Im impressed with who ever made this lol 

 

There is so much track back there!!  Also a second crane is on site, larger than the first but still not one that is tall enough to erect the lift. 

2 minutes ago, DeltaFlyer said:

There is so much track back there!!  Also a second crane is on site, larger than the first but still not one that is tall enough to erect the lift. 

wait do you fly planes also or what?

4 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said:

wait do you fly planes also or what?

The park is open today.

Here’s a (bad) picture. 

29 minutes ago, DeltaFlyer said:

There is so much track back there!!  Also a second crane is on site, larger than the first but still not one that is tall enough to erect the lift. 

They usually start on the transfer/maintenance shed first

Wait, when did they asphalt a road back through there along the treeline?!  Did I just miss that previously?

18 minutes ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said:

Wait, when did they asphalt a road back through there along the treeline?!  Did I just miss that previously?

 That’s new this week! 

Someone suggested that asphalt is actually there for guests to get to Field of Screams this year. It seems likely. I’m sure it will also get used for other things construction related too tho. 

There aren’t giant lift supports on a trailer and about to be shipped

7 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said:

There aren’t giant lift supports on a trailer and about to be shipped

So the supports are going to get to Kings Island not on a trailer? 

Wild gravity travels update from yesterday

Took this with my phone yesterday. I know it is not that good! LOL! The supports definitely look more of a light grey than white in my opinion.

1 hour ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

So the supports are going to get to Kings Island not on a trailer? 

Wait I’m confused what do you mean?? The supports for the lift hill are on a truck getting shipped

Sorry about the double post :Pictures of lift supports and track on trailers, not the best photos

I'm assuming just about two days until erection starts.

Yep. No steel in the air yet. Soon as they start, we will get back up in the sky. 

I believe they'll start on the transfer/storage shed first. 

It says there going vertical in a week https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2019/august/kings-islands-new-orion-roller-coaster-ready-to-enter-vertical-phase-of-construction-progress

25 minutes ago, Kifan6754 said:

It says there going vertical in a week https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2019/august/kings-islands-new-orion-roller-coaster-ready-to-enter-vertical-phase-of-construction-progress

They posted this almost  a week ago so it’s gonna start either Monday or tuesday

It is going to look amazing as part of the skyline!

4 hours ago, collin.klopfstein said:

They posted this almost  a week ago so it’s gonna start either Monday or tuesday

Looks to me like it was posted today.  The date I'm seeing on the post is August 31.

15 minutes ago, Rallyomalley said:

Looks to me like it was posted today.  The date I'm seeing on the post is August 31.

It may have just been updated, I don't remember seeing this pic here before, or maybe I just wanted to skip to reading the blog.

13 hours ago, Kodistict said:

I'm assuming just about two days until erection starts.

TMI

15 hours ago, Kifan6754 said:

It says there going vertical in a week https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2019/august/kings-islands-new-orion-roller-coaster-ready-to-enter-vertical-phase-of-construction-progress

Next week, not in a week.  There’s a difference.

So, since the Orion cam is going up when they start construction, does that mean that there will be 4 cameras on the website or are they going to replace another camera with Orion???

3 hours ago, Klabergian Empire said:

So, since the Orion cam is going up when they start construction, does that mean that there will be 4 cameras on the website or are they going to replace another camera with Orion???

*secretly hoping they replace the MT cam*

My photos from earlier today.

 

 

 

Vertical construction should start tomorrow! https://www.visitkingsisland.com/blog/2019/august/5-things-to-know-about-kings-island’s-new-orion-roller-coaster

That doesn’t mean tomorrow. That could be anytime from now until next Spring.