Flying Turns Update

rablat... did you get any pics... yea looks like they are almost halfway done i think they talked about something like mid of september.. but idk thats what i heard.. i just can't wait til its all done!

I personally didn't get any pics, but I think my dad got at least 1.

It looks pretty compact--not as spread out as the new bobsled-type rides like Avalanche at PKD.

The highest portions have not been completed, and there are some of the lower portions that need to be done as well. So don't look for anything this fall unless they seriously kick it into overdrive.

Between the heavy rains, the flooding, the clean-up, and the T-storms we seem to be getting every other day lately here in PA, I'd say they lost a good 2-3 weeks of construction time.

When you pour concrete, you have to let it cure the proper amount of time before you start building on it, so there's no way to rush that part of it along. Once you're up out of the ground, you can go like gangbusters.

http://rcdb.com/ig3458.htm
Just saying they put some new really good pics up not too long ago that I just found (usually don't think of RCDB for construction pics)

Those last 3 pics show a lot more progress than I saw at the park 2 1/2 weeks ago.

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RatherGoodBear said:Between the heavy rains, the flooding, the clean-up, and the T-storms we seem to be getting every other day lately here in PA, I'd say they lost a good 2-3 weeks of construction time. When you pour concrete, you have to let it cure the proper amount of time before you start building on it, so there's no way to rush that part of it along. Once you're up out of the ground, you can go like gangbusters.

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In fact work was halted june 27th to july 11th no work went on so yea lot of days of work was lost due to flood... as on the 3 new pics on RCDB SWEET!!! love the pic.. and yea then do got alot of progress done in a very little time and i am glad!

A lot more than 2-3 weeks was lost and it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY that the coaster will operate at all at any point during the 2006 season. And the 2006 season includes Phunfest.

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Rob Ascough said:A lot more than 2-3 weeks was lost and it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY that the coaster will operate at all at any point during the 2006 season. And the 2006 season includes Phunfest.

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to be exact is was only 2 weeks but in 2 weeks thats alot of work lost.

July 11, 2006:
Work Resumed: Although Knoebels reopened on the evening of June 30th, much work needed to be done. The Flying Turns construction crew was needed for recovery projects throughout Knoebels. Knoebels resumed construction on the Flying Turns on the afternoon of July 11.

June 27, 2006:
Work Temporarily Halted: Knoebels was flooded on June 27th, closing the park down at 7:00pm. Work was halted on Flying Turns and other projects as priority moved to recovery efforts.

^^^ that from knoebels

and who knows if it will be done in time for the fall fun thingy or not did not take them that long to bulid twister... only from november to july and this ride is alot little... so really we can't predict we just gotta sit back and wait!

I'm not predicting... I'm telling you what the situation really is.

From what I head they are looking for a 2007 opening. I don't know if it will be ready for opening day buts looking back at their past woodies I'd say mid season.

^ Maybe if they didn't have to keep "re-commisioning" bumper cars they'd get more work done on the Turns? ;)

Maybe the ride is not as large as Twister, but it requires a lot of wood. You're talking a continuous trough of 1300' of curved wooden trough. Not a simple procedure by any means.

Even though they halted work on June 27, I can't imagine them getting much work done the 3 days before that with all the rain falling.

Was there ever an "official" timetable given (from the park) as far as when the ride would be ready? Everything I've heard has been "someone said that..."

Timetable? I think if was officially "eventually." ;)

Yep, if there was a timetable, it was "2006 if its done by then, if not, sometime 2007" These last couple weeks though have been very good progress, alot more then you can really even tell from the cam (as seen in the RCDB pics). Most of that large structure was only done in 3/4 months. With still a decent ammount to go (lift, brake run, station, tracking) I don't see this opening in 2006 unless they decide to open for Xmas. Given what they have done so far in this ammount of time (march-july) Im pretty sure it will be open start of the season 2007) *** Edited 7/27/2006 1:36:36 PM UTC by P18***

The Knoebels official timetable is almost always, "It will be ready when it's ready".

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That's what I thought.

http://cgi.ebay.com/KNOEBELS-4-off-Coupon-RIDE-ALL-DAY-HAND-STAMP-Knobels_W0QQitemZ300011965325QQihZ020QQcategoryZ16071QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
lol, I could get the same thing at my local grocery store, or just stop by near the park to find one. Also, does Knoebels have "over 100 rides and attractions"?

(sorry I stretched the page btw, not sure how to post better looking links)
*** Edited 7/29/2006 3:06:56 PM UTC by P18***

Wow someone really put up a $4 off coupon to knoebels off of a bread you can get at your local grocery store... wow what i dumb nut.. lol and I am not sure if knoebles has over 100 rides and attactions.. i know they have over 50 but not sure about 100 but if not they are close!

Knoebels has 55 rides (39 major and family / 16 kiddie)

- attractions can loosely be applied to anything (as is the practice of many parks in their advertising) - so attractions can be Fascination, Mini-Golf, remote control boats, magic show, bandstand shows, the eagle display, the museums, the north pole, etc....I'm sure it would all add up to over 100.

Long Live the Saturn 6!

Jim 'jimvid' McDonnell

^ Fasciniation is nothing if not "attractive".... :)