SDC's 2013 Project

[sanddunerider]

very nice, i very seldom get to branson west.. i had no idea SDC was in view from there.

thanks for the pic.. that will be an interesting view as project continues... keep 'em comin.

[mhguy77]

I have stayed in Branson west before at a small hotel. Frankly its the most convenient to acessing SDC as all the traffic is coming from the other direction.  I hadn't noticed the view however.  It doesn't look to me like that has topped out yet.
Pretty exciting looking from that angle.

[cjfootball_89]

When my family goes to Branson we almost always stay in a hotel in Branson West and just drive into Branson!

[MissinTheGreenTrams]

I heart Branson West. It makes me happy. Thanks for the pics CJFoot. I am super excited for 2013

[Wildfire]

Here are a couple pics from giant swing.  Getting ready to ride train. More to come.  http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/76980618@N02/

[MissinTheGreenTrams]

Your photos are not available to public viewing....

[cowboy]

I-beam or topper?  I find it hard to believe if topper. It only replaces the top few layers of wood laminate and that takes time to lay。

Swoosh, definately topper track. You can see some pretty detailed pictures of it over on TPR in the SDC thread.

Also in that thread you can see a bunch of footers waiting to be installed.

Jay

[Wildfire]

It says on my frickr that anyone can view them.  I have several more to upload but my phone battery is getting low

[shavethewhales]

I can view the photos. Thanks for posting them.

This thread on TPR has a good shot of the track going into place: http://themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1174278#p1174278

It's definitely sitting on prefab beams instead of traditional track. A lot of this project has utilized prefab methods.

The lift will probably top out this weekend, then by next week we might even see track all the way to the top. That first drop can't be far behind.

[Wildfire]

I posted the rest of them to my flickr. http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/76980618@N02/   It was hard to get good ones of the valley, but I could tell it looks like there will be a pretty sweet turn by hobo junction and possibly circling back towards the valley.  Footers are everywhere.  Much more than when I was there 3 weeks ago.  The lift appears to me to be at least 80 feet and not topped out yet.  It looks to be for sure dropping into the valley.  This could potentially be a huge drop for a woodie.  I am getting really excited about this baby as it appears like it is really going to be wild.

[Joy]

I had difficulties seeing the pics up close, then I realized you'd linked to the mobile version of your photostream. For anyone wanting to get a closer look: http://www.flickr.com/photos/76980618@N02/

[Grapeslie]

Wow Looks Great! I Imagine a sign of some sort will go up within the next week or two saying somthing like excuse our mess. Something! I've booked a condo for Moonlight Maddness already I can't wait to see how this thing is looking by then. Lets hope someone rents a helecopter soon! LoL

[sanddunerider]

yep! thats what it looked like when i was there last week!  GREAT pics,  Nice to see progress week to week, I wont be back until memorial weekend. Should be topped out and other work going on by then

[Polley]

Well this ride appares to be going up relatively quick for a 2013 opening date. I hope that means there will be a lot of attention to theme elements which will help make this ride/area another SDC staple.

That said, I have two initial complaints about this development:

• I don't appreciate the encroachment from management on the train ride territory. I wish they would attempt to keep the train ride a journey though the backwoods instead of a parade of park attractions with a show at the end.  Hopefully there are some plans for a new route which will allow for both the backwoods element and the current parade. (I understand that the "parade of park attractions" is important for marketing)

• I would like to see more than just two rides (barn swing and "the bull") packed in this farm corner of the park.  yes, there will be extra shops and all, but I would like to see some new craftsmen and a new show venue brought into this area too.

Still, I'm very excited for the addition and I hope for great things!

 

[tiffanylynnt]

Here is the view of it from Wilson's Farm.