They could easily dye the water a nice dark green.

^I think that would look really nice. Fit the Rivertown feel pretty well. I like Griffon"s really bright blue water splash but I don't think it would look as good in Rivertown.

The queue is starting to take shape too. IMO The line is one of the most important parts of the attraction and I love it when it can get you pumped up and in the mood to ride.

I doubt they do anything to the water to be honest, it doesn't look that bad.

Is the web cam down for anyone else?

Yeah, I'm assuming there are a lot of people hitting it to try and get a view of the splash.

Oh ok I just saw it then what away again There is no testing right now though

I don't think they test until the afternoon.

They could easily dye the water a nice dark green.

"I see a splashdown and I want to paint it GREEN!!"

Yeah the green will fith the natural setting much better than the bright blue of Griffon

^^What about blood red??

How about "poison purple".

^^What about blood red??

I think that title of blood red water has been given to Nemesis at Alton Towers.

Its not uncommon for ponds to be dyed so that they do not look muddy. For example, I believe that the water around Maverick is actually dyed. Coney actually put some dye in Lake Como this past season, as it went from its typical muddy color to a green color. (They also stocked the lake with some fish).

Oooo, I hope they don't put fish in the splash down. That could get ugly.

They could put scalers in the fins on the back car and you could get a dip, a fish and fry it all at once.....

The blue is not just dye. It's Copper Sulfate and also serves to keep down living organisms like Algae. I weorked for the Parks Dept in Fort Wayne and we used it in all man made ponds.

As the old saying goes, you learn something new everyday! Since that copper sulfate cuts down on things like algae, it would not surprised me if they did add some of that to the water. However, with the small "creek" and the spraying from the trains, the water will be circulated frequently, and will not result in stagnant water. Furthermore, the Oktoberfest pond by Viking Fury does not have any copper sulfate added to it, to my knowledge.

Not all ponds need treated but man made ones have no natural ecosystems to keep things in check. There's always a lot of factors involved. One of our ponds had three huge...HUGE fountains (recycled industiral boilers) but the city always added chemicals because of the homeless bathing in them. I doubt that's a problem at KI but I'm just pointing out that there's things we may not be thinking of.

EDIT: I forgot to ask if anyone has seen if testing has begun. I can't get an image on the webcam and don't have time to wait for my turn in the que.

As of 12:12 PM all three trains are in the storage area, so no testing yet.

Also, the color of the water might not look as bad when the grass is regrown.

Yea spraying fish from the spash down would be funny. I am not sure a dye would be nice and really finsh the area off. Maybe a very light blue or greenish. I would like to see them paint it or put in a colored liner. How about a mossic of a Diamondback head like the dollywood butterflies!

Train has been sitting on brake run for while....

Haha you had to post that picture didn't you... So much for webcam updates, everybody rushing to the site must have slowed it a lot lol

They could put scalers in the fins on the back car and you could get a dip, a fish and fry it all at once.....

Reminds me of this: http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/tours/west...fishingcone.htm

Or as we called it while we were out there, "Hook n Cook".

going up....

going down on second hill

And now the webcam has been stuck showing the splashdown pool, with no train in it, at 2:14:56 for several minutes now...

EDIT: and as soon as I posted, it changed!

What kind of direct feed do you have to the cam, raptor?

But there are ripples in the pool if i am seeing it right. Although it is quite windy out... We'll see soon enough.

Enought of the testing pictures of the train sitting on the lift. Hosenstly how many more do we need? I want to see a picture of the splash down!

Beings that there is a spash down on the ride I wonder if it will close in the rain?