Diamondbacker27 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Do you guys like The Joker next to Medusa? I feel like the park is so tiny they could come up with another color scheme. Instead of having two coasters of the same track color. I mean, granted The Joker is mainly brown wood, it still bothers me deep down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COASTERelic Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Do you guys like The Joker next to Medusa? I feel like the park is so tiny they could come up with another color scheme. Instead of having two coasters of the same track color. I mean, granted The Joker is mainly brown wood, it still bothers me deep down. not to mention the green is only on one rail. Not a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted February 7, 2016 Author Share Posted February 7, 2016 TPR was on a construction tour today! Joey will update you with lots of pics soon! But for now, here's this one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Ooooooooo ooooooo. That's it. I'm done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 ^^That's looks completely insane, which makes sense for a ride called "The Joker." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 (edited) Today, TPR got invited for a construction update tour of The Joker! They are doing an amazing job at transforming Roar into The Joker. There is still quite a lot to do, but what they have finished looks amazing and we can't wait to see more! Thanks to Marc from SFDK and the Rocky Mountain Construction team for giving us a tour of the construction! It's going to be a whole new experience when it reopens! Good thing I'll have a hard hat! All ready to start the tour! I do like the colors! Up close and personal! Fresh wood ready to be put to good use! Heading back to the station. Lots of metal! RMC has their own custom built trailer from coaster parts! There will be a lot of changes when this ride reopens! The old photo tower What the left wheel will see! Won't be able to stand here in a few months! Lots of footers Where Roar used to go through a hill I would be 100 times more scared to ride this high in the air! Up close shot of the track and the bracing This looks like it could pull a lot of G's! It looks all nice and new! The first drop This really looks amazing! Lots of work to be done! Random metal pieces They were working on getting a few pieces for this part in place today. Lots of wood and curves! I'm really hoping the ride flies through this part! Nice little hops before the lift hill Those are important numbers and letters Fresh pieces of steel just waiting for wheels to roll over them. This piece is getting prepared to be put into place Lots of stuff going on here Random support It's getting twisty! I can't wait to see what ends up here! Getting it all ready for the track Some giant cogs for the new chain The underside of the track Out with the old! You did well old Roar parts. Now you can rest in peace. Tons of old random parts from Roar All the secrets of RMC are in this shed. Heading towards the lift hill The pre-lift area looking towards the station Looks like a fun start to the ride! This is the old chain motor housing Looking back again towards the station Under the lift hill Some bracing for an leaning track piece Just waiting for the track! Looking to add track soon! Lots of random wood cuttings Looking through the lift hill This is where the new chain assembly will go Standard footing Nice little hops Still a bit of work here Can't wait to see the part of the ride when it opens! They were working on putting two more pieces on here today. The bottom right are the pieces getting prepped to be put in place Those are some serious hydraulics to be able to lift that crane! Can't wait! It's really going to fly through here! Random painted parts They can fit a lot of track in pretty small area! Nice long sweeping turn. In case you forget which way the train is supposed to go Another extreme closeup! The first drop! This picture doesn't get old! Another look at the first drop This is going to be an amazing ride! It's going to be an amazing looking ride! It's amazing how many footers there are! Installed curvy track. This will all be filled in soon They hugging one last time. Lot's of stuff all ready to go! All ready to be lifted up and installed Some random lonely pieces Going vertical! These could probably be substituted for money among theme park nerds New chains all wrapped up like presents It's amazing to me that engineers can look at this mess of wood and turn it into an awesome ride! Thanks Marc, SFDK, and RMC for giving us an amazing tour! The rest of the track is being stored in the parking lot under securities watchful eye! Edited February 8, 2016 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking86 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Awesome pics, thanks for sharing! That first drop and inversion look incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Great pics! This is going to make the park's already nice skyline look even more awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTPM Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Thanks for the pictures, always great to see a construction tour. Looks like there's loads more to do, but it'll look fantastic when done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Thanks for the photos, Joey. This is one ride that will prompt me to visit Discovery Kingdom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i<3coasters Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Awesome pics Joey! Can't wait for them to announce the opening date so I can book a trip to get up there and ride this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Thanks Joey, I can sense the excitement in your selfie, and it doesn't even look like they fed you. I'm really looking forward to the ride's completion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedlr Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 My brain is tired now after looking through all the awesome photos. Thanks for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterfreak101 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Oh my god, that's gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCT3Bross Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 The picture's subtitled: "This picture doesn't get old!" and: "Another look at the first drop" very remind me of the announcement trailer, a part I absolutely just love. Thanks for making these in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Loving the pre-lift. Thanks for the photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 They've done it again! They've switched the exit of the roll out of the stall from the animation. The animation shows a clockwise roll, stall, and clockwise roll exit. Now you can see by the steel ledgers that it's a clockwise roll, stall, and counter-clockwise exit - Much like Goliath and Twisted Colossus! It's extra funny, because TC's animation had the same thing, and it was changed in real life too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitro1118 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I am very glad that with the new I-Box coasters they are developing the track with no paint in the spot where the wheels will run. For some reason the paint rubbing off on the wheels caused a lot of issues with previous installations, especially WC, so it's nice they've fixed it. It is weird that it looks like they did the stripping manually, though, as the strips seems uneven around the edges. Either way, it should be running at top condition from the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Thanks to Marc from SFMM and the Rocky Mountain Construction team for giving us a tour of the construction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TM3988 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Thank you so much for the update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Thanks to Marc from SFMM and the Rocky Mountain Construction team for giving us a tour of the construction! Whoops! Fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i<3coasters Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 They've done it again! They've switched the exit of the roll out of the stall from the animation. The animation shows a clockwise roll, stall, and clockwise roll exit. Now you can see by the steel ledgers that it's a clockwise roll, stall, and counter-clockwise exit - Much like Goliath and Twisted Colossus! It's extra funny, because TC's animation had the same thing, and it was changed in real life too! Noticed this as well. Think it may just be an RMC signature at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWingRider Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 The pics show the ride is coming along great! Im excited to see it when it's done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Farmer Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Loving the pre-lift. Thanks for the photos! Aren't those bolts going to make for quite the bumpy ride? heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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