So basically not much has changed since early August except that they've cut down a LOT more trees. I guess they are going for the "wildfire treatment" with the new coasters now. Shame...
I was kind of still holding out hope that the 2018 rumor was wrong and that they'd be out there doing actual construction by now, but I guess that's not the case. I think it's weird how they drag it out like this though. It's been how many months since the original survey? And it's taken them all summer just to do the clearing.