Amazed at constuction...

I'm just amazed how CP and Intamin knew exactly what to do and how to do it. It amazes me how they take a blueprint, steel and bolts and turn into a scream machine. The accurcy of where to put the supports is amazing...

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Brian
Can you chase The Raptor?
Hometown parks: Kennywood, Cedar Point!
63 days till "The Force

yup sure is

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let me off here!!!!

With the technology today they can tell you exactly the latitude and longitude in relationship to the entire earth of any footer.

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"Magnum is very good value!" -- A RCT Guest on Magnum

An example how fast technology has advanced, I'll quote from an article from the May 12, 1996 "Sunday" magazine (Plain Dealer):
"When a crane lifted the last piece of track [on MANTIS], a piece of paper would not fit between the joints. By way of contrast, there was a foot gap between the final two pieces of track on the MAGNUM XL-200."
It's been four years since then- MF probably went together easier than a K'nex set.


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Now that is Restaurant-Quality Lemonade!

It just amazes me how they can build them so fast.

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"Welcome back riders, DID YOU ENJOY YOUR FLIGHT?"

It is pretty incredible! Even if one footer is off by a few inches it could throw EVERYTHING out of wack(technically speaking).

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It is pretty amazing! It's great too... :Þ

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Later,
Dave

I think you'd be surprised at how much error there might be with the less precisely manufactured support columns.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
"And he says 'I'm goin' crazy up there at the lake...'"

Anybody know if CP or Intamin (or ANYBODY for that matter) is doing a "start-to-finish" video of the construction ?

That would make a very interesting documentary to watch during those depressing "Park closed for the season" days....

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Oh, this first hill on MF isn't so baaaaaaaaaaaaaaadddddddddddddddddd......... *** This post was edited by TiggTigg5 on 3/13/00. ***

I wouldn't be too suprised.. CP put out the "Raptor rules the sky!" Video which I have 3 copies (2 are worn out..sucks). I do have a quesiton that Dan should beable to answer... where exactly was the last piece of track for magnum when they foundout about the gap? and what did they do to correct it?

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"Its 242.9 miles to CedarPoint. We've got a full
tank of gas, half-pack of cigarettes, its night,
and we're wearing sunglasses!!"
Corey