Cheetah Hunt

[Ratmead]

EDIT: Pictures removed by staff.

First and second launch with cheetah exhibit.


Profile of the second trench, this is right after the tower.


Intamin box track in the station.


Pond after the second trench and end of the ride.

Profile of the first launch and shows where the cheetah lure track starts.

If you look closely in the top down views, they show the placement of footers.

 

[Latveria]

Not enough rep to go around for these updates ... wow.

 

[dmkrc5]

You have made my day! Thank you so much! If you get any more please post!

 

[Kraken&Manta]

Well today you proved
1: Cheetaka
2: Themed Supports
3: Trenches
4: Skyride
5: Manta Theming
6: Intamin
7: Pure awesomeness to the 999th power.

I FREAKING LOVE YOU FOR POSTING THESE!!! Everyone give him :rep: now!!!

 

[Ratmead]

Thanks for the kudos guys, even though some may not think so, I am not posting these just to be the cool guy on the internet. I always intended to post them when the time was right, well that time came a little while back but I had a few people in my ear telling me it would be a bad idea. Truth is by the end of the next month the ride should be announced, and everyone will know every bit of information about it. If someone else found this stuff, I would be the first guy begging for them to let me see it. So I figure it shouldn't hurt to give the die-hard fans like myself a sneak peak of what to expect.

To answer the, "is there more?" question, yes and no. There are literally hundreds upon hundred of files detailing the first phases of construction, and while they do give us some information, by no means does it detail anything about the actual roller coaster. Most of this stuff is VERY boring, like showing where holes are dug, and where cement needs to be poured. However sometimes there will be a gem, like some of the concept stuff I already posted. If I come across anything I forgot to post, I will, but that is pretty much all I got that is interesting.

 

[StarTrekGeek]

You deserve a rep point for that awesome concept art, Ratmead! :rep:

Awesome find! :thumbs: I just have one question... according to one of the artwork you posted, the entrance is in the old monorail station... is the queue line going to be only in the monorail station?

 

[Ratmead]

Couldn't have done it without you StarTrekGeek!

Unfortunately, I am not 100% sure. The way it looks from the plans is, you enter where the sky ride entrance is now, and then take a left twice and go up the incline to actual loading platform. Unless there is going to be an overflow that goes back towards the skyride, I am not 100% sure how the queue will work. Since the cheetah exhibit is across the pathway, I don't see how the queue would be able to interact with the exhibit.

EDIT: PICTURES REMOVED BY STAFF.

This is probably the best shot of the actual queue, as you can see, it is just not very long. They are either gonna take the overflow back towards the sky ride, or maybe even through EoA?

By the way, the above picture is for the second floor of the monorail building, which is known in these plans by "Building 10"

 

[dmkrc5]

Im really interested in floorplans, elevations, and layouts, if you have any of these left can you please post! I have given you so much :rep: that your maxed out at the moment, I couldnt thank you more for these pictures!

 

[Ratmead]

The reason I am hesitant to post EVERYTHING is because this stuff is supposed to be confidential. I am sure Busch Gardens doesn't want me to have it, and fortunately for us, a 3rd party has made the accessible. The last thing I want is for anyone to get in any serious trouble, even though this 3rd party is at fault for letting this "get out," I don't want to see them get into any trouble with Busch Gardens. Some of the stuff in these documents is just not for public view, like phone numbers and email address of execs at Busch and engineers with other companies. I don't want Mark Rose to have to change phone numbers because some guy posted it for everyone to see. Now that I made this known, if someone else happens to find anything, it would be a good idea to at least edit out the contact phone numbers and emails.

These plans are more about the construction leading to the actual coaster, instead of plans for the coaster itself. There are a lot of references to it, and you can see the outline in a lot of the plans, but it doesn't have track elevations, speed, or elements.

 

[dmkrc5]

The reason I am hesitant to post EVERYTHING is because this stuff is supposed to be confidential. I am sure Busch Gardens doesn't want me to have it, and fortunately for us, a 3rd party has made the accessible. The last thing I want is for anyone to get in any serious trouble, even though this 3rd party is at fault for letting this "get out," I don't want to see them get into any trouble with Busch Gardens. Some of the stuff in these documents is just not for public view, like phone numbers and email address of execs at Busch and engineers with other companies. I don't want Mark Rose to have to change phone numbers because some guy posted it for everyone to see.

These plans are more about the construction leading to the actual coaster, instead of plans for the coaster itself. There are a lot of references to it, and you can see the outline in a lot of the plans, but it doesn't have track elevations, speed, or elements.

I completely agree with you, dont ever post something your not comfortable posting.

 

[Andy]

These pictures are amazing thank you for sharing them!

 

[Ratmead]

Sigh...

Sorry about that.

 

[jj3352]

Ratmead! your amazing do you work for Mecca?

 

[fleastcoaster]

Sorry guys, but although the pictures were amazing, they were confidential and most likely obtained in an illegal way. Websites such as UO and others could be in big trouble for posting them, as well as the poster. I'm sure that the contractor could also be in trouble. Both Universal and Sea World Parks and Entertainment take their intellectual properties very seriously. UO did the right thing by removing them.

 

[disneyfan168]

I agree with fleastcoaster! Here is a new update from BGTNation: http://bgtnation.blogspot.com/2010/09/today-i-have-another-update-for.html

 

[Ratmead]

We are enthusiasts, we are supposed to go to crazy lengths to get information about the things we love, even if it means going into grey areas. There are no copyright notices on any of these plans. Only the Intamin ones mentioned not reposting them without the owners consent. You would think by the reaction of some that I have plans to build a nuclear missile. These are plans for a roller coaster guys, it's just NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL.

 

[Octobers Fade]

They are just protecting their ass...so don't take it personaly.
I want to know what is going on as well but I can also wait because none of it matters until the ride is open, and my butt is in a seat anyway.

 

[Ratmead]

I can understand why they took them down, I may not agree with it but whatever. However, to infer that they were illegally obtained bothers me a bit, reason I got a little defensive there is because fleastcoaster knows exactly how, when, and where these were obtained. He is one of the many that only want a select few to have access to such documents. It's funny how the few that had access to the stuff from the beginning had no problem with it then, but when it gets posted for others to see, then it becomes a big deal.

I want to know what is going on as well but I can also wait because none of it matters until the ride is open, and my butt is in a seat anyway.

That is very true, and soon enough we will have every little detail. I just wanted to spark some conversation about whats going on, seemed the Project 2011 scene was dying a bit. Sorry about that.

 

[Octobers Fade]

I agree BG is such a fun place and deserves the PR.

 

[Ratmead]

No worries, like I said I can sorta of understand why you would take them down. I don't know if you guys have press creds with Busch, which I assume would be the real reason why you wouldn't them posted. To be honest though I am disappointed in the reaction to the posts. It seems like all other forms of entertainment have websites, blogs and forums designed around leaked information, hell that is part of what makes the construction process fun. If I had my own site I would have had this stuff posted, waiting to get a C&D email from Busch's legal team. It was fun while it lasted, and I am sure for the minutes they were up, someone saved them to their computer, I doubt they will never been seen again.