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6th December 2004
The entrance to Ug Land, soon to look very different once steel is erected. |
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6th December 2004
A section of track, probably the brake run , lies flat awaiting installation. |
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6th December 2004
The company responsible for Rita's construction. |
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6th December 2004
A close-up look at the track. |
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6th December 2004
Some supports, which are a dark brown colour. Corkscrew's supports are a similar shade of brown. |
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6th December 2004
More track awaiting installation. Notice the white stripes along the track, similar to how Spinball Whizzer looks. |
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6th December 2004
A large truck carrying more brown supports. |
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6th December 2004
Could this large support be for the launch section of track? |
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6th December 2004
Some more hefty supports. |
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6th December 2004
Another shot of track and supports from a different angle. |
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6th December 2004
A closer shot of some of the steel components. |
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6th December 2004
Ug Land's entrance. The ground may well have new brickwork for the new ride. |
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6th December 2004
A closeup on one of the track sections waiting to be installed. |
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6th December 2004
Track and supports in Fountain Square. |
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6th December 2004
More track sections in the area next to Hex. |
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6th December 2004
The truck with more ride pieces. |
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6th December 2004
The front of the truck. |
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6th December 2004
The truck from another angle. |
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6th December 2004
A look at Fountain Square, with the barbeque tent in the background. |
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14th December 2004
Steel still waiting to be installed in Fountain Square. Notice how tall that support is! |
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14th December 2004
A row of supports lying on the floor. |
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14th December 2004
More supports in the foreground, with the first pieces of curved track in the background. |
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16th December 2004
The first photo of steelwork in place! As you can see from this unique viewpoint, the track leading up to the first banked curve is now complete. |
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17th December 2004
Curvy track and more supports in Fountain Square. |
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17th December 2004
We think this is steelwork that will form part of the first banked helix. |
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17th December 2004
Looking at the launch, now complete. |
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17th December 2004
Corkscrew's On-Ride Photo booth, now with a large area cleared behind it for one of Rita's helixes. |
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17th December 2004
Footers next to the Corkscrew On-Ride Photo booth. |
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17th December 2004
A closer look at those footers. |
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17th December 2004
Looking from Corkscrew towards where the first helix will be. You can also see the area to the right where part of Rita will pass very close to Corkscrew's station. |
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17th December 2004
From the same vantage point, you can see how far the launch section stretches. |
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17th December 2004
Looking further left again, and the scale of Rita is put into perspective by Corkscrew. |
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17th December 2004
The same shot, taken from a slightly higher vantage point. |
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17th December 2004
From here you can see the start of Rita's launch, and the area where the station is being constructed next to Corkscrew's brake run. |
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17th December 2004
Back down on ground level, another look at Corkscrew's photo booth. |
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17th December 2004
Hefty footers situated next to Corkscrew's final turn before the the station. |
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17th December 2004
Corkscrew's final turn. Note the fact that the queueline for Corkscrew has already been removed in preparation for the re-landscaping in 2005. |
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17th December 2004
The structure that Rita will pass above just after the launch. We believe this could be where all the hydraulic motors will be stored. |
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17th December 2004
Looking from Rita's station area towards the first helix. You can see how people will be able to walk underneath the train roaring above. |
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17th December 2004
The start of the launch section. Notice how close the station will be to Corkscrew's brake run. |
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17th December 2004
Looking back down the launch section. |
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17th December 2004
From the side, you can see how Rita's launch will have a slight incline. |
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17th December 2004
Looking at the launch section from a distance. |
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17th December 2004
From a nearby spot, we look towards the start of the launch track. |
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17th December 2004
This photo was taken from Corkscrew's brake run. Look how close the two coasters are! |
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17th December 2004
A side-on view of the building underneath the end part of Rita's launch. |
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17th December 2004
Footers near where Bone Shaker used to be situated. From the distance you can see how far away from Corkscrew the ride will go. |
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17th December 2004
Past the hydraulic motor building, more large footers. |
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17th December 2004
More work going on to construct the building Rita will roar above. |
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17th December 2004
Rita and Corkscrew: together in 2005. You can clearly see the yellow "fins" above the track that form part of the launch mechanism. |
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17th December 2004
A closer look at the launch section of this Intamin track. |
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17th December 2004
More track in Fountain Square: brake run maybe? |
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17th December 2004
Curved sections of Rita track that will soon be installed in Ug Land. |
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22nd December 2004
Corkscrew's entrance sign, removed for the time being as the ride's queueline is being remodeled. The sign is being stored outside the Tussaud's Art Workshop behind Cred Street. |
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22nd December 2004
The Ug Land dinosaur skull, which will form a major part of the theming next year. |
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22nd December 2004
The Ug Land entrance sign. It has been removed temporarily to allow large vehicles access to the construction site. |
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22nd December 2004
There are lots of bits and pieces lying around still in Fountain Square. |
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22nd December 2004
Curved sections of track, next to the Bungee Jump game. |
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22nd December 2004
Supports outside Hex. |
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22nd December 2004
Track stored next to Hex. In the background you can see the (orange) RCS Site Office. |
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22nd December 2004
More track next to Hex. |
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