They definitely are getting good work done. Sadly, today I could only get one picture without my sister yelling at me. But the lift hill is completely gone (except for the structure of course) and only half of the drop still remains. They have started the ascent of the lift hill, and the turnaround out of the station is almost done. They've also torn up the first bank after the drop.
This is located right at the bottom of the first drop, and also leads into the first AND second bankings (the second one leads to the brake run):
This is located right at the bottom of the first drop, and also leads into the first AND second bankings (the second one leads to the brake run):