Crew members say building coasters is a lot more rewarding than building an office or a sewage treatment plant. sewage treatment plant.]]> "Even they said this is absolutely brutal." brutal."]]> The rising coaster structure is still a few weeks from completion. completion.]]> Rather than building tracks on-site, as done in the past, Rocky Mountain cuts, flexes and welds the steel into whatever shape is needed in the shop. flexes and welds the steel into whatever shape is needed in the shop.]]> There's even a zero-gravity stall to make passengers feel momentarily weightless. stall to make passengers feel momentarily weightless.]]> They are used to winter temperatures there that often drop below zero, but even they were taken aback by the latest Chicago winter. aback by the latest Chicago winter.]]> The ride won a Golden Ticket Award from Amusement Today as the best new amusement park ride of 2013. amusement park ride of 2013.]]> That's an important concern to neighbors who live near Great America. concern to neighbors who live near Great America.]]> The coaster is being built by the innovator in wooden coasters, Rocky Mountain Construction Group from Hayden, Idaho. innovator in wooden coasters, Rocky Mountain Construction Group from Hayden, Idaho.]]> "Necessity is the mother of invention," he said. Necessity is the mother of invention," he said.]]> So the crew members had to stop often to recover in warming shelters. recover in warming shelters.]]> Crew members say building coasters is a lot more rewarding than building an office or a sewage treatment plant. rewarding than building an office or a sewage treatment plant.]]>