Gemini Repairs?

Maybe they are adding on to the Gemini. Did anyone think of that? :)

I went to the park back in August and noticed a ton of wood under the Gemini. So this has been on going all summer.

They are not adding on to Gemini.

Are you sure?? :)

C'mon, do you think I was for real??

Come on guys, the season just ended 3 days ago and we're already debating wood color??

I guess that's all that's left to debate, being that Magnum was painted orange (again) this year [just like it always was :-)]

-Josh

Don't forget, Magnum is sinking. :)

Come on guys, the season just ended 3 days ago and we're already debating wood color??

Well, I thought that it was a legitimate question. And guess what? It was a legitimate question, because I got an answer that increased my knowledge.

And the timing is a dependent variable. However, it depends not on the fact that it is the off-season, but rather that we found out the wood (which most thought was for CCMR, based on its color) was for Gemini, which was confusing.

Should we just close the forum down in the off-season?

Maybe its for the Blue Streak. Maybe they want to throw us all for a loop. I mean c'mon, it matches perfectly! :)

Don't forget, the Magnum is sinking :)

Yup, it's true ;)
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The Gemini along with the Blue Streak - Mean Streak and Mine Ride go through a through inspection and overhaul plan each year (the structure) all the normal issues are addressed and along with that is a master plan where the ride profile is sectioned off and that section is addressed in depth each year - that section is stripped and alot of wood replaced as needed in that section. There is a lot of checking of wooden beams and catwalks and the elements get into the checks and decay quickly. This is addressed all the way down to the footers especially the galvanized bolts that hold the whole thing together. You will see cranes and manlifts in those areas soon.

Mr Hancock,

May I ask how you know this information?

Just curious...

MrScott

Of course you can ask, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Hancock may respond, or not, as he sees fit. :)

I will say that his comments in the forum over the past couple of days are consistent with my observations and the aggregated comments I have heard over the years regarding Cedar Point's maintenance program, though his comments contain significantly more detail. The name means nothing to me, but that is hardly surprising

Take that for what it is worth. Jim, welcome to PointBuzz. :)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Yes, Welcome, Mr Hancock! Your posts have been most interesting and informative.

I'd hate to be working on a manlift at this time of year on the Point. COLD!

MrScott

rathofdoom said:
About wood repair, there's something with CCMR that has always worried me...

http://www.rcdb.com/ig18.htm?picture=4

That wood seems to go right into the lagoon...who knows how far down the footers are. It has always scared me that this wood is rotting away... One of those weird phobias I guess.

Look at old railroad bridges, pedestrian bridges even old automobile bridges.... they were built the same way, wood in the water. In fact as pointed out in another post the treated wood is similar, maybe the same as what is used to support a freight train.

no worries about it sitting in the water.

It also looks like the lagoons might be a little higher than normal in that picture. I don't remember the water coming that high up, but I could be wrong.

Actually, many of the footers on Mine Ride are actually wood posts. I presume they are pile-driven into the ground. Some of them have been replaced with concrete footers.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.