Honestly their social media replies are always kinda bizarre lol
News Project 2027/Skyland/Purple: Bakunawa (Mack Giga Shuttle Xtreme Spinner)
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Great Adventure is out there trying to play mind games right now lol
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Two more shipments arrived on 4/12. 31K LB and 38K LB
Edit: most have been labeled in KG but these are in LB
Two more shipments arrived on 4/12. 31K LB and 38K LB
Edit: most have been labeled in KG but these are in LB
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And the weather through Saturday will be 60-80 degrees. Clear sky’s. Hopefully they make some tremendous progress
I am really hoping for a twist element on the top of the tower! It would be incredible hanging upside down 300ft + with only a lap bar. I think a twist could be possible but have to wait and see for more track! If we do get a twist on the tower, it could be the world’s tallest inversion. Maybe we get a surprise.
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Coliwood posted this picture today
Zooming in, sure does look like a paved path under no?
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Much of the ground under where this ride is going was pavement before construction began. I'd say its premature to interpret it being some sort of indicator of a path between the Boardwalk and Golden Kingdom.
Edit: Ohhhh....were you referring to what looks like new-pour concrete, separated with the black/red short "walls"?
A twist has been confirmed by the track pieces on-site for a curve around the tower. They've been there since early days. We'll be at the least sideways at some point near the top. Not sure about a full inversion, though. Will depend on how things fit together up-top.
That might still be old pavement. That's where the media folks walked during the last site visit. Unless they pulled and replaced it.
It's the old emergency access road.
paintervision
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Hear me out: What if they built a ramp up, bridge over the launch track, and ramp down into Golden Kingdom instead? There's enough room next to Barrels of Fun to pull that off.
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That would have to basically be enclosed (whether by netting or building) to prevent people from throwing stuff at a moving train or the track, right?
Yeah there would almost certainly need to be a lot of netting on the bridge to prevent that from happening, honestly thats the only reason I'm skeptical of this happening. I do definitely think there needs to be some sort of viewing area for the launch, almost like what Ka originally had before the accident.
I wonder if SF (by extension of legacy CP) would be weary to do so from the TTD lawsuit. I know everything has changed about the launch and all, but I can really see a world where they don’t really have this ride have much pathway interaction.
paintervision
Coasters: 653 🎢
Unlike Ka, there's no catch car/cable launch to worry about here. Loose objects may also be less of an issue if they do double-sided lockers and use metal detection?
They could do something like this (this photo is from Wing Gliders testing before they added nets around the log sections next to the bridge for the ride's safety envelope). This even kinda looks like what I was picturing with a "Boardwalk" look, even if it's probably made out of concrete with a themeing treatment added on. It would just be at the end of the straight launch track on Project Purple.
Similar to The Flash's pathway under the ride, this would provide another way in and out of the land. Only difference is, the walkway would be elevated under the ride?
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paintervision
Coasters: 653 🎢
Yeah I was responding to the comment about the closed Ka viewing area. This ride is less risky to put people close to, unlike that ride with the Hydraulic launch mechanism. Don't have to worry about cable snapping, parts shearing off the catch car, etc. hitting guests in close proximity.
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I would still think there’s going to be some degree of trepidation from letting people be close to the ride.
paintervision
Coasters: 653 🎢
It's not a problem at The Flash? Only difference is the train speed and spinning vehicle aspect on this one, and going over the ride rather than under.
I'm more concerned about making The Boardwalk a huge dead end. If they connected back to Golden Kingdom, maybe that pushes up the priority on redeveloping that space sooner?
Hollywood drift has the netting over the track at the escalator to keep loose articles off the track. What's different here?