Joel
Platinum Member
Yep.
For those that know more about construction than I, would two tower cranes (on the smaller side) help get this land done faster or does this seem to be fairly pointless? It's not like building Pandora, all that's going on here is an unthemed coaster and a flat ride that already has much of it's ride system in place (and of course some props here and there).
No, no, no. All wrong.So landscaping, a few props and bare supported Coaster requires a tower crane? Am I missing something?
No, no, no. All wrong.
It requires TWO tower cranes. :ears:
If they really did buy the crane because of how hard to get they're getting, then it would make sense to say that it is all they got. Right?The choice of tower crane is odd to me. They are limited in use IMO. I'd think a mobile crane would be more practical. If it's a situation where they got a deal to buy one, and they are going to be doing some taller projects, then they might as well use it here. To directly answer your question though, yes two would be faster, but it would also require another construction crew. Like anything, the more money you throw at it, the quicker it can get done.
I was wondering the same as you. I can see a tower crane for building a coaster with a lift of at least 100 ft but Slinkdog is probably maxing out at 50. I would have thought that the tower was building the show building for the Battle Attraction of Star Wars. However, I am not in the construction business, unless you count creating two feet high retaining walls in my yard.
The coaster in general is fairly low to the ground with only one decent sized drop.Maybe the coaster is bigger than what's expected, but I doubt it.
I can see both points really. First I am sure the rentals are becoming harder and harder to secure with the pace Disney and Uni are building things, not to mention the rest of the area surrounding. Also, a tower crane does seem odd, but also not......to me. A tower crane has a long reach, and no need for downtime of re-positioning the crane after you set a piece. So in theory you could set more continuous pieces in a row faster than with a mobile which would need re-positioned and such. Moving a tower crane that size I don't think would take so much time as to be a negative time eater. Just my thought though, it is still and odd choice of cranes when you subtract the rental issue.
I'm not even sure if this is true. This land is on schedule to open Memorial Day 2018. That would mean by the end of this year the land should pretty much be done and they are just working on landscaping/theming (and the crane should be down).I guess I can see the benefits as this crane clearly is going to be on this project for a while
Cool cool cool. Figured they'd have to remove that bridge way.That former backlot tour bridge is being removed... permits have been filed.
Stage 4 (Jack Sparrow building) will also be demolished to widen the walkway.
One man's dream should be unaffected.Cool cool cool. Figured they'd have to remove that bridge way.
But will removing the Sparrow building affect One Man's Dream? They're part of the same structure aren't they? Guess they could shorten the building, only losing the empty left side.