Six Flags Great Adventure El Toro Construction Update December 8, 2005

We'd like to say a big thank you to the fine PR folks at Six Flags for having us and everyone else that was on the construction tour with us for making it a good time. Now onward with the tour...

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Got enough layers on nick?

A rare shot of the RT infield and viper trains

Some mighty big cranes

Hard hats are so cool.

Footers for the turnaround at the top of the lift

They got some big wood

Prefabricated supports ready to be added

A nice shot of rolling thunder's drop

The rigging crew getting ready

A look at the almost completed lift hill

A picture of nick taking a picture of RT's drop

A picture of RJ taking a picture of RT's drop

and finally, RT's drop

Just about ready to start lifting

 The connecter is climbing and tying on

We have lift!

 Look how much it bends

This was piece 53 of 54 in the lift hill

A look at the other rather tall crane

 Piece 53 just about landed

Hey, a new station!

Oh wait...that's the old Viper station

Footers for the turn out of the station

The station and lift, which will indeed be a cable lift.

Working on footer preparation

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