Valravn Goes Vertical--Construction Starts

Half a support installed.
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Seeing them install the MCBR on the time lapse is going to be real neat.

The video or the hourly picture update from davidw?

At the rate they're going, they'll have the next loop done by time Winter chill out comes.

Second half of a support and 4 pieces of track installed.
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davidw said:

Second half of a support and 4 pieces of track installed.
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Any chance on just posting a time lapse of today? Would be really cool to see how it went :)

we'll all just have to wait till monday :)

Prospective and lighting are everything right now, but it almost looks like the bottom of the second dive is going into a dip in the ground of some sort.

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Trains have arrived.

Do the new valravn trains go through the same strip down inspections that the other ride trains get during the winter maintenance or are they good to go from BM?

^ Well being that they just came in, I'm going to assume that B&M took care of that this time. However, next off-season is another story. I'm pretty sure they'll get stripped down just like Rougarou this off-season.

The trains are new trains built with new parts, why would they strip them down to rebuild them? There is no logical thought process behind that question.

Unless they pulled out the Lake Erie green train for added theming and parts. Wink Wink !!!!

Pete you misunderstood me. I was trying to say that next off-season, Valravn will go through the strip down procedure like the other roller-coasters.

^ He was referring to cp kid's comment.

Ohh Fudge!

Yes, CP kid, not you Shawn.

I think there may be a slight road re-alignment near the HR building and Marina gate. I just noticed a few trees are missing. I can guess maybe the road is going to moved few feet to the west? Last year I noticed a lot of park workers using the marina gate late at night and walking south down the road to the bus pickup near Blue Streak. The sidewalk was very small and not well lit. The park even brought in a portable light to illuminate the area for safety.

Is there any chance that they shut down Valran early for Luminosity since the dive loop is right there?

I doubt that. They probably just shut down ID because the entrance and exit are right near the stage and that area gets very congested while the show is going on. I don't think it's because of noise they close ID. The speakers at Luminosity are very loud and would drown out coaster sounds.