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Agreed the cam cleared up a little bit and you can see the whole batwing now.

We went from 720p to 240p in real time

Well that was fast, guess deconstruction is kicking into high gear

To me it looks like the right side of the batwing is gone but the left side is definitely still there

Tbh, it kinda looks like part of the helix is gone

I think the reality that Vortex is gone is starting to set in now...

I'm hearing some rumors that the station is gone has anyone seen or heard anything?

Jeff is an awesome guy, he deserves a great retirement after helping to build one of the greatest rides and parks in the world. In 2011 I took my first trip to the park and through some emails was able to meet and get a tour with Jeff. Learning all he taught me helped cement me as the enthusiast and future engineer I am today. I'm sure he will be missed greatly.

I agree with this 100% and is part of the reason why I believe Great Adventure has gone downhill in the last decade or so, they barley even have a classic left.

Oh God, both those rides got toppled over. I don't think I can watch that with this one.

I really just hope the station gets saved. Not only is it iconic, but we will never see another structure like it. It is probably my favorite station of all time.

So it would appear one of Vortex's trains arrived at Carowinds. I'm curious as to if they will use the train on the ride or just part it out.

My heart is sad, I can't believe this day is here

I ordered mine through the website as soon as they popped up, so I'll let everyone know how it goes when they come in and how they are packaged.

Think positively, at least the park is doing this at all. If not people would be paying stupid amounts more on ebay. I don't think any other park has tried this before, so I'm very happy about this. Kings Island cares about its community.

I'm glad to at least see some love given to The Racer. I'm hoping for the parks 50th anniversary the ride gets a whole overhaul. I will say it is interesting on racer 75/ rebel yell how most parts are retracked and then a couple aren't, so you go from butter smooth to incredibly rough then back to butter smooth.

Turns out they are just replacing Vortex with an exact replica, using modern engineering

I guess they are just using them for parts then? Interesting as they all use first gen trains.

If that was actually a thing I'm pretty sure the track and trains would just snap and you'd end up with a sever concussion/brain trauma

So they are going south? Maybe the trains will at least stay in a King's park, albeit on a lesser arrow

It really sounds like Cedar Fair isn't interested in keeping the other surviving arrows in tip top shape, but instead keeping them on life support until they no longer can. Basically like a giant band-aid.

Not so much a meme, but whenever I think of Vortex this is all I can think of now.

Some things like that become engrained in your memory forever, I used to do the exact same thing. At least the Loch Ness Monster is still around because it's drop in the back is very similar to that of Vortex.

I think over time Coasterdynamix has gotten more accurate and higher quality with their work, I hope in the future this continues and they just get better!

After your done the model, let's all just band together, get the original blue prints and build a to scale model that we can ride. I think it's feasible. Does anyone have a welder?