Even though testing is not yet scheduled I decided today I needed to see what was new at the Bay Beach Zippin Pippin Roller Coaster. I found some new activity and got some pictures of it. Since my last post the Green Bay area was hit with a late winter storm totaling about 17 inches of wet heavy snow. This snowfall slowed progress on the finishing touches quite a bit; however, with the major construction wrapping up well ahead of schedule everything is still in good shape for the grand opening which is now just about one month away. The latest progress is shown in the photos below.
The first thing I noticed is the operators control panel and platform is in place up on the loading platform. You can also see the layout of where the automatic gates are going to be.
Under the loading platform a lot of the wiring and air lines to the brakes along with accumulator air tanks are now in place and hooked up.
A lot of the sensors have been hooked up inside the rides main control panel.
The view inside of the lift house shows the extent of the electrical work currently underway.
The motor that will be used to shuttle the transfer table back and forth is now fully hooked up.
As all of these final hookups are being made the two big remaining items are the automatic gates on the loading platform and the trains themselves to make their appearance and be threaded onto the track. I'll keep visiting the site and report on these activities when they happen. With all of the snow nearly gone again and a beautiful sunny day I took another north facing panorama to end my visit.
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