Kemah Boardwalk and Bullet Discussion Thread

by **coasterphotos** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:58 pm

Photos of the rest of the Boardwalk can be seen here:
http://www.coasterphotos.com/maingaller ... h/general/

Photos of the rest of the rides can be seen here:
http://www.coasterphotos.com/maingallery/v/Kemah/rides/

by **Jive** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:20 pm

^You need to work on customizing your Gallery2.

This may have been mentioned already but are they beefing up the supports because of hurricanes? It just looks really dense.

by **coasterphotos** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:28 pm

Jive wrote:^You need to work on customizing your Gallery2.

This may have been mentioned already but are they beefing up the supports because of hurricanes? It just looks really dense.

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Yeah...someday...don't have the time for my site like I did a few years back.

I haven't heard anything official about extra support because of the hurricane threat but I'm sure it'll be asked this weekend at the ACE Winterfest event in Galveston. If it isn't asked, I'll make sure to ask it myself! We should be having guests from Kemah come talk about the new ride.

by **Jive** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:32 pm

That Gallery software can be a real pain once you start messing it with but the customization options are practically limitless.

Have any animations come out for this one?

by **coasterphotos** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 5:37 pm

Gravity Group has an animation they were showing at IAAPA but I don't think there is one available on the web anywhere.

by **jmccalip** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:46 pm

Scroll down to Kemah:

http://www.canisius.edu/~mastropl/Houston/houston.html

by **almightyfire** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:39 pm

no not at all. the boardwalk is located near nasa. it is a beautiful place right on the water. it isnt too far from galveston island. it is right in tbe gulf of mexico.

by **mike robinson** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:15 pm

For people asking where Kemah is, it is just south of Houston, located on Galveston Bay. It is quite close to NASA if that helps.

by **olimonn** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:52 am

i think that the extended supports are more because the track goes like 3 times through the same structure, so it has to face constraints coming from multiple spots in the structure, + due to track beneath, the upper track finds itself undersupported which leads to more supports to compensate.

Hurricanes can also be a factor but I wouldn't bet on this.

Just look at other martin and Vleminckx rides (the vekoma ones): They also have that kind of mamoth lateral structure.

They're only builders, but seeing the structures look similar, I think they have their word on the design of the structure, and they obviously like to make their structure like this...

by **Vekoma Fan Boy** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:01 am

I just have a question, does/did M&V build all of the coasters designed by GG or just this one?

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