Beech Bend Park
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Press Conference & Construction Tour
October 28, 2005
Page Three
Jeff took all of us up into
the Kentucky Rumbler's structure.
TOne of the things that Jeff
spoke about was how he tries not only to make a great ride but to make
it a work of art with the track and structure. I'm no art critic
but I like what I see.
They call this part of the
coaster "the cathedral" and I'm certain that there are a lot
of people are going to be exclaiming to the almighty up there next year
when they take the Kentucky Rumbler for a ride.
Jeff explained that the huge
round cement footer that all of the supports are attached to here is
called the "dead man" because it is buried in the ground and
supports all of the outward forces that the train is going to exert
going around this turn.