Southwest Ampitheater work

Add Over the last few days, they have started working on the Southwest Ampitheater. All the speakers are being removed

Missing speakers over the tech booth

Employees in the tech booth

Employees walking around

Equipment in the Ampitheater. There was a hole in the ground behind this pickup truck

The hole in the ground has been filled in, and the construction equipment is gone . . . for now.

Blue stake

Removed speakers over the tech booth

Removed speakers sitting in the bleachers

May 18th General Update

Quite a few things have happened in the last couple days. The second train on American Eagle Red side is starting to show up at the ride. Also, Giant Drop and Demon have received advertisements. The railroad tracks are nearing completion, the backstage railroad crossing seems to be the only spot still being worked on.

Railroad construction

Eagle red train

Buccaneer Battle was only running 5 boats on a warm day and was still empty

Demon ads

 Giant Drop ads

 Crane by Raging Bull

 In Southwest Territory, Paintball has been replaced by arcade games

 Demon ads

The driver of this forklift attempted to drive across the unfinished railroad crossing. He was unsuccessful. Here is a video of various people attempting to get the forklift unjammed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpV05mkmv6w&feature=g-upl

May 16th General Updates

                                        Bull has had a wall added to one of its storage tracks.

                          There will probably be more added later since the back side of the wall is insulated

                                                            This booth has been painted

                                                               Demon station work

                                            Railroad track is being reinstalled by X Flight

                Hurricane Harbor is getting ready to open. All pools are filled and most of the palm trees are in

 Superman: Ultimate Flight's second train has come out of rehab and ran today for the first time

                                                    Triple Play got a new dock box

     Krazy Kups has had its centerpiece removed so adults can ride again for the first time since early 2007

                                                              More Railroad work

                                                      X Flight from Sky Trek Tower

X Flight Media Day.

X Flight was open yesterday for Media Day. I was able to ride it 18 times. I rode on both sides in the back and in the middle. I did not ride in the front row because the camera equipment had 6 out of the 8 possible front row seats closed off. The ride was way more intense than I was expecting. The fly through elements were much more noticeable than they appeared to be in the POV's of the other Wing Coasters. The forces on the ride itself were also much more intense than I expected. I could only ride a few times at a time before I'd have to take a break from riding.

                                                                          Tight fit

                                                                           Keyhole

                                                                       Hangar

                                                       Walter Bolliger, the B in B&M

                                                            Ribbon cutting ceremony

                                                               Train storage shed

                                                             Harness mechanisms

Video of the ribbon cutting ceremony:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl2SMR-iJg4