_koppen Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Cookie monster looking down a tornado slide is absolutely hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 I am stoked for this coaster. Since 2019 was a HUGE travel year for me, I am taking it easy in 2020 and staying near home, so I am glad I still have a new coaster to look forward to riding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Another one from Reddit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Construction is cruising. The Hammerhead is up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 I hope the compact nature of this thing makes for a snappy (for a dive coaster) ride sort of like that pre-midcourse series on Yukon Striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superbatboy Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 This thing went up so fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Why is the hammerhead not considered as an inversion on this ride when the cutback on Hangtime is?? That looks more inverted than Hangtime’s element. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) Why is the hammerhead not considered as an inversion on this ride when the cutback on Hangtime is?? That looks more inverted than Hangtime’s element. Because there's no rhyme or reason to this at all and people just make it up as they go. Example: Dorney says that this is an inversion. I wouldn't try to make sense of what is and isn't an inversion since everyone has a different opinion including the parks and I'm not even convinced that THEY believe what they come up with. Edited January 23, 2020 by coasterbill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I’m surprised this hasn’t been posted already, but Emperor hit two major milestones on Tuesday. Track work was completed AND the first train was put on the tracks. I’m stoked to finally have a B&M dive machine here on the west coast - and only 2-3 hours away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Here's a picture I took of the completed layout! And one of the new train in the maintenance shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 So they went with vest restraints after all. That’s fine with me, though. They didn’t bother me on Valravn. Great pics! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Looks great. I don't mind the vest restraints too much either. They also make much more sense on these dive coasters with inversion-heavy layouts that include wing coaster-esque elements, like slow zero-g rolls and corkscrews. If the ride's drop was the only feature, it would be more irritating. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the B&Ms with vest restraints have a slightly lower height requirement, so maybe that was favorable to SeaWorld. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBrylczyk Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Is this the first dive machine with the vest restraints? That third row airtime is gonna be wicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Is this the first dive machine with the vest restraints? That third row airtime is gonna be wicked. Nope. Cedar Point's dive opened in 2017 with vests. Seems like if there's a slow inversion on the ride they'll get the vests. Yukon Striker has em too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pǝʇɹǝʌuı Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 This thing's looking awesome! I love the look of that last turn into the break run, I think that'll add a lot to the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Any guesstimates as to when this might open to the public? I'm probably thinking a little too wishfully for it to open mid-April, aren't I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I think April is a realistic expectation. Orion’s track work was finished only a week before Emperor’s, and its opening day is 4/11. Emperor will probably open around the same time. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillseeker4552 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 For what it's worth, Electric Eel didn't open until mid-May and had a very similar construction timeline as Emperor. I am anticipating a mid-May opening. If it's earlier, then great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pǝʇɹǝʌuı Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 IIRC the park has responded to instagram comments saying it'll open in the summer. Whether that means it'll be open by summer or it'll open in summer is up to question; I was personally expecting an April-ish opening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 For what it's worth, Electric Eel didn't open until mid-May and had a very similar construction timeline as Emperor. I am anticipating a mid-May opening. If it's earlier, then great! Electric Eel probably took longer to get up and running than Emperor will, simply because it has an LSM launch system as opposed to a simple chain lift. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Usually when a park spokesperson gives a date, they mean it literally. Thus it is best to have expectations of it opening between Saturday, Jun 20 4:43 pm CDT and Tuesday, Sep 22 8:30 am CDT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pǝʇɹǝʌuı Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Yes, exactly. Whoever runs the instagram account said the same thing yesterday in a post, for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vital808 Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 My construction mgmt firm actually bid on this project. We didn't get it unfortunately as I've always wanted to build a coaster but during the interview process they mentioned Memorial Day weekend was the targeted opening date. Seems like they may be ahead of schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgtlover Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Honestly, other than training and "breaking in" the ride for the summer season, there's not much reason to open it at that park, in particular, before Memorial Day weekend. as they are generally dead during the week. Outside of enthusiasts and locals, they aren't get that much of a spike from vacationers until summer anyway. It's a bit different with Orlando/Tampa with other parks that bring people to the area. With that said, they could easily have it open by or before Easter if they really wanted to with the track completed already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baffles Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Update from this weekend - looking good! [youtu_be] [/youtu_be] Full album - https://www.facebook.com/pg/XtremeCoasters/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2611694218943347 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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