Town Hall Update

I've never really had a good chance to stop inside the museum. I've never been to the park for more than one day a year, so it always feels a bit rushed. Those are some fantastic models though. Speaking of White Water Landing, that was basically my favorite ride excluding roller coasters when I was young. I was really upset when they took it out, especially when there was no instant gratification of "We're building Maverick right where White Water Landing used to be!" when they tore it down. Younger me had to admit that good things come to those who wait...

I hope they don’t get rid of the peepshows. I love those things, to the point of putting them in Charmland.

Earmark a spot for Dragster's hydraulic engine when they install an LSM ;-)

My kids were in Town Hall today and said lots of stuff was moved around. They were very impressed with the Steel Vengeance model and the guy building it was there. I didn't make it over there yet. I forgot my sunscreen so I was spending some time in the shade texting my husband about at work about retro T-shirts.

I forgot to ask the model builder but the tracks look functional, does anyone know if this will be a working model?

Some stats on the Model...

roughly 25' by 18' by 5' tall

1:40 scale which means every foot on the model is 40 feet on the ride (about Lego scale).

Matt is from Grosse Point, MI. He and his wife started on the model in January. 800 hours in so far. They brought the model down to CP right before opening. He will be at CP on the weekends to work on it. He said that this will be a working model and showed me some video test footage.

The General Store that was where the model is has been scattered around Frontiertown. The shelves and many items from the display are used in the retail stores as theming. The rest of the items are in storage. The coffee bean roaster and antique buggy are also in the retail stores.

Pete said:

I forgot to ask the model builder but the tracks look functional, does anyone know if this will be a working model?

Yes, I believe I read an earlier article that confirmed this would be a working model.

With more than one train operating I hope. :D

Is there any way a model size train will make it around the entire course? Seems like it would never have the energy.

He has made a model of another ride, Invertigo at Kings Island, that works. It’s really quite impressive and it seems to run at about the same pace as Invertigo, so I think it will be fine.

Or too much energy. On most working models I’ve seen, whether it’s home made or Knex, the trains go around much faster then they would in real life.