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The footers are famous. The most photographed rio ever. lol

@AlexB It's just my ongoing tally.

One thing I didn't mention but the maps reminded me what I counted on my trip. The arrow marks the location where I counted another 53 tie-down pole connections already assembled. Most of the footers in the red zone already had their pole connectors installed or sitting next to its location ready to be installed. So far I have worked out their is 68 pole locations currently being worked on or completed. With what is still on site there is at least another 50 to go in. Giving a current grand total of 121 poles. Of course skeet doesn’t know if there is any more of these bad boys laying around on site or if some are spares.

I have never seen a coaster with formwork left on even when the footers are above the ground. Some in the background are above natural ground and have had the formwork removed. Why would you pay all that money for stainless steel formwork? @AlexB will on day have the latest map of the layout.

I stole photos again but for once I think TPSN got some good close ups. How many footers are in this one pit? Timber stakes holding the formwork in place. Tie-down for the poles\post waiting to be fitted inside the reo cage. You can see the metal templets and how they are incorporated to set out the tie-down rods into the correct position. You can also see just under the top templet a timber formwork box. Once the footer is finished the top templet is removed along with the timber box. This will leave a hole in the concrete for the flange on the bottom of the post/pole to slide into. 2 footer complete just waiting on the formwork to be removed and 2 footers ready for the formwork and pouring of the concrete to finish the cap. Some of the footers are round and some are square. Table to lay the plans on. Footers everywhere One of the footers are happy. Looks like it got a tick of approval.

Did the quick trip and this is what I have. 1. Roughly the line where the site office is and the temp fence finishes. 2. Nothing has happened in this area. (this includes no pegs sighted). 3. This is the hot zone of construction and all the footers are going in. 4. Pegs in this area but nothing else has happened. 5. Land has been screeded and some reo cages laying on their sides. Took some super doggy iphone photos from the car park. A. Metal formwork B. Footer poured with formwork still attached C. Cage with bolts attached waiting on the formwork D. Completed footer waiting for the poles to arrive on site. A1. Shows this footer is only 1 meter from the road. You can also see the tie-down rods which will attach the main structure of the coaster to the footer.

I'm going for a drive. Otherwise I'm going to keep zooming in on your photo.

That makes two of us @djrappa. I'm sure it's been done before but in twenty years in the building industry I have never seen plastic pipes used as formwork. Metal formwork is the norm so it can be reused on the next job. From the photos I thought the formwork was made out of concrete pipe. I putting this down to the formwork required for the capping isn't readerly available in Australia and after this project won't be needed again so they have gone with a throwaway option.

The ones at the back look like they are not in place yet.

I'm trying to work out in the photos what people are calling a core sample This is a core sample The large cylinders look like they are being used as formwork for the caps.

Looks like they're starting to cap the piers.

I love the rescue mission part the best. Wouldn't be very interesting news if they told the truth.

@Theme Park GirlI have been told by an employee of TPSN that Theme Parks a Go-Go are looking at hiring more staff.

I would love if somebody got into a negative reputation Parkz would automatically place a ban period before they could post again.

Yea, I tend to agree with you. I would also like it to see more hills/air time.

To get your heart pumping a bit. Here is the Mack Rides coaster which will open in 2018, at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w9tVlgzAu0

@AlexBThat's what I am thinking too. My only other option was they might relocate the stables for AOS and build it on that side however I ruled that out when no construction of the coaster occurred in the overflow car park. (Extra news to do with nothing we are talking about. Hot Tomato morning crew are staying at the FarmStay tonight at PC) I’m anticipating they will broadcast from there in the morning.

@Brad2912 Why don't you tell him where it's going? Instead of keeping it to yourself. I thought we came here to share information.

The area behind the vintage cars is where DW farm the leaves for the Koalas.

Things you can’t recover in life. 1. The word after it is said. 2. The moment after it is missed. 3. The time after it is gone. 4. Trying to pass off a photo as The real McCoy.

@Jamberoo Fan This has all been discussed before, "many times", over the last 5 years.

Slide tower was not beside the Little Rippers. Stage 3 is dead. Before people go wow look what WWW are building. Image shown fell into a hole with the big bang.

No. They have to move the bodies.

Opening of the harness is the new way of increasing operations times. I was told by an employee that the area under the ride is where they will store the bodies.

Thanks for telling me that but I don't remember asking. Now I'm confused.