General Carowinds discussion
#35089
chknwing wrote:lifting it out of the way? theres a flat bed standing by


I doubt it and here's why. The flatbed is in the wrong place and is facing the wrong direction for it to be loaded onto it. The first tall lift hill support is also in the way.
#35095
chknwing wrote:well thats settled. ;) looking at all the stuff around the station, it looks like they are ready to rock n roll on that.

"dont shoot until you see the white of their eyes..."
#35100
I wonder will they take as long on the next section(s)? Hopefully they have crew somewhere in the back ground getting each section ready. They spent a week on this. I too Bro. wonder how many sections it will take to get to the top? I bet a KI fan knows.
#35102
You would be kinda corrcect. I think the lift hill took 9 pieces to complete it. I believe that includes the transition piece from horizontal to the lift hill. The last two pieces to be installed on Diamondback were L8 and L9. The main sections installed were 44 feet and 88 feet in length, weight 26,000 pounds and 52,000 pounds respectively. The lift hill was supposed to take 26 days to complete (October 3 to October 29), but the topping off was delayed due to to weather until October 30. That is just to give you a time frame, but of course they started on Intimidator's lift a week ago, so... It should be completed by October 16.
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