Vertical Construction Has Begun!

You're gonna have to wait until tomorrow morning to see the webcam ;)

This webcam?

http://174.121.245.214/cp/HalloweekendsCam_1024.jpg

Stupid question time. Why hasn't Troika been shrink wrapped for Freshness yet?

^Because it's waaay past its expiration date :)

What kinda of lighting will we see on this ride

First inversion has been topped off!

Don't you mean the second inversion?

That first drop HAS to count as an inversion... right?

To answer my own question... 6 inversions
Dive Drop
Immelmann
Corkscrew
Zero-G Roll
Inclined Dive Loop
In-Line Twist

I don't understand by Cedar Point isn't marketing the tallest inversion on any roller coaster in the world. They announced it a while ago but usually you would see something like that in other articles regarding GK.

Probably, because it means next to nothing to the general public. The only people coaster records mean anything to is the coaster geeks on this site as well as others.

Stupid question time. This sure looks like an optical illusion.
After looking at the Dec. 8th construction photos, namely #2 and #6, is there enough clearance on both sides of the white supports (bottom right hand corner both pictures) so the train sides (2 people hanging on each side from the middle of the track) don't smack into the white supports? It's very hard to tell from the pics but it sure does look iffy. Does anyone know how close those supports are to the middle blue track? I know we should definitely trust the construction workers but this is a flying coaster with trains hanging to the sides not on the track. Look and see what I'm saying. thoughts?
http://pointbuzz.com/Photos/Photo.aspx?id=8486
http://pointbuzz.com/Photos/Photo.aspx?id=8490

You have nothing to worry about. There is plenty of clearance for the trains to pass through.

One of the strengths of this type of coaster is near-miss close calls. Having been on one of them, it'll mess with your head!

CPfan1976 said:
...I know we should definitely trust the construction workers...

I would put more of that trust on the engineers at B&M ;) , but like Guide Wheel has said it is supposed to come close to the supports like that.

Something I just found last night that I have not seen on this site is that Gatekeeper will have bigger seats for larger guests. This is a first at Cedar Point.

Your mom is to fat to ride TTD. said:
Something I just found last night that I have not seen on this site is that Gatekeeper will have bigger seats for larger guests. This is a first at Cedar Point.

Will that be on the last row?

Interesting idea to have bigger seats for bigger guests. Something that should make a lot of people happy.

^About time. I feel like that is the of the biggest obstacle that stalls ride capacity.

Taboo question but where did you find that?

Annie says it in this video. http://cpfansite.com/2012/12/2012-gk-offseason-tour/

B&M has had those for years. Usually a row, sometimes two, in the middle of the train with one "big boy" seat. I'm actually kind of surprised that Raptor and Mantis haven't been retrofitted with them yet.

Does anybody know what coaster B&M did it on first? The first time I heard of it was for Sheikra, but I don't know if it was the first one.

CPfan1976 - This isn't an Intamin. The supports provide plenty of clearance for the train to pass through. The pictures you linked are simply optical illusions which make the supports appear closer to the track than they really are.

So now that the first hill/loop is complete I guess it is time to move the crane some for the next sections. Does anyone know if they have done much of the footers along where the front gate are is located? Are those cleared areas in the front gate webcam the sites of the towers?