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This park should really just be year-round. I know they won't do it since they're Cedar Fair but I really wish they'd just grow a pair one year and try something weird like Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Just do 11 - 5 operating days or something in January and February with some special events and run every coaster except for whatever you're refurbing. The average high is 12 degrees above their minimum operating temps even in the dead of winter. I get that occasionally they'll be below that, but rarely. ... that's my pipe dream.

Hey everybody! This thread is simple! Rather than having a million little threads about everything that goes on at Carowinds, this thread is designed to consolidate it all into one user-friendly thread. Feel free to use it to post updates, trip reports, questions, comments, and of course, general discussion. For pictures and videos of the park as well as past updates, see TPR's Park Index Page. Official Park Website Below are some links to past updates from the park, you may be interested in. Enjoy! --Robb _____________________________________________________ 2005 February 15th, 2005 - Construction photos of flyers (from Kings Island) at Carowinds - SEE BELOW! February 25th, 2005 - Last piece of Wayne's World theming is removed March 18th, 2005 - Nickelodeon area opens April 7th, 2005 - Happy Days restaurant opens (replaces Stan Mikita's) September 21st, 2005 - Boomerang Bay coming in 2006 2007 January 27th, 2007 - Looping Starship returns from the boneyard 2008 May 15th, 2008 - Rumors of Head Spin (now Carolina Cobra) being relocated from Geauga Lake begin September 28th, 2008 - Carolina Cobra announcement (formerly Head Spin at Geauga Lake) 2009 January 27th, 2009 - Wild Thornberry's Log Flume removed February 4th, 2009 - Nighthawk getting a facelift August 26, 2009 - Intimidator Announcements, photos and video 2010 February 9, 2010 - Videos of Intimidator Testing June 24th, 2010 - Vehicles broken into at Carowinds August 27th, 2010 - Snoopy's Starlight Spectacular announced for 2011 2011 August 1st, 2011 - Cedar Fair acquires 61 acres of land for expansion August 21st, 2011 - Windseeker for 2012 December 14th, 2011 - Windseeker construction photos posted! 2012 January 18th, 2012 - Windseeker tower pieces arrive at Carowinds! September 12th, 2012 - Leaked image confirms Dinosaurs Alive for 2013? September 21st, 2012 - Carowinds announces Dinosaurs Alive! for 2013! 2013 July 27th, 2013 - Lots of survey marking spotted at Carowinds August 24th, 2013 - $50 million in improvements announced over the next three years (no specifics released) September 7th, 2013 - Park Announces 2 new slides for Boomerang Bay in 2014! 2014 August 21st, 2014 - Fury 325 announced 2015 March 25th, 2015 - Live Fury 325 Media Day Updates! May 23rd, 2015 - Thunder Road to close on July 26th July 22nd, 2015 - Bands, Brews & BBQs event coming to Carowinds! July 26th, 2015 - POV Video of Thunder Road! August 27th, 2015 - Carolina Harbor announced October 8th, 2016 - Plants vs Zombies interactive theater game announced for 2016 Secember 19th, 2015 - Carolina Harbor expansion construction update 2016 February 6th, 2016 - 5 classic flat rides to be added for 2016 August 18th, 2016 - New County Fair area, rides and Winterfest announced 2017 August 16th, 2017 - Expansion of Planet Snoopy into Camp Snoopy with 6 new kid's rides 2018 February 12th, 2018 - Marriott's Spring Hill Suites announced for 2019 August 30th, 2018 - Copperhead Strike, Mack coaster with two launches October 17th, 2018 - Flying Scooters to return in 2019 2019 January 16th, 2019 - Copperhead Strike construction photos posted! March 6th, 2019 - Copperhead Strike Front Seat POV! August 15th, 2019 - Boogie Board Racer & Grand Carnivale announced! 2024 August 7th, 2024 - Camp Snoopy expansion announced including new family coaster _____________________________________________________ Original Post: Carowinds just sent me some new construction pics of their flyers going in. Since I haven't been following this, are these the ones from PKI? Anyway, here's the pics:

I honestly believe there's another thread for Cirque... in another context. None the less... I just grabbed two VIP tickets to Cirque's (then) First Show in Vancouver ..... Alegria. We first saw it in 2003, their first tour of a show to Vancouver, since causing a huge sensation at our 1986 World`s Fair! I still have the program and tickets for it. But next year, April 22nd, we will be seeing it on David`s and my 50th Anniversary date! It cost me nearly $700 Cdn. for the tix. But it`ll be VIP, with free parking, drinks and nibbles before the show begins,. Free program, too. Even I can`t wait!!! The 2003 programme/program.

Made a quick trip today. Ghost town today. X2 station at 1:00 was walk on. Tatsu painting seems to be going slɔw. X2 3x's West coast 2x's Justice league Riddlers 2x's twisted 2x's Scream 2x's Goliath 2x's Full throttle Viper Ninga

Theme Park Review was invited to the first night of Holiday in the Park. We received a hot chocolate cup and s'mores kit when entering. No formal party this year so I didn't get to taste any food. The lights are excellent as usual. I'm not sure if the snow was working yet, we didn't see any in the snow zones. But the snow makers were around the Gleampunk District. The arch that was in DC Universe is now in The Underground. SFMM had a decent amount of entertainment actors roaming in the different areas. A nice touch for sure. S'more fire pits were in their usual spots...near Santa across from the theater, by Justice League, up near Roaring Rapids and Tatsu, and a new location in The Underground. Here's some pics...

Keep in mind that the CGA Hyper was probably "too expensive for the park it's going to" not just too expensive in general. Knott's has a much higher attendance than CGA and I have a feeling Cedar Fair would be much more willing to spend the big bucks at their highest earning park (because it's year round) than at CGA. Just like how they were willing to install Orion at KI. Also, the B&M roar is a choice. Silver Bullet is 100% quiet because it is filled with sand. I am confident that if this hyper or giga happens, in my wildest dreams, it will definitely be filled with sand and be pretty much silent except for rider screams (which I think is the bigger problem). I think your point about them focusing on family and nostalgia lately is a much stronger argument against a hyper/giga. To be honest, I didn't even think HangTime would happen. When Boomerang was announced to be removed, I initially thought it would just be some more family rides or restaurant, etc. But nope, they crammed in their second tallest and second fastest coaster with 5 inversions and a thrilling appeal. Upon interviews at the ride's opening, park officials said "it was time to bring a new thrilling coaster to Knott's" and things like "we focused on families lately, this time we are doing a thrill ride." They know that they have a huge family demographic but they also have a teenage and thrilling demographic. If they can find a way to install a hyper (which I think is much more reasonable and likely... a giga larger than Fury, doubtful) and have it fit well into the area, not disturb the hotel or nearby residents, and have some theming in the station and queue area to tie into the atmosphere, it would be a wild success for the park. Just some of my thoughts.

But it is on the meal plan, and the mac and cheese is super good. The muffin was a nice plus as well.