Cedar Point | Valravn | B&M Dive Machine

[Hyde]

Lift hill is starting to go vertical.

And don't worry about the colors - they'll fade to a nice orange in a few years. :razz:

 

[Jarrett]

The reason I think gold would have been the way to go would be because of one of the ride's main selling points: the records it's breaking. The mini-site for the coaster has tabs reading "Visions of Glory" and "Rise to Power," and the records page describes it as the "undisputed king of dive coasters." Themes I see resonating here are domination and victory. Gold and silver are commonly associated with winning and wealth, so they would be very appropriate for a coaster like this. Not like a cheesy cartoony yellowy gold, but like a deep, legit gold.

 

[Hyde]

Could Valravn have a better color scheme? Probably. Could it be worse? Absolutely.

 

[Ben]

They should have painted it Molly Orange.

 

[nadroJ]

That is **** disgusting. You Yanks and your gaudy colour schemes </3

 

[tomahawk]

Better than all black, gray, or white. Nothing is worse than Silver Bullet and those nasty trains.

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[Jarrett]

^I know, right!? It's almost as bad as Merlin gray!

 

[Lofty]

Grey.

 

[GuyWithAStick]

^Gray is more commonly used in America, hence why we use it.

 

[Lofty]

No ****, it was in reference to 'Merlin Grey', which is indeed a 'term' or 'name' to shades of grey uses by the parks, so in essence only has one term

 

[GuyWithAStick]

Oh, sorry. I'm awful at getting references. Well, know I know.

 

[Snoo]

To be fair, it's tough at Cedar Point as they're coasters have about every color imaginable.

 

[GuyWithAStick]

^They don't have purple or black. If both of those for track and the current supports are used, that'd look great.

 

[Dar]

I guess brown won't get as dull as the years go by, saving money on re-paints?

 

[Hyde]

I'm waiting to pass judgement on the cooper/navy color combo until I see the actual structure. CGI renderings are tough at capturing color in its natural lighting environment - Diamondback at KI for instance came out a deeper red than what was advertised at the announcement.

I feel the actual track color could appear brighter in person, which would complement well with the navy supports. They are after all split complementaries!

 

[Lofty]

 

[Hyde]

Here's a good photo of what I'm getting at - track looks a far brighter orange than the computer renderings lead on:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/cedarpoint/status/664107163929985024[/tweet]

 

[SaiyanHajime]

I like the colour scheme, but I think the reverse would have been nicer... Copper supports, navy track.

 

[Hyde]

bottom track of the first drop/immelmann is now in place.

 

[Hyde]

Yeah, footers!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz1ES6f-7KM[/youtube]