2 hours ago, JonahWilliamson said:

It seems to me that they attached catwalks to that piece of track laying on the ground. 

They've added something to it for sure.  That makes more sense than what I thought (that they had wrapped it in something)

Yeah they are putting together the transfer track.

Did anyone else see smoke coming from the transfer station? Maybe it was dust from a car driving by or something but looked like smoke..

So. Just curious,  how manny different cranes were used to assemble DB and Fury?

16 minutes ago, Beast Night Rider said:

Did anyone else see smoke coming from the transfer station? Maybe it was dust from a car driving by or something but looked like smoke..

Dust for sure.  It happens all day long when something passes by.

7 minutes ago, Rockfrog33 said:

So. Just curious,  how manny different cranes were used to assemble DB and Fury?

When setting the lift in place for Fury they had 7 cranes holding different parts before the ride could rest on itself. That was only for the lift though. Less cranes needed for the layout I assume.

Here's a nice video on the making of Fury 325!

This one is my favorite 

 

I wonder if someone will do a documentary on Orion

Looks like they are about to put the track in place

They're lifting the piece of transfer track into place!!!

Transfer track going up!

Its up!

Looks like they are moving even more track.

3 minutes ago, Kodistict said:

Looks like they are moving even more track.

dont see it anymore?

1 minute ago, collin.klopfstein said:

dont see it anymore?

Its probably hiding behind the transfer area.

My question is:

since the station piece and transfer piece is up, what part of the ride will they begin putting together next?

Just now, Klabergian Empire said:

My question is:

since the station piece and transfer piece is up, what part of the ride will they begin putting together next?

most likely the brake run

2 minutes ago, Klabergian Empire said:

My question is:

since the station piece and transfer piece is up, what part of the ride will they begin putting together next?

I'm thinking they will assemble the turn into the station first, then the brake run. Did they do that with Fury or Leviathan?

Could someone post a picture of the big red crane? ive never seen it and when i search it up nothing shows up

haha also what the heck is this thing on the track?

2 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said:

Could someone post a picture of the big red crane? ive never seen it and when i search it up nothing shows up

Here you go. =)

Transfer track is in place!! 

 

https://www.visitkingsisland.com/explore/live-video 

3 minutes ago, collin.klopfstein said:

haha also what the heck is this thing on the track?

From the looks of it, it looks like a powered car to find any imperfections in the track, but I may be completely wrong.

It looks like they're about to assemble the turnaround track now.

17 minutes ago, Kodistict said:

From the looks of it, it looks like a powered car to find any imperfections in the track, but I may be completely wrong.

That's exactly what it is.

 

Do they keep that machine on-site?  I'm guessing it's shared and moves around?

59 minutes ago, LovinMeSomeBanshee said:

It looks like they're about to assemble the turnaround track now.

yeah both of the pieces are moved and hidden behind the transfer shed

I wonder if Kings Island already has one of those for Diamondback?

Cedar Fair owns them and just moves them around as needed. They measure the riders clearances and check for anything wrong with the track.