Ready for massive change

Over the last three months the construction crews have dug huge holes, built forms and poured huge blocks of cement for the footings. Big concrete columns followed after that and then the gravel was carefully wheeled in and packed around them. The final grades were determined and then the missing pieces of the golf were rebuilt. That was our job. Now, as we finish our work the big steel crews have been unloading massive pieces of roller coaster structure and placing it around the site in preparation for some dramatic changes which will begin in earnest tomorrow. 

A giant crane will arrive onsite to tip up and place the tall steel columns and long, burgundy track pieces. Giggle Ridge is about to become a much more exciting place!

Two more

Each work day the crew finishes a little more and each time a piece is finished it is pushed out into the driveway to make room for more. Depending on what is ready to mud or paint we have been switching between the Trinidad and Cultus Lake Projects. Now there is only one Cultus Lake piece left in the shop which means we will be working up at the lake on nice days and then in the shop on Trinidad stuff on days the weather does not cooperate.

Two pieces were pulled from the shop on Friday.

Another piece of the puzzle

Yesterday was the day for the lift of the last piece of the mountain. With the installation of this piece the only thing left is to install the elevated train track and the runaway locomotive. It will precariously hang on twisted and broken track over the Blastin' Barrels spinning roller coaster track which curves tightly at the bottom.

We have a little concrete rock work to do at the bottom edge to bring it to the ground and also to contain the waterfall. If you look close you can see the welded cage and the beginning of the lath work.