Update: August 16

Walt

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:13 AM
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Thanks to Jeffrey (Gravity) for the following:

http://www.pointbuzz.com/Gallery.aspx?a=519


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RTurb0

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:15 AM

Nice, thats what I call a transition!


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coasterguy77

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:16 AM

DAMN, thats a quick transition!!! Awesome pics too, thanks!

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Fennell

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:18 AM

Y'all ready for some serious sidewindin'?


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CP4eva'04

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:18 AM

Exciting.


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DrunkinMonkey

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:20 AM
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I get more excited day by day.


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Walt

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:20 AM
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And these:

http://www.pointbuzz.com/project2007mv0816.htm


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coasterguy77

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:24 AM

I wonder how fast that will be taken at...because that transition looks like it would be pretty painful if its taken at really high speeds.
*** Edited 8/17/2006 12:24:42 AM UTC by coasterguy77***

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Walt

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:31 AM
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More pictures from Doug have been added at the link in the first post. Also, he sent some pictures from the staging area:

http://www.pointbuzz.com/Gallery.aspx?a=520

You can see the rest of his update at www.pointpixels.com


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DragonFire

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:39 AM

Boy, it looks like a low riding fast coaster.


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Kris_09

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:41 AM

That doesn't look like a bad transition looks cool, and it won't hurt.

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Ensign Smith

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:42 AM

Is it just me, or they really moving fast now? This is incredibly exciting. Great pictures!


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TTD Man

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:44 AM

Nice pics. That is definitely some serious sidewindin'.


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BGRooDoG

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:46 AM

I was there with Doug taking pictures. I'll see if I have any other angles that are of interest and submit them to Walt. Wait till you see that Transition in person. I think every CP Employee that walked past me said "Holy Crap" or "That looks like its gonna hurt". Nice to meet you Doug btw, I just kinda ran off after the 4th piece of the day was lifted in place. CROWDS WERE TERRIBLE. EVERYTING HAD A PROLONGED WAIT. So I just bolted :(

On top of that Skyhawk was only Swinging one Swing (good thing I hit its 4 straight times right when the park opened)


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Gravity

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:48 AM

I'll tell you what, the reaction of everyone on the train (as you can see from the pics, I was sitting near the rear of the train) came down like a wave as it all came into sight. It was pretty amusing.

Everyone is all a chatter. The train was nearly full (the park was a tad busy for my tastes today!) and everyone within earshot was talking about the new coaster. I heard quite a few "We're gonna have to come back next year!"'s

Whatever the reason, starting this early was a good idea.


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PKIDelirium

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:51 AM
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CRIKEY!

What the hell is that stuff in Staging?!


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DrunkinMonkey

Thursday, August 17, 2006 12:56 AM
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http://www.pointbuzz.com/Gallery.aspx?i=4984

Is that piece connected to that support? What is it?


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DBCP

Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:00 AM

Yes, it is one piece...

BGRooDoG, nice to meet you too. And yes, the pictures don't do that transition justice.


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BGRooDoG

Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:00 AM

My guess is Station Track


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Front Seat Rider

Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:02 AM

Why would station track be tri-track? And I think a transition like that would produce airtime.

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