Kings Island new Coaster 2014

I just remembered a good friend lives in Batavia and her husband worked on the brakes for GateKeeper. (not that cnc or welders know any details.)

I'm pretty sure the ride was announced before fabrication started, so I imagine it wouldn't be a stretch to know you're working on Cedar Point's ride.

I found a youtube video confirming it will be a wingrider named banshee. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efV42hFTR9U

Tyler Boes said:

I found a youtube video confirming it will be a wingrider named banshee. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efV42hFTR9U

Everything about that video makes me want to punch babies.

Also, a quick stop at Screamscape and you'll find this info dated newer than the video:

"I can’t verify that the 2014 Kings Island ride will be a Wing coaster either."

Hey, I don't like the guys voice at all, and I know that it might not be 100% accurate. I shared it to see what you guys though. Maybe he is right.

Tyler, I'm thinking of a number right now between 1 and 100. I'll give you 100 guesses to see if you get it right.

Tyler Boes said:

Maybe he is right.

*facepalm*

His video is based on an earlier post at Screamscape. A later post on Screamscape says the Wing coaster can't be confirmed.

(waiting while you do the math)

He can't be right - at least not any more than anyone who is just guessing. A guess isn't any more valid if you make a video and cite inaccurate and outdated info.

Besides, it's an invert. ;)

Oh, I get it now.

^^Candidate for most ironic statement of the year.

When is the awards ceremony for all the "...fill-in-the-blank posts of the year" anyway?

Miss Ivana says "between the first and last of Oc-tob-er"

You know, if you tube says it is, it has to be tru... Wait a minute... Tyler, isn't that your voice?

Kinda late on this, but is it even possible to tell what company a ride will be, just by looking at the footers?

This is a shot of the construction at KI:

This is a shot of a footer from diamondback:

This is a shot of I305:

And finally, maverick:

You can tell by these shots that the footers defenitly look to be B&M footers.

By what reasoning are you making that assumption? Don't get me wrong. I think the general consensus is that it will be a B&M. But, you can't tell that solely on the footers.

What do you think the odds are that they do an open media day like CP did with GateKeeper?

I'm definitely hoping for one. I've never had the chance to participate in media day, but it sounds like fun.

^^^ I'm basing it off of the shape and style of the indention in the middle of the footer, as well as the amount of footers. Looking at the number/style of footers, its going to be a steel coaster. With it being a steel coaster, there are currently 2 main producers of steel coasters of this size: B&M and Intamin. So, comparing those companies "standard" footers, it looks to be to be a B&M of some sort. And after seeing some other folks' design ideas, as well as other stuff, I'm thinking its going to be a pretty good size invert.

Jason Hammond said:

But, you can't tell that solely on the footers.

I'd say you can make a pretty reasonable guess though. The construction site also has some triangularly shaped footers that look suspiciously like footers from Leviathan.

I have no insider knowledge on this one, though. The footers and terrain makes me think B&M inverted or giga but I'll let those better in the know continue this on for another 28 128 pages or so...