures right? No bridge so they are disconnecting those two areas. GADV is one of the few parks that is not flowing into each section. I was happy when they created the boardwalk entrance to Golden Kingdom. Did they say why they were doing this at the photo shoot? They really should keep it so the parks crowds flow smoother. It will cause a lot of congestions in the area near Golden Kingdom and Plaza del Carnaval.
Rider117 Posted December 10, 2005 Posted December 10, 2005 Yes, sadly there will be no bridge connecting Toro to Medusa.
coasterguy618 Posted December 10, 2005 Posted December 10, 2005 ^Yea that sucks. Also El Toro will have a cable lift as said on http://www.gainsider.com/.
haux Posted December 11, 2005 Posted December 11, 2005 A holding brake before the cable lift? Why not just make it go straight out of the station like Intamin hypers? Also, a cable lift on a woodie is cool. I was waiting for Intamin to do this. Next we'll see overbanked turns.
coasterguy618 Posted December 11, 2005 Posted December 11, 2005 ^They couldn't make the cable right out of the station because there would not be enough room and that is just the layout of El Toro.
Nitro X 230 Posted December 11, 2005 Posted December 11, 2005 A holding brake before the cable lift? Why not just make it go straight out of the station like Intamin hypers?quote]This couldn't happen because the train has to go through a turnaround to get to the lift hill....
coasterCrAzY505 Posted December 11, 2005 Posted December 11, 2005 Did I read one of those pictures right? No bridge so they are disconnecting those two areas. GADV is one of the few parks that is not flowing into each section. I was happy when they created the boardwalk entrance to Golden Kingdom. Did they say why they were doing this It is going to be a service path.
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