When is Thread-The-Needle's last day open???

Looks like space spiral is about to go. The cabin is up at the top now with people on top of the tower. Probably attaching guide cables for the topple to keep it away from WT.

Please post those pictures. I can't see anything yet.

xtreme was probably just watching the web cam.

Does anybody have a screen shot saved from earlier today of them removing the cabin?

Yea, sorry I thought i wrote that in, guess I didn't. I just did a little webcam watching. It wasn't that eventful so I didn't save it, but it looked like thats what they might be doing.

It's cool dude! Maybe tomorrow. :)

Shawn, looking at the webcam today, they haven't removed the cabin yet. It was up and down yesterday but sitting in the middle position right now.

Edit: Here's a pic from the webcam this morning.
http://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z401/vwhowrad/PagodaCam_1024.jpg

Why is Windseeker sitting up there? I have seen alternating positions the past few days.

I would guess its some kind of maintenance/work/testing on Windseeker.

I doubt we will see Space Spiral come down this week. It looks like a staging area for the triathalon is being set up in the parking lot on that side.

There is a bit of communications equipment on top of Space Spiral. Most likely it is being removed, that's why we have seen the cabin moving.

If you look at the web cam at night you can see the tower still has power as the red lights are still on.

The red flashing lights have to stay on until the tower comes down to meet FAA regulations. You dont want a low flying aircraft coming back from Put-In-Bay after a weekend of partying flying into Space Spiral.

^It would save money to tear it down

^ Party foul :)

The Space Spiral and Windseeker movements seen on the web cam were indeed the transferring of communications equipment from Space Spiral to Windseeker.

With the exception of the warning lights, power in that corner of the park seems to be shut off. None of the floodlights around the Transport Refreshments patio were on or the lights on Space Spiral's boarding ramps.

It appears that the final preparations are under way.

Yes, in the park over the weekend you could clearly see some of the equipment that was previously mounted on Space Spiral is now mounted at the top of Windseeker. I suspect it'll be gone this week sometime.

You guys bring up a good point with regards of the movement of communications equipment. You can begin to see how long it takes to put a plan like this in place. In order to clear out space spiral you need somewhere high to move it's existing equipment to, so we build a new ride almost exactly the same height in close proximity. Now they can think about removing SS. It really gives a good sense of how long it takes and how many different variables go into making a decision like this. It seems there were many different factors in choosing to put Windseeker in and where it was installed.

I highly doubt that Space Spiral's comm equipment is significant enough to influence building a new ride. They do have lots of "tall things" at the park they could put it on.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, is the day, according to the operators on the CP&LE. Take that for what it's worth.

So they are going to knock down a tall tower on 9/11? That'll go over well.