New Storm Runner Construction Photos

For those of you who are following "Storm Runner," Hershey's new rocket coaster, there are some new construction pictures posted on the official site. Click here for the link, the pictures are dated November 11. Enjoy!

I've often wondered from time to time, how to write good poetry- and make it all... Work.

You can also get a whole mess of pictures of digging, column construction and more athttp://www.hersheyfire.org/Hersheypark's%202004%20Picture%20page.htm . Please post any more sites with Storm Runner construction pictures.

Your coaster freind, Josh *** Edited 11/15/2003 2:51:12 AM UTC by Coasterjosh***

One of the girls had a cute little kitten named kitty-kitty, the other girl had a cute little puppy named Chris, and the third girl was a republican.

Amazing! They're really working fast on this thing. I wonder how much they'll have up before winter really hits?

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Can't wait to ride this "bad dog". I still cant believe Renegade didn't win. I had to watch that silly animation over 50 times! Anyway, Hershey is my first stop next year and it should be a good one!

SOB's biggest fanboy!

All the footers for the first hill and the Hydraulic house are suposed to be done by Thanksgiving. Unfortunately when that is done I'll be done working there too.

How tall do you figure this will be?

Well, Hersheypark figures it'll be about 150'. ;)

I've often wondered from time to time, how to write good poetry- and make it all... Work.

Although the ride will be 150 feet high, the drop will be 180 feet...KILLER!!

One of the girls had a cute little kitten named kitty-kitty, the other girl had a cute little puppy named Chris, and the third girl was a republican.

Subterrain drop?

Nope , Valley.:)

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Hey, it doesn't say "Yo Mamma" and "Yo Dadda" anymore! :(

From what I've seen, it's coming along right on schedule. They station is nearly done, and pieces of track have been set in place. The tophat will probably be complete by the end of November.

Josh *** Edited 11/17/2003 1:21:55 AM UTC by Coasterjosh***

One of the girls had a cute little kitten named kitty-kitty, the other girl had a cute little puppy named Chris, and the third girl was a republican.

thepinkdoomofmonkeys said:
Nope , Valley.:)

OH! Now I get it! ;)

Looking at that picture of the launch track, it seems as though Intamin has made a few changes to their design for the sled and cable troughs. This probably doesn't come as much surprise for anyone who has been on and around Dragster's launch track.

-James

Well why isn't a surprise, I mean come on, are you just going to leave us hanging? LOL! ;)

Here is the difference.

Storm Runner Launch Track

TTD Launch Track

Storm Runner's track no longer has the black polyeurethane running track on the sides for the wheels or the strip down the middle to support the cable. During the tour of Xcelerator last Winter Coaster Solace, they showed us the shreds of it on the ground from each launch. *** Edited 11/21/2003 2:44:45 PM UTC by BeastFreak***

I just drove by Hersheypark today, and the contruction is rolling along good on Storm Runner. They have alot of the track and supports sitting out next to the road which make it easy for picture taking. I was snapping away with my trusty digital. I'll get them posted soon. The weather in central PA has been perfect for coaster building. If it stays like this it will be done well ahead of schedule.

The problem with the rocket launch is high speeds combined with a limit on wheel size for the catch car. I don't know if TTD's catch car could use wheels because of the high RPMs, viberation and heat. I'm sure that the extent of the damage to the lining on TTD and XC were impossbile to predict accuretly. It could have been predicted that they would last say 4 months, but due to extreme conditions the linings only last maybe 2 weeks. The 10 MPH difference in Storm Runner and Xcelerator may have been the difference in the wheels being operable in the catch car or not.

And if it's done ahead of scedule...we can ride it sooner!!

One of the girls had a cute little kitten named kitty-kitty, the other girl had a cute little puppy named Chris, and the third girl was a republican.

How long do the tracks on Top Thrill Dragster last?