21 minutes ago, Theme Park Girl said:

Will have more to upload when I get my Canon home later today ?

Be careful pushing, you wouldn't want to strain your back.. 

1 hour ago, Brad2912 said:

Be careful pushing, you wouldn't want to strain your back.. 

Canon vs. cannon. The noun canon can refer to a few things, including (1) a code of laws, (2) an established principle, (3) a group of exemplary literary works, and (4) the works of a writer that are accepted as authentic. Cannon mainly refers to a large weapon that fires heavy projectiles.

Thanks for the pics Theme Park Girl. 

1 hour ago, Theme Park Girl said:

Some piccies from this morning. Will have more to upload when I get my Canon home later today ?

That's a big support in the center

3 hours ago, reanimated35 said:

Canon vs. cannon. The noun canon can refer to a few things, including (1) a code of laws, (2) an established principle, (3) a group of exemplary literary works, and (4) the works of a writer that are accepted as authentic. Cannon mainly refers to a large weapon that fires heavy projectiles.

Yeah, aware of that dude. Was being a smart ass..

Here's the ones from my camera, better quality than my phone ?

 

 

 

What do you guys think the big support is for? 

Found this pic of fury325 ground work to compare. 

Edited September 16, 20169 yr by Ryande16

I'd assume the footings will be oversized due to the poor soil for one. 

I would say its just standard roller coaster rebar. Photo below of Abyss's rebar.

If your referring to this one.

1 hour ago, Theme Park Girl said:

 

 

I would say again standard rebar for either a station or lift hill.

 

Thanks @JaggedJanine. I was curious in case they were planning to make the rollercoaster do something grand over the car park entrance (like a loop etc.) followed by a short section around the grass overflow car park and back. But yeah, those earthworks and pipes look like it's just for emergency services.

Not sure if I missed anything but are the Mack Rides crates still on site unopened? The sudden amount of earthworks just got me wondering.

On 10/09/2016 at 10:25 PM, Aw hype said:

Coming to think about it, the average speed should be high considering its in a villain themed area, and it would be a bad fit with doomsday destroyer just to add a kiddie style coaster.

For your information, the new rollercoaster is very unlikely to be anywhere near the DC Comics Super-Villians Unleashed area. Otherwise, it would have to travel around or through Arkham Asylum. It's highly likely though to be located southeast of Green Lantern & Justice League: Alien Invasion 4D.

But fury325 is 99 metres tall so the foundation and rebarb would cover a ridiculously big area anyway to support the structure. 

If anyone can find a pic of any hyper coaster groundwork feel free to post it to compare. 

Perhaps this is the start/end point of a chain lift?

As far as the size of the steel for the footings, (someone said before it is due to the soil conditions) this is correct.

When we install lighting towers, the condition of the soil determines the footings, so good soil will allow for a pier footing (the long steel cages) where soil that had been transported to site to level the land, or if there is a water table not that far below the surface you would use pads as in the photos above to spread the weight.

As an idea, a 25m steel light tower will have a pier footing approx 4.5m to 6m in depth, however this varies depending on the g-force that will be placed on the tower.  So as far as the large footing that has been completed...it could be for a loop or a launch end, it really is anyone's guess at this stage.

 

Anyone know when they will announce the ride?

1 hour ago, Ryande16 said:

Anyone know when they will announce the ride?

i'm sure some people know, but they won't be posting it here..

True! I just hope they tease us a little by giving hints.

You mean the Mack crates weren't enough of a teaser for now?

55 minutes ago, Ryande16 said:

True! I just hope they tease us a little by giving hints.

 

53 minutes ago, Santa07 said:

You mean the Mack crates weren't enough of a teaser for now?

or all the ones already in this thread?

Like what Hersey Park did with Skyrush

On Friday, September 16, 2016 at 6:44 PM, Ryande16 said:

But fury325 is 99 metres tall so the foundation and rebarb would cover a ridiculously big area anyway to support the structure. 

If anyone can find a pic of any hyper coaster groundwork feel free to post it to compare. 

Here are some construction pics of Fury325 from http://aerialvideophotographer.com/fury-325-worlds-tallest-fastest-giga-coaster/

Time to invest in a drone @Theme Park Girl. 

Great find! 

Anyone know if that massive cement square was for a support pole or the loading station? 

It would most likely be support pole for the tall actions. I don't have a picture but I was watching a Cedar Point documentary and they said the whole area underneath Top Thrill dragster tower is a giant concrete slab to support the weight.

When walking through the queue area of GL, I had a look through the fence back at the area on the side of the stream where we'd spotted markers, and there are a lot more than I first though. At least a dozen, maybe even two dozen could be seen.

20 minutes ago, Ryande16 said:

Great find! 

Anyone know if that massive cement square was for a support pole or the loading station? 

Looking at Google Maps it supports the first right hand turn after the initial drop and part of the 360 ish degree turn on the way back to the station. There is another smaller one where the track turns back at its furthest point.