I second that! Good morning and also am hoping we see some activity at the worksite!

Chilly morning up here in Buffalo, warm coffee and orion cam. Lets get itt

What in the world is going on here?  Tree trimming?

11 minutes ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said:

What in the world is going on here?  Tree trimming?

That is a concrete boom truck, it puts the concrete exactly where you want it to go.

So we have three cranes on-site now, not including Zeus:  Cleo, T-Bone and another white crane similar to Cleo that's by the lift hill.

They are raising the first section of Zeus's boom!

It also looks like they've put in supports for the station.

You can see the backbone section in quite a bit of detail with the sun at this angle.  You can see where the piece attached to the backbone with track separates from it.

 

If you look closely, the small white crane has started the vertical construction for the station building.....

Edit.. lovinMeSomeBanshee beat me to it..

Station building has been started! Whohooo!

Looks like they're working on the brake run pieces, too.

They are lifting a piece of track.  Probably just moving it aside, but it appears to be brake run track, so who knows.

^The probably need to have space around it to attach the catwalk before lifting it into place.

Its a brake piece for sure though.  There's that big gap between the rails and the backbone which allows for the brakes to sit in.  Don't see a support in place quite yet though. 

Cleo is moving track in place behind the station...looks like it could be track right before the turn around into the station...

Is this station really going up before West Coast Racer's station?  lol

1 minute ago, jimlaheyscar said:

Is this station really going up before West Coast Racer's station?  lol

That is just embarrassing That was supposed to open for this season haha they are not even close from what I see. 

 

So I think the white crane holding the crane is no Cleo. That one seems to connected to a truck. Cleo is over by Zeus still.

Is there a technical issue with West Coast Racers or an actual reason for the delay?

 

Just now, JonahWilliamson said:

Is there a technical issue with West Coast Racers or an actual reason for the delay?

 

its just late i think

Zeus is growing bigger by the day!

 

7 minutes ago, JonahWilliamson said:

Is there a technical issue with West Coast Racers or an actual reason for the delay?

 

Yes, technically it’s because of Six Flags poor management...

5 minutes ago, ucgrady said:

Yes, technically it’s because of Six Flags poor management...

Six Flags is mess. They be lucky if they do not have to file chapter 11 at some point.

Six flags only read to chapter 10 so 

43 minutes ago, Maverick44 said:

Zeus is growing bigger by the day!

 

That's what she said.  hahaha

Just now, BeeastFarmer said:

That's what she said.  hahaha

Yeah she did lol

47 minutes ago, Maverick44 said:

Zeus is growing bigger by the day!

 

It actually looks red to me. So it's Clifford!

1 minute ago, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

It actually looks red to me. So it's Clifford!

No we already went over this the other day. Clifford is all red not just the boom. This is not Clifford due to the actual cab of the crane being white. This is Zeus!

And Clifford was a different type of crane.  Far shorter and with less of a load capacity.

39 minutes ago, JonahWilliamson said:

Is there a technical issue with West Coast Racers or an actual reason for the delay?

 

The rumor was that there were major issues with the rides supports.  I have heard everything from having to completely remake the supports to it being redesigned at the last minute before fabrication.  Not exactly sure but everything I have heard suggests support problems, which with the first pieces not showing up until February there was likely an issue with fabrication.

I remember joking a few months ago that Six Flags would announce the 2020 attractions before it opened, which did turn out to be true.  At this point I believe it will be 2020 before it opens, and if the claim by Kings Island that they will have the track done in January, and will try to cycle Orion by February holds, there is a decent chance construction will be done before it opens.

27 minutes ago, Kenban said:

The rumor was that there were major issues with the rides supports.  I have heard everything from having to completely remake the supports to it being redesigned at the last minute before fabrication.  Not exactly sure but everything I have heard suggests support problems, which with the first pieces not showing up until February there was likely an issue with fabrication.

I remember joking a few months ago that Six Flags would announce the 2020 attractions before it opened, which did turn out to be true.  At this point I believe it will be 2020 before it opens, and if the claim by Kings Island that they will have the track done in January, and will try to cycle Orion by February holds, there is a decent chance construction will be done before it opens.

That's pretty scary if you ask me lol  I thinks its premier rides  I wonder who had to fork out the cost of remaking supports? SF or PR? The 2020 coasters will probably be open for WCR. haha

Imagine the 2020 Golden tickets best new ride ends up being West Coast Racers lololol

7 minutes ago, JonahWilliamson said:

Imagine the 2020 Golden tickets best new ride ends up being West Coast Racers lololol

if it even opens in 2020 lol

Looks like they are doing something with a support.

^^ Yeah looks as if they are placing a break run support in place. Maybe they will start the break run now until Zeus is ready.