Work finally starts on skyliner coaster.

As you see here...

http://www.johnnyupsidedown.com/starliner0.html

All that I can say is "its about time".

what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard.
Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it.
I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

The park seems to think they will have the coaster open by july. I don't see how they could rebuild a wooden coaster, and test it and get it aproved by july.

what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard.
Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it.
I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

About that title -- its Starliner at Cypress Gardens.

Skyliner is at Lakemont Park and is not the topic of the article.

Arthur Bahl

Crazy horse: ANYTHING can be done, with enough money. You get enough lights and the right conditions, you can work 24/7.

Coaster Junkie from NH
I drive in & out of Boston, so I ride coasters to relax!

Heh, this is the visible work. Work on various nuts and bolts has been going on off-site for about 2 months. WAY off-site.

Tom

You have disturbed the forbidden temple, now-you-will-pay!!!

^ Like in PA, Tom? ;)
Hehe, not TOO far from Skyliner...cool irony!

Starliner's *on-site* work has been, well....minimal. Cool lead car sits outside the front gates, though... :)

*** Edited 3/21/2007 7:14:01 PM UTC by rollergator***

Yeah, I heard tell that there's a little company up there that knows a thing or two about relocating wooden coasters...;)

Tom

You have disturbed the forbidden temple, now-you-will-pay!!!

crazy horse said:
The park seems to think they will have the coaster open by july. I don't see how they could rebuild a wooden coaster, and test it and get it aproved by july.

The park didn't anticipate having some extra zoning issues to deal with. We all know how City Hall works or don't.

Chuck

In January, getting my SP, they told me "it's supposed to be ready by Memorial Day."

I smiled and responded with "that sounds VERY amibitious". :)

Of course, if all goes well, "that wooden coaster relocation company" also has some work to do for Zippin Pippin, and maybe even Thunder Eagle and Zingo....wonder if they'll be needing any help? ;)

*** Edited 3/21/2007 7:47:14 PM UTC by rollergator***

Zingo will probably be a at least a full year off. I haven't even heard any comfirmation on Robbie Bell securing any land. Only that he's taken on storing many of their rides while searching for a new location.

^^

Haven't heard about the first two but the third one sounds, um, familiar. At this rate they're gonna have to spin-off a new corporation! :)

Tom *** Edited 3/21/2007 7:59:34 PM UTC by LdScotsman***

You have disturbed the forbidden temple, now-you-will-pay!!!

LOL, I was *assuming* that somehow F-A were involved, even if just doing consultancy, on any wooden coaster that was being relocated.

Oh, and I forgot to add Meteor... ;)