Kemah Boardwalk and Bullet Discussion Thread

[doonga]

Nice shots coasterman ! yeah that forecast was very disappointing. the day started off okay but went downhill by afternoon. sunday was the same way except it seemed half the sky was clear and the other half was hazy clouds. Do you think The Bullet will be a fun coaster to ride. I heard that a coaster doesnt have to reach speeds of 60-70mph to a good ride.

[doonga]

That lateral shift looks amazing!

Any new photos on this one yet ?

[coasterphotosHoly crap you have a HUGE donkey!]

Do you think The Bullet will be a fun coaster to ride. I heard that a coaster doesnt have to reach speeds of 60-70mph to a good ride.

I think it'll be a great ride. It certainly doesn't have to be fast to be a good ride. One of my favorite wooden coasters only goes 45mph... Cornball Express at Indiana Beach.

[coasterphotosHoly crap you have a HUGE donkey!]

A couple photos from yesterday.
As usual, more in the gallery on my web site: www.coasterphotos.com

[JakizleI had sex with N-Tag before you did.]

Wow, I can't wait to see how they fit the curve underneath the station in there! I guess we'll find out soon enough. Thanks for all of the pics man!

[wrebbitI saw, went and conquered Steel Dragon 2000. It's still crap!]

Looks like one massive pile of wood. It looks good so far.

Thanks for the pics!

[txnhrtI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

no one traveled to astroworld from out of town at all.

Did you poll everyone in the state? I don't recall you asking me if I ever went, and I haven't lived in or near Houston since I was 7. And, I know (and know of) a lot of people who traveled to AW from out of town.

"It seems like no one traveled..." would have been a better, more accurate statement.

(sorry guys... that just kind of hit me wrong )

I'm VERY excited about Boardwalk Bullet, and think it looks insane. Although a 50-something speed doesn't sound like much, putting that into a ride that is crammed into a small site, that criss-crosses itself in the way this does, is going to be radical. I don't think this one will be about airtime... this one will be about lateral (and positive) G's... OOHH YYEEAAHH...

Before the name was announced I called it the "Kemah Screemer" to have something to refer to it by. It was sooo difficult changing to Boardwalk Bullet (lol), but I like it; now I call it 'Bullet'.

Jason definitely provides some awesome weekly photos of the construction. He was also gracious enough to post a few of the photos I took on Jan 27 on the ACE South Central site. I went up in the tower and took a few "aerial" photos. Obviously construction is further along than this now, but thought I'd share:

[doonga]

Wow great shots!!!!!!!!! I heard one of the better woodies to ride isn't even in the U.S. It's in Lisenberg and the coaster is called Balder. They say it has a lot of airtime and once had the steepest angle of descent for a coaster in 2003. It reached a speed of 56 mph.

[almightyfireDonkeys are my way of life!]

oh my that area from the sky sure looks extremely small

[txnhrtI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

It's about an acre, as I recall. I think that's what is going to make it such a daredevil ride... over 3200 feet of strack twisted up in an acre of space, with headchoppers everywhere... Wooohooo!

In the photo of the site "Front" at the bottom, you can see the corner of the Saltgrass Steakhouse's front/corner facade (red brick). At the right of the photo you can see edges of the wood and some framing. The area there that can't be seen in the photo will be part of the footprint from what I can tell in the renderings. Amusement Today's article from Dec 7 shows a rendering with one of the bends sitting there.

Wow great shots!!!!!!!!!

Thank you!! Wish I could go back and get more from up there as construction progresses, but I live 4 hours away... ~sighs~