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RE: Project Madrid: New Hamlet? Giga Coaster? 315' Tower?

Thomas said:
At least that has some substance. This thread is like reading the world's longest, most pointless run-on sentence.
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RE: Project Madrid: New Hamlet? Giga Coaster? 315' Tower?

Well, today we have learned that some stuff might not be from a reliable source, and found out that this is the stupidest thread on the forums. Pretty successful if I do say so myself!
 
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This is getting out of hand.

This thread is for discussion of rumors surrounding Project Madrid. Any comments about how this thread makes you feel, are off topic and best left out of this thread. Sarcastic replies, for the most part, add nothing to the discussion and should be left out as well.

Please remember to think about what you post before you hit submit.
 
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Celticdog said:
There is a lot of speculation on starting date of this project. BG still has to submit a Plan of Development to James city County for review. That plan will need to contain some elements of the attraction, but more importantly it will need to show limits of disturbance, erosion and sediment control measures and stormwater management facilities. Once those drawings are submitted they become public and can be viewed by anyone. James City County officials will need to review those drawings. That process takes at least 30 days. I'm sure JCC will issue some comments and revisions, which will take time to address and then a second submittal with another review of about 30 days. This basic process for submittal and approval is approximately 90 days. After approval, there is an assortment of paperwork that must be done prior to actual construction. It is possible to start as early as January, if they submit within the next month.

I'm sure there will be a few individuals who will state that BG is exempt from the standard review and approval process. While BG may get preferred treatment by JCC, they are not exempt from the Virginia Erosion Control Regulations or the Virginia Stormwater Regulations.

Someone should keep an eye out at JCC for new projects submitted for review.

There is also the pending FAA aproval do to the height and close proximity to an airport.  If I remember correctly the public feedback timeframe on that is till the end of the month.  I am not sure how long they have to review those before deciding on if they will give the go ahead or not.
 
RE: Project Madrid: New Hamlet? Giga Coaster? 315' Tower?

Nicole said:
Is there any proof new electrical work in the DF station?  All we have seen evidence of is the removal of Bitten sets.

We know that there is ultilty work going on in there area. As it had been seen by myself and others. There are also permits on file for it. We DON'T know thT its electrical or that its directly related to the DF building. The permits on state that they are for laying conduits not what will be going through them and only give a general area. When I saw the work it appeared to be going toward the DF building but that would also be a logical location to park and stage equipment and supplies for work on the general area.
 
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Any wire being installed in that flexible orange conduit mentioned earlier is communications, or low voltage (110 volt). Power to run any launch platform would be installed in hard conduit, somewhere between four and eight inches. This would be trenched, and potentially have concrete poured over the top of it.
 
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About a year and a half/two years ago I was pulled into one of those little houses/offices in England to do a survey for the park. I strongly recommended adding a new country, likely Spain. Did anyone else have this experience and if so what did you recommend when asked in the survey what you'd like to see in the park?

I'm not sayin, I'm just sayin.
 
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I've probably done the survey three or four times in the past two years...usually the survey was geared towards the special event going on at the time (Food and Wine, Howl-O-Scream), but I have suggested Spain in the "additional comments" area as well, especially since it's been rumored for years.
 
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Thomas said:
This is officially the stupidest thread on the forum.

And yet, you keep coming back...


horsesboy said:
There is also the pending FAA aproval do to the height and close proximity to an airport.  If I remember correctly the public feedback timeframe on that is till the end of the month.  I am not sure how long they have to review those before deciding on if they will give the go ahead or not.

My experience with FAA reviews tends to be fairly slow. You are correct about a public input/comment period. It's usually a 30 advertisement period with a 30 day input period. FAA could take another 30-45 days to review everything before providing comments/approval.
 
RE: Project Madrid: New Hamlet? Giga Coaster? 315' Tower?

There is a possibility the orange conduit is associated with the DAS (distributed antenna system). There was a submission to JCC, case #C-008-2017 and then updated under case #SP-0084-2017 to install a network of antennas and support systems throughout the park. These can be found on the JCC Casetrak website.
 
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Celticdog said:
There is a possibility the orange conduit is associated with the DAS (distributed antenna system). There was a submission to JCC, case #C-008-2017 and then updated under case #SP-0084-2017 to install a network of antennas and support systems throughout the park. These can be found on the JCC Casetrak website.

What's a distributed antenna system? Something to do with WiFi? Cell Phone reception? Walkie Talkies?
 
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You got it, but I would expect WiFi and/or VHF 2-way radio.  Basically, at a very high level, all it does is separate out the base station from the antennas and allows you to spread out (hence the "distributed" reference) the antennas to increase the coverage of a radio system.  So think of a WiFi access point with many antennas hooked up to it to increase coverage but not require deployment of new access points (and whatever uplinks needed) all over the place.

Been to a large airport, hotel, arena that offered WiFi? Quite likely they had a DAS.
 
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So, there is a general color coding system for conduit/pipes and a different color coding system for MisUtility for spray painting to mark said conduit (and pipes) once they are already underground and their current color coding system is as follows:

Conduit:
Red — Fire alarms systems
Green – health care systems
Blue — data communications
Yellow — High voltage
Orange — Fiber optic or coax systems
Purple — Security systems

MisUtility Markings:
Red - electric power lines, cables, conduit, and lighting cables
Orange - telecommunication, alarm or signal lines, cables, or conduit
Yellow - natural gas, oil, steam, petroleum, or other gaseous or flammable material
Green - sewers and drain lines
Blue - potable (drinkable) water
Purple - reclaimed water, irrigation, and slurry lines
White - proposed excavation limits or route
 
RE: Project Madrid: New Hamlet? Giga Coaster? 315' Tower?

I would have though the sewer lines would be 'brown' in color. Cause, you know.......poop.
 
RE: Project Madrid: New Hamlet? Giga Coaster? 315' Tower?

Guys the wait is over. Larry Giles finally went back on his words. Due to my sources, I can confirm that we will be seeing an Intamin Accelerator in 2019. It will be contained in Festa Field and not be crossing the Rhine River. It will be the tallest inverting coaster in the world, a long with the world's tallest inversion. The peak of the ride will be the 312 foot tall loop. This loop will be achieved thanks to a 100 mph LSM launch. The ride will be 5,658 feet long and it will include many elements. The elements include: loop, zero-g roll, cobra roll, airtime hills, and a horseshoe roll. On the way back to the station after the mid-course break run, the train will run on track on the top of the loop in a top hat fashion. I am unable to show the full layout of the ride as the only picture I received was cut in half. Please see below for everything that I have to show.
 

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RE: Project Madrid: New Hamlet? Giga Coaster? 315' Tower?

I feel like people on this thread don't realize that this guy posted purely satirically.. Obviously it's far from legit, but that's the point, I assume. I mean at least I got a laugh out of it. Now on the other hand, if trolling on the forum is allowed or not is a different issue.
 
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