Top Off Today!

Half of the top off was 9-11 and the rest of it will be put on sometime this week. Not to confuse anyone anymore. Keep an eye on the webcam this week! *** Edited 9/13/2006 3:17:07 PM UTC by ***

Thanks for the update! i needed some good news!

Topping photos are on the park's web site at http://maverick.cedarpoint.com/latest/gallery.

*** Edited 9/11/2006 3:43:17 PM UTC by Walt***

Wow, quick update by CP

And to think, I was hoping this was something about the beach. ;)

This construction just seems to be moving very quickly, its rather nice.

Wow, that's incredible. Talk about "hot off the press". Those pictures must have been posted within minutes of the track being put into place.

On the Maverick web cam, you can see the American Flag on top of the hill.

Very nice touch!

They do that with every US coaster.

It is a nice touch though, especially today.

*** Edited 9/11/2006 4:43:06 PM UTC by JuggaLotus***

Ok - I'm confused now. The picture of the piece they used to top off the ride (http://maverick.cedarpoint.com/_upload/gallery/mvt032.jpg) is not the one I, and lots of other people, thought it was going to be.

So, where does this (http://www.pointpixels.com/4images/data/media/358/proj07_august26_staging_06-026.jpg) piece go?

Possibly on the top of the swan pond hill? Are they really going to have an evac stair on that hill? Or, is there still room for this piece to go in?

Technically, the piece installed today is not the "top" of the hill. As you can see, there is still an upward angle on the "top" piece, meaning it will have to go higher before it comes back down.

I agree, today was a good day to do this.

I remember and like the picture when they did MF in the black and white type photo topping off the hill.

That might just be an optical illusion.

It could be, but if we're to assume the larger supports are vertically straight, then I really think that crest has a very slight upward angle - almost nonexistent - and would allow for the piece in question to be attached.

Also, I can't imagine where else such a piece would fit. I suppose it could be for the swan trims, as Tim mentioned, but that certainly seems strange to me.

I think the piece installed today will be the highest point, but the end of that piece is the center of the arch, so the next piece will have a slight curve before starting the straight sections.

So I think that picture that Tim linked to above could be the next track piece to go into place. Look closely at that piece and it looks like the more curved part of it (closest to the camera) does not have the flat sections between the rails that the LSMs will be attached to.

darn i missed it

curse you school

Mark Small got it. That's the piece of track that is right after the one that is currently in place now. It is curved at the point closest to the camera but then straighens out for the lift.

so i didnt miss it

but i probaly will (i hate school)

oh well (i think)

I only have net access in second period, and tomorrow that's 9-10:30ish, so probably no good... :(

The T's put up a post about the topping.

^ And they said the top piece was divided into 2 seperate pieces annd there putting the 2nd one up this week.