I hate to say, I don't think The Beast will be my favorite night ride anymore...

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I'm waiting until I ride it before I make a bold statement like that.

Was half asleep when I wrote that. Edited though. lol

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Looks like now we've been topped off then! I didn't check yesterday really, even though I was at the park
Glad they are getting the tall stuff finished before the winter hits! I'm sure they are too

This is pretty cool from the Kings Island tweet. <blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">WATCH: The standing of the tallest bent on the new Mystic Timbers roller coaster set to open spring 2017. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WhatsInTheShed?src=hash">#WhatsInTheShed</a><a href="https://t.co/JmCEeeyca3">pic.twitter.com/JmCEeeyca3</a></p>— Kings Island (@KingsIslandPR) <a href="https://twitter.com/KingsIslandPR/status/789890514095050756">October 22, 2016</a></blockquote>
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When I was at the park yesterday morning, I had my first real opportunity to see the track construction. I'm most amazed by the sound of it, so many nails! They put down one board, and the man with the nail gun slowly walks up the hill, quickly shooting a dozen times in a small area, one small step forward and another dozen shots.

Cloud of sawdust as a worker cuts a board to size

I don't know exactly what he was doing up there but he was doing it alone whatever it was.

As far as other construction, they've done a lot of clearing of the area that runs between the turntable and that hill by the train shed. They've presumably been using that temporary gravel road they made that blocks WWC for access.

They've also poured the birthday cakes leading all the way up to the reservoir

Just tode 3rd train on Diamondback. They are out there working on it. Dedicated to the cause I guess

They've also poured the birthday cakes leading all the way up to the reservoir

When you mention the birthday cake, what do you mean?

It's just a nickname that some of us have used for the footings. When the first set were poured and put into place they resembled birthday cakes, so that name just kinda stuck after that.

Oh, the cylindrical round part of the footings above ground (there's also /much/ more concrete poured footings underground, in crosshatch lines, these cylinders are the tips of the icebergs). When they started pouring them someone said they looked like cakes. It stuck in my head.

From earlier in the construction (believe these are now approximately under the lowest point of the first drop)

You can see the "cakes", along with some of the underground structure before it was covered, on the right side of the pic.

Magenta Lizard, nice job on getting pics! Thanks. Did you notice if they had done any work in the shed/station area at all?

^no guarantees coaster club members will be invited, tho. Considering how negative some "enthusiasts" tend to loudly be about the special things parks do for us, I couldn't blame the park if they keep it actual media only. Of course I hope otherwise.

Never said I was going because a coaster club was invited.

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I did not notice, which is not to absolutely say they haven't done anything there. I didn't think to specifically look. I know they hadn't as of last weekend.

I think they're waiting until end of season (one more week, booooo!) so they can take that wall back down and have very free access to the area.

Hope this pic loads this time, it was just pretty cool i thought. http://pin.it/1zI9WNQ

Wasn't that posted already? lol

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This looks to be a great ride. Can't wait to see the finished product.

I saw them working until about 5 (we rode Diamondback a lot).  I am still trying to wrap my head around how it is going to go.  Gives me something to study on

Hey, if you guys look at the DB Web cam they have footings heading towards the shed finished. Looking at it most of the shed will be inside of the RR tracks and the station just outside of them.

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You must have access to a 4k webcam because I can't make out if there are footings there or not lol

I went yesterday and it had been almost a month since I had seen the construction up close and it truly is a gorgeous looking coaster.  I can't wait to ride it next year.

The first drop is looking fantastic! 

 

Mind if I use that picture via Facebook? (With your name credited?)

Great pic of the first drop! 

Another bent going up now, looks like they are still working backwards down the lifthill.

If you didn't get a chance to see the progress made this last weekend check out this video. I give a detailed view of all the work going on! https://youtu.be/KYQgu4miT5U

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Mind if I use that picture via Facebook? (With your name credited?)

Sure! If you want you can use my Instagram name instead of my KIC screen name. That is @coaster_bean

 

 

Great pic of the first drop! 

Thank You! 

Did anyone else think it took a rather long time to put up that first bent today? They normally would have had 3 up in the time it took them to do just the one, i wonder what the problem was.

Must've been the lighting because I can tell there are footings where the final brake run will be/ shed

Did anyone else think it took a rather long time to put up that first bent today? They normally would have had 3 up in the time it took them to do just the one, i wonder what the problem was.

Things change, They might've still been working on them? Sometimes they can be slower. They're far ahead of schedule.

^That's true i guess. It just seemed really slow compared to how quick they have been. But as long as they are ahead of schedule it's all good.