COASTER FREAK 11 Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 Footers damage the ground and are hard to remove after the coaster retires. I guess they are trying to build as less footers as possible. I honestly don't think this is correct in any form, lol. As well, its much harder to remove one giant footer then several smaller ones...
Moose Posted February 13, 2014 Posted February 13, 2014 It's likely a function of the quality of the soil in that location. If the ground can't support much load, you'd have to go deeper, resulting in more cost per footing.
RideofSteel Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Another update from their facebook page... Looking great!
rcjp Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 ^Oh, that doesn't look so bad after all. I was afraid the tower would look like arrow's mess of supports but it's not that bad
coasterfreak101 Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 It's gonna bother me to no end if this thing isn't symmetrical.
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 There is another added support on the other side, its just had to see in that pic. I am genuinely surprised that they needed to add additional supports to the tower to add this ride. Its a pretty beefy tower to begin with, but I guess it was needed, lol.
KBrylczyk Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Looking good so far! It's gonna bother me to no end if this thing isn't symmetrical. Suck on this -
coasterfreak101 Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 ^I've been on the Eye in London, but it didn't bother me! It's more the side-to-side appearance - the Eye looks like it should be supported on one side, but Ka's tower looks like they just forgot the other side!
COASTER FREAK 11 Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 ^Look closer on the image, you can see the other side.
KBrylczyk Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 ^ Nah, he's right. The London Eye has even funkier supports, actually.
CPSFMMCW Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 A photo on screamscape showed that kingda Ka had received more supports for the tower and that the orange parts for Zumanjaro have appeared on site. I recommend checking it out. www.screamscape.com
coasterfreak101 Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 ^Posted on the previous page. Another update from their facebook page... Looking great!
Vonni Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I do wonder why those supports were needed to add Zumanjaro? I don't know anything about ingineering though, so I'm sure there is a reason lol!
Locostitch Posted February 25, 2014 Posted February 25, 2014 I do wonder why those supports were needed to add Zumanjaro? I don't know anything about ingineering though, so I'm sure there is a reason lol! My guess would be now not only do you have the weight and force of a 10 ton train running at 128 mph but now you also have massive amounts of weight and force beibg added on by a drop tower.
Mkj3322 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 I do wonder why those supports were needed to add Zumanjaro? I don't know anything about ingineering though, so I'm sure there is a reason lol! I'm studying to be a structural engineer and my guess would be the fact that one side of the tower would have extra weight now. I suppose the supports in the back help balance it out.
coasterfreak101 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 ^Same major and I would agree. Those supports are likely sitting there in tension keeping the tower from rotating forward. Curious that they didn't go with tension wires as they'd be less noticeable (and maybe cheaper?) but I do like how they managed to tie this in to an existing structure.
rcjp Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 ^Makes sense that they're in tension as the weight of the drop ride parts as well as the force generated by braking the cars will put some stress on the front of the top hat.
michaellynn4 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 The people over at GreatAdventureHistory.com just did a walkthrough of the park this past weekend. Highlights include several shots of a Rolling Thunder-less Plaza del Carnival. http://www.greatadventurehistory.com/GATrips_Winter_2014_02_19.htm
gerstlaueringvar Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 The top of the extra supports are at about the same place where the brakes start. I think it is there to provide extra support to the force from the brakes.
boldikus Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 So after years of neglecting my dormant coaster obsession, I am starting this season out with a bang. Just received my SF season pass in the mail and am tentatively planning a day trip to SFGA on opening day (April 12th) for a day of nothing but coasters. Now, I'm thinking Kingda Ka will likely be closed if construction is still happening on the drop ride but hoping to get an idea of others experiences while attempting to do opening day. I did read the section in this thread about 'Scout Day' happening but according to the parks calender, its Teacher Appreciation Day. I'm curious to know, based on your past experience - Will crowds be light or heavy on a typical opening day? Will a lot of the coasters be closed? While I'm thinking everything will be tested/tuned up before opening day, I am picturing maintenance dudes ironing out kinks that arise once the public has arrived. Is this overall a bad idea? LOL I'm hoping that because its so early in the season weather wise, your average theme park goers will not be around. Is this often the case? Thanks for any info/opinions/help. _joey
Ccron10 Posted February 26, 2014 Posted February 26, 2014 Looks like they went in with a scalpel and carefully took out Rolling Thunder. I wonder if they kept the queue untouched for a reason? I guess we'll find out if it stays like that during the season.
Vonni Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Where was the Haunted Castle located in the Park?
KingdaKaDude1 Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 Where was the Haunted Castle located in the Park? In old country it is now where the old bumper cars are.
KBrylczyk Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 ^ Didn't that entire section of the park disappear a few years ago?
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