Topping off at CP!

First off, S:TE doesn't go near 400 feet. Not to start any agrument though.

I think it would be nice to see a huge flagpole and a giant American Flag on the top of #16.

Lookin' at the cam this morning I'm thinkin' today's the day this thing gets it's highest section of track.

My reasons as why there are two supports on the top:

1) The support that is jutting out is for the track that way you feel you are away from the tower and free.

2)The support directly connected to the top flangy doohicky thingy (technical term) is for the stairs.

Why we have stairs that go next to the top hat I don't know but there is a picture of them here.

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Wood Rules!

So pulling together some thoughts from previous threads, does this mean the announcement will be soon if the top track does goes in today? I mean at this point, anyone that knows even a little about this ride and some physics can figure out just about everything but the name (I think the 416'-408'-117mph was the one that hit the nail on the head) so they may as well just tell the world the name and let the media and GP oogle over it for a few months!

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1. Kumba 2. Millie 3. Mantis 4. Lightning Racer 5. Wicked Twister (Front Seat)
-- Brett

Like I said, they gotta make sure it works first! :)

By the way, it is looking more and more frightening. I'm not sure if I want to ride it now!

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Jeff and others have hinted at a January announcement a couple of times now.

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James Draeger
-Captain Sarcasm

They're about to finish the tophat! They're about to finish the tophat! You gotta see it!!!

What I wouldn't give to 15 again and get that excited over a piece of track. :)

Then again, the ritalin would've probably kicked in by now.

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www.coasterimage.com

Is anybody nearby CP and taken a look at the height of the new "thrill ride" now that the tower and track is near complete? I know there was a lot of talk about the track going up higher than the tower. But now with the tophat being finished we can all see that isn't happening. On the webcams the new structure does look big, don't get me wrong, but can anyone verify that it is even near 400ft tall? You can't really tell from the webcams.

Not to be mean, but how many people are going to ask if it is really near 400' or not. There are webcams, there is virtualmidway (with pictures from last saturday), if you live in sandusky there is the fox news. Everyone is saying its that tall. Maybe they are all lying, and its just 2 feet tall, though what do I know, I'm in Cincinnati and haven't "seen it" for myself.

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Wood Rules!

Well, I *have* seen it, and I'm almost certain it's 400+ feet. When I saw it, it was only as tall as the point where the track becomes vertical, and it was even with Magnum at that time. Now it is more than twice that tall.

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A day is a drop of water in the ocean of eternity. A week is seven drops.

1 more piece of track to go!! Woohoo!

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#1-MF #2-Apollo's Chariot #3-S:RoS

Coasters Ridden: 42

It looks like the crew is up and the piece is on its way!!

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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!

Now its on the way down again?

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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!

This better than the ride.

Track goes up. Track goes down. Track goes up. Track goes down. I'm sure the workers up there are loving the view ***brrrrrrrr**.

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Wood Rules!

Going UP!!!!

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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!

Almost there!!!

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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!

Oh my I just wet myself!!! Wait... that's not what I thought it was... hand me some kleenex! Oh God! Oh God yeah! This is the most exciting day of my life! Ic annot control myself! Am I normal?!?! Do I need a life?!?!

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It's Giant, it's Inverted, it's a Boomerang, Beeyatch!

it's so close! almost there

oooh the Suspense!

How much would it suck if the cut the cams off right now, or stopped updating them?

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-Bret Pritchett
AIM: DrFrreezz
If at first you don't succeed... skydiving isn't for you

*** This post was edited by Dr. Freeze on 12/13/2002. ***

Tighten the Bolts Boys!!!

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CBCon Quote "We didn't even get wet"......30 seconds later you hear plop, then splash!!!!