My guess is they are assembling a crawler crane to install the 200 foot turnaround. Putting that together along with the wood platform took a week or two for the drop. I remember earlier there was a Facebook post from the crane company saying they would use one back there.

What is the crane companies name so I can look on FB about any info? Thanks!


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Had to share this pic,  another beautiful Orion construction morning, looks like workers are just arriving! 

From what I can (barely) see, it looks like they're doing some work back there today.  Now if the sun glare will just go away, maybe we can see what it actually is.....

It's likely Racer's turnaround just getting in the way of the picture, but there are times where I glance at it and it looks like the drop off the first turn goes underground. Most likely doesn't though.

Right now it looks like they have put/are putting in this support.

ENHANCE 

*zooms in* 

I was really hoping for some surprises with this coaster like maybe a lit up tunnel, or some section to be partially undergound, maybe install some water feature around the first drop, just any surprise that wasnt shown in the promo footage wouldve been pretty cool 

1 hour ago, BeastieFanatic said:

ENHANCE 

*zooms in* 

I was really hoping for some surprises with this coaster like maybe a lit up tunnel, or some section to be partially undergound, maybe install some water feature around the first drop, just any surprise that wasnt shown in the promo footage wouldve been pretty cool 

They could still do an above ground tunnel like Leviathan. In fact we should try to make it happen. 

It looks like the next support is going up.

23 minutes ago, ohiocoasterfan said:

It looks like the next support is going up.

Pretty soon, track will go up as well. 

1 hour ago, Legofan237 said:

Pretty soon, track will go up as well. 

It looks like some track has already gone up.

8 minutes ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said:

It looks like some track has already gone up.

Yeah, it does look like we have more track up. I'm hoping we could get another support up today.

Does it seem weird to anyone else that they still have that large crane just sitting in front of the lift hill still?  I feel like if they are going to use it again they would move it for the turnaround since it is 202' or are they just waiting to dismantle it until they wrap back around?

4 minutes ago, TheFloppyDisc said:

Does it seem weird to anyone else that they still have that large crane just sitting in front of the lift hill still?  I feel like if they are going to use it again they would move it for the turnaround since it is 202' or are they just waiting to dismantle it until they wrap back around?

I have a feeling it’s going to be used to load the lift chain

2 hours ago, pkiridesmaint said:

I have a feeling it’s going to be used to load the lift chain

Could it also be used as a temporary Aviation warning light ? Orion seems to be covered in near complete darkness at night.  (Assuming one will be installed like the other Gigas).

Happy Friday everyone! Looks like plenty of work being done putting up the next support and maybe some more removal of wood from under the lift.

What’s going on at The Racer what are they hiding under that tarp

12 minutes ago, Nova said:

What’s going on at The Racer what are they hiding under that tarp

I would imagine just some basic maintenance, and they want to stay dry.

More track has been installed! This element is looking massive already!

Do you think the turn around will be complete by next week?

1 hour ago, Legofan237 said:

Do you think the turn around will be complete by next week?

I would say end of next week or beginning of the week after.

2 hours ago, Nova said:

What’s going on at The Racer what are they hiding under that tarp

This is normal practice, they close in where they are doing extended work to stay warm and out of the elements. They’ve been doing this for years 

Orion with its namesake in the background.

3 hours ago, Bansheelover said:

Orion with its namesake in the background.

This is art.

On 12/5/2019 at 9:49 AM, Hawaiian Coasters 325 said:

They could still do an above ground tunnel like Leviathan. In fact we should try to make it happen. 

I would enclose the lift hill like Hulk. Then when you emerge for the first drop, you’re like “Holy hell we’re up high!” They could add some space-themed lighting in there and dramatic music, with the voice-over guy from FOF saying something like “follow our path across the cosmos”

This was taken 5 minutes after the first. Thought I shared. I took them both by the exit of Zephyr. 

Here’s a photo from today’s behind the scenes tour! 

 

So, the huge empty space where FH used to turn into the station, there wasn't anything in that location in the blue prints right?
I just realized that's gonna be a huge empty space lol

Here are some more pics WildGravity Travels got.

Here is a great video by CPFoodBlog. They have many great pictures.

Here's a video from FYE Coasters.