Front Gate Destruction/Construction

On-Point blog said:

One blanket is going to be removed tomorrow in preparation to install the first keyhole on FRIDAY, FRIDAY, GOTTA GET DOWN ON FRIDAY!!!

This is from today's blog. I love how she added the FRIDAY, FRIDAY, at the end of her paragraph about the keyhole towers. Most importantly though is the fact that they will begin erecting the keyholes starting FRIDAY! :)

CP's facebook page posted a photo, looks like the keyhole tower steel has been painted white! I thought they were going to be silver, oh well, maybe they are trying to match the rest of the supports.

keyhole has arrived: http://i.imgur.com/tNcCEP5.jpg

Yeah I see it lying down on the back of the open ended semi right between the two new towers of the front gate "GK keyhole cam". It'll probably look alot bigger once the crane hoists it up vertically and places it on top of the concrete base.

It looks as though that's only one half of one of the keyhole towers (see this image).

I suspect they'll install one half of each tower, then attach the track, then attach the other half of each tower. This method removes the need to "thread the needle", so to speak.

Perhaps Jeff is able to provide some clarification, since he's seen them up close.

Between keyholes arriving and todays Nintendo Direct... I'm smiling from ear to ear. (Seriously if you're a zelda fan... OMG)

I'm looking at the webcam now, and I cannot really tell where that keyhole tower is just because it's gloomy outside. I won't ask because I"m not asking any questions about the webcam until Friday.

its laying on the ground on the right hand side of the entrance

djDaemon said:
It looks as though that's only one half of one of the keyhole towers (see this image).

I suspect they'll install one half of each tower, then attach the track, then attach the other half of each tower. This method removes the need to "thread the needle", so to speak.

Perhaps Jeff is able to provide some clarification, since he's seen them up close.

That makes sense. A lot of people were asking about that but that is probably how they will do it. If that is true I am guessing the top half of the keyhole won't be a support, but the track flips upside down inside the keyhole which makes me think the top of the keyhole is a support too

Looking from the parking lot, it appears that the keyhole to the left will also have a white tube support inside the park that will connect to the keyhole in two connections for the track support on the return trip as you fly heading into that tower and then flips and is attached directly to the outside of the keyhole support to the right. That should be a crazy awesome ride.

It also appears that by the drawings, that the concrete bases and towers will be clad in an aluminum panel. That should look very clean and last a long time. Can not wait to see what they do with the towers in future years....creativity abounds in my mind.

I saw the keyhole on I75 this morning. It is so big. Pretty cool.

So with all the snow Cedar Point received, did they cancel the first keyhole until Monday?

http://174.121.245.214/cp/GateKeeperKeyHoleCam_1024.jpg

Yes.....

They canceled construction over that little bit of snow? Seems to me it would not have taken much time at all to clear the snow out of that small area around the keyholes. Last time it snowed they got more snow and they were out working the next day putting up track.

The tower section ways 65,000 lbs. Add that with a very windy day and low visibilities, and you've got a recipie for a disaster.

Winds today at Cedar Point were on average 7 mph, WNW. That is probably a good day for winter winds at Cedar Point. And visibility was 10 miles.

Just because conditions seem fine to you doesn't mean they don't have alternative reasons or the weather is different on the peninsula than the actual town of Sandusky (you know, because of the lake and bay). The point is, they're not installing them for a reason. Be it weather, equipment or crane operator reasons.

Give the construction guys a break. Don't you think they would have put up the tower if they could have done it.

That's all fine and well but then don't go on boasting "FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY!!!" when all those factors exist!

SOON SOON SOON!!! That fits better!