Front Gate Destruction/Construction

TwistedWicker77 said:
Aaaand what questions are being answered in that picture? That the main gate is in fact being taken down as well, and rebuilt a few feet from it's current location.

Ed Dangler said:
"This foundation will be topped off with
20 foot concrete columns and then
80 feet of steel above that"

Ed continued:
"the concrete columns from one to the other will be a roof
and that'll be where you swipe your season pass card"

Seems pretty straight forward to me. The current gate will be demolished and a new one will be built.

Sorry, I just didn't know since so many people stress on the fact that the renderings aren't 100% accurate, while Bryan Edwards didn't know the main gate was in fact being replaced as well.

Renderings don't always predict the exact look of future surrounding structures. They probably told the animator "It'll pass through these and they'll look something like this". So what you're seeing in the animation is a basic idea of what it'll look like.

And just because Bryan didn't have the full information doesn't mean that (in this case) the gates are staying. He's human, he wont have every bit of information.

TwistedWicker77 said:
Ok, so to debunk what some think...

That's what I'm guessing by what I've gathered thus far.

So, you're debunking others with your guess?

Seems legit. ;)

TTD120mph, plans tend to change when new rides are built. That's why I, along with some others here, didn't know what the exact plans were. But thanks for clearing that up with the obvious arrow pointing ;)

And hush dj, you know what I was doing there. Don't play dumb :)

I still don't think the Main Gate is going anywhere- perhaps between the two columns will be a roof, but that is an awfully small main gate. And if we're going to really piece apart what he said- he was referring to Season pass holders- perhaps they will enter between the two keyholes, and somehow be migrated into the park between the existing main gate- and everyone else will enter on either side of the keyholes-- through what is currently the main gate. I am surprised there is not a more detailed rendering of the new main gate. I understand the rendering shows the main gate, but I am referring to something more along the lines of how they released a rendering of what the new entrance of Soak City at Kings Island looked like.

Its not like the front gate is going to make or break your trip. i didnt even go in the front gate once last year. Im sure it will look nice. for the min and a half you see it.

Who is the girl with the Clipboad in the video

How will anyone get into the park next year if no one here knows the shape, size and color of the front gate? O noes!!!!11!

Oh, I'm sorry- I thought this was the thread for discussing the front gate deconstruction and construction- I guess I'll keep my comments to myself.

To discuss this ad nauseum is the problem. Nobody is happy with the animation or the vague description that's been given at construction tours.

If the park doesn't even know, why get frustrated about it? Clearly there's a blueprint that details what's going there. And nobody is sharing it. So everyone will just have to wait and see (unless someone from the park addresses this specifically).

TwistedWicker77 said:
TTD120mph, plans tend to change when new rides are built. That's why I, along with some others here, didn't know what the exact plans were.

A valid point. To bad it has already been made multiple times.;) And I'm going to go ahead and add that there's probably nobody on here who know's what any of the plans lay out.

But thanks for clearing that up with the obvious arrow pointing ;)

This is POINTbuzz after all. ::wha wha whaaaaa::

Tilt-a-Whirl said: I still don't think the Main Gate is going anywhere........

I am surprised there is not a more detailed rendering of the new main gate.

You're the only one, good sir. ;)

I'm fine with being the only one. Also, as a high school English teacher, make sure you put a comma after the word one. It should read: You're the only one, sir.

That's all :)

Hmmm, I meant to put "good sir" but I guess it got lost in thought after the third edit. Well, I guess it's now 4 edits thanks to you. ;)

But what if he's calling you a one sir and the only one sir at that? ;)

Jeff said:
How will anyone get into the park next year if no one here knows the shape, size and color of the front gate? O noes!!!!11!

Jeff, sometimes you act like a doctor who doesn't like to be around sick people.

Of course half of these posts are retarded. I don't think anybody's debating that there is very little value-add to most of our lives resulting from these discussions. If anything, you gain the most out of these POINTless discussions (see what I did there?) by additional traffic driven to your site. Which is great, but you seem to mock people a lot for caring about things that you don't find important.

I just found it ironic, and never have been able to keep my opinions to myself. :)

I don't want to be part of the argument here. Anyway though, does anyone have a webcam picture from earlier today? I just want to know if they have started on the hill after the Immelman loop.

Sure Shawn,
http://db.tt/8zatp3l5

Looks like they haven't done anything to the front gate yet. :) Thank you Aaron.

Maybe, if we talk about it enough, they really won't do anything.....;)

They haven't done anything- cuz the main gate is staying ;) (just stirring the pot)

They know what they are doing..

MaverickLaunch said:
Of course half of these posts are retarded.

I'd strongly prefer that you not use that word.