Cedar Point | "GateKeeper" | B&M Wingrider

[Nick P]

They look updated to me.
EDIT: There may be something wrong with your browser. Not sure though.

 

[ECG]

Thanks! They've renamed the cams, which is why I was getting those old images.

 

[Intricks]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPX7_jJtTGQ[/youtube]

Something interesting I found involving Gatekeeper. Points out how they are planning to do installments at their other parks as well.

Overall interesting.

 

[TheCoasterCruiser]

Haha, that station is just Cedar Fair in a nutshell.

 

[reddude333]

^^That was an awesome video! Thanks for posting that. It's always good to see more inside the B&M plant.

 

[Taxi]

Those keyholes are marvelous! CP did a great job with this one.

 

[ECG]

Since the links that Nick P posted on the previous page are dynamic, I thought I'd post these to show the first keyhole tower erection (for those that view this thread when the cams are in darkness):

And then there's this! - from CP's facebook page

I'm looking forward to watch them "thread the needles", once the towers are up.

 

[elephant58]

On the last one, the construction worker at the bottom really shows you how big the keyhole are!

 

[ECG]

Here's another report on the recent visit of Matt Ouimet, President and CEO of Cedar Fair, to the factory by local TV affiliate WKYC. The video has different shots of the keyhole towers & comments than the one Intricks posted.

http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/277929/45/Cedar-Point-How-theyre-building-GateKeeper

 

[bmac]

Aww no second set of keyhole action

Either way I can't wait to see this entire project finished, this is looking too good to pass up.

 

[reddude333]

I take back everything I said about steel versus concrete. That thing looks fantastic! Hope to see it in person someday in the near future...can only hope...

 

[Snoo]

It does look quite legit.

 

[Hyde]

Almost as legit as that quick flash of the old school female ride op uniform. :wink:

I cannot erase the memories of CP trying to bring that look back for 2010.

 

[ECG]

Since Hyde didn't post these I thought I would.

From facebook.

 

[Hyde]

Aww no second set of keyhole action

How so do you mean?

 

[D1993]

^I would assume he is saying that he is wanting to see the other keyhole tower go up ....

 

[Hyde]

All in due time. Official word is that the second tower will go up this week.

 

[elephant58]

How long after the second keyhole's put up will the trackwork be continued?

 

[Hyde]

Preferably sooner rather than later!

I've only been given an approximation on the keyhole towers. Obviously everyone is excited however to see them thread the needle with the zero-g roll.

I'll shoot an email to see if there is a build schedule for the zero-g roll, as well as the dive loop by Blue Streak. I'm pretty sure all track has been produced and is on site. In which case, once the keyhole towers are up and footers are laid, they can build away.

 

[elephant58]

^An inclined dive loop actually. :wink: