The station is going up!

Bossmccann said:
DejaVu2001 there is supposed to be queue underneath the station

Um, no. There is not. The footer plan that leaked out in August clearly shows the queue coming towards the front of the station, splitting, with stairs on either side. At no point does it go under the station.

Newer plans do suggest that the line will at some point go under the station.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMi5CoEGsDQ

(please see 51 seconds)

A vague mention from a PR person hardly counts. This reminds me of the whole debate over whether they were going to demolish the old turnstyles.

How about if we wait and see the final product and be surprised, or wait for another podcast or photos. :) It would be neat to wait under the station though.

Im just saying that this isn't the first time that its been rumored (and then confirmed) that the line will go under the station. I mean its not really a big deal. It can also be said that cedar point renderings cant always be fully trusted. And i would take this "PR persons" word over most others. you know, she like, works at cedar point. Her job is to know everything about the project to answer questions. Again, its not a bid deal I'm just saying no need to be so demeaning over weather or not a path will go under the station.

Edit: Miss Maverick07 posted while i was writing this. Overall i agree with you! In the end, this is nothing to get upset about. and I'm excited to se this finished product.

^ Brian Edwards said he "didn't believe" the old turnstiles were being removed. Point is no one is perfect. What Annie said was a very quick mention. She may be right, or she may have been mistaken. Until someone says something more detailed, I will continue to go by what is shown in the plans.

Yeah you don't have to get real upset about this but I still enjoyed reading your comment when you said "Um no. There is not."

Anyways despite these leaked plans in August the queue is supposed to go underneath the station. I am certain that it will go under the station unless they have changed plans in the last month or they are going to change the plans.

I wonder if the queue entrance will be under the station. If you look at the beach cam (when its daylight) it looks like there no room for an entrance to the right of the station so does anybody think the entrance could go under the station then the whole queue area will be behind it?

I heard on really hot days the queue line will go into the lake. That's what the lemon chill guy told me

From my understanding, I think the entrance plaza is going to be at the top of the stairs and the entrance is going to start somewhere around the area where Space Spiral was. Then the queue switchbacks are going to run along the concrete barrier they poured last month that runs parallel with the beach, then riders will have the choice to either go left or right once they reach the bottom of the stairs that lead to the station. It sounds to me like riders who choose to go left will be on the right side of the train and riders who choose to go right will be on the left side of the train. I can't wait to see how many people are going to be confused by this.

It's tough to predict because we haven't gotten any up close pics of the entrance plaza. It's hard to say how much room there is.

I think it's pretty clear at this point that Disaster Transport could have stayed.

I think it's pretty clear Jumbo Jet could have stayed too.

For anyone wondering if the line will run under the station...

"The line will run along the beach and under the #GateKeeper station - as for the trains, you will just have to wait and see!" - Cedar Point Twitter

There ya have it.

I would be surprised if the queue goes under the station proper - that is, beneath the area where the train is "parked" when loading and unloading passengers. I'd think they'd like to keep that area unoccupied to allow access for maintenance.

As for CP officials mentioning the queue going beneath the station, my guess is that it may go beneath the station structure, but only along the periphery.

I can think of one coaster with an entire queue area under the station.... The Voyage at Holiday World.

Maybe CP will have an entire queue area under GK. The walls will be painted black with neon colored paint splashed all over. At the entrance an employee will be selling 3-d glasses for $1. Al la homeage to Disaster Transport. :-)

...or maybe its the new home for Happy Jacks ;)
On a Halloweekends note, last time I was at Castaway Bay I saw the Happy Jacks Truck in the staff parking lot across from the sumer housing. That was back in January.

But back on topic. I believe most of Wild Eagles queue is under the station, I'm not sure though.

I wonder if there will be a place in the queue area for a tv somewhere with clips and pictures of the construction. If I remember right there was one in the Maverick queue with video and pictures of the coaster being built.

Annie mentioned in the video that the trains themselves will have lights. That's really some exciting news that I didn't hear about before watching the video, should be pretty spectacular to watch at night.

If the individual trains have lights, perhaps they will have on-board audio as well! But if they actually do, I hope we get something better than the lame stuff offered up on Windseeker. It would be awesome to choose from a selection of choices and customize the ride experience.

Of course, both lights and audio need maintenance - and it will be a challenge to see if the maintenance crew can keep these extras working.