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I got this press release from Walibi World, and it's all in dutch, so all I can make out of it is what I get roughly translated from Babelfish and the screen shot they sent me. I'll post both versions of it here, the original in Dutch and the translated version and see if YOU can make heads or tails of it! English Translation: Original Version: Here's the photo that they sent. It LOOKS to me like two of the costumed characters got either engaged or married...or SOMETHING!!! :shock:

^ Many years ago Vekoma bought the rights to Arrow's track design. They've made some changes to it, but essentially the old Vekoma's and Arrow's were VERY similar design because they were all derived from the same place. --Robb

^ Hmm...I wish I could help but the only "P-drive" I'm familiar with is the one before going to bed every night and the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning! --Robb

Oh, yeah...and what are they calling the rides now that the Six Flags name is gone? Did they keep the rights to Superman and Goliath? --Robb

Here's some more concept art from BGT. This picture looks kind of odd. Almost like the alternate universe Shakira. Check out the design of the track! "This is what our ride would look like if Arrow made it..."

^ See the problem is people HAVE come up with that idea...it's getting the publishers to actually fund the money for development is a different story! Keep in mind that NO ONE ever expected games like RCT or Sims to take off. Those games shipped to the retail stores in very small quantities assuming it would flop....and now look at what's happened with them! --Robb

^ See, that's EXACTLY what I thought. When you hear rumors about a park like Cypress Gardens going to pay a few million for a Volare....what would the difference in cost be for something like this? I can only imagine the HUGE difference in GP reactions to even the worst rocket coaster versus something like a Volare. --Robb

This is VERY good advice. I always see parents with kids walking into some ride, and the kid doesn't look intimidated or scared at all, then the parent says something like "don't be scared" or "don't worry it's not scary" and the kid instantly gets this look of like "Woah...wait a minute...you mean there COULD be something scary on this?!??!" It's like exactly the thing NOT to say to a kid! I always would say things like "This is going to be so much FUN!!!" "I can't wait to ride this with you...." etc. The word "scared" is like the kiss of death with kids. Because most of the time they don't even realize there could be something to be afraid of until you put that little nugget of information in their heads. --Robb "Good advice there!" Alvey

Well, since it's already seems as though we're in it's decline, I guess we have no choice. At least that's how I feel after a trip to Knott's! As far as bread goes....hmm...that's a good question. If I'm having a pork rhinde sandwich - wheat. Deep Fried Mayonaise sandwich - white And rye would ANYONE want to eat rye bread? --Robb

^ Dammit...that sucks. I thought the 'gas lines obstacle course' through the gardens was the highlight of that area!

Wow! Prince Charles marrying that beast has moved up the date on a coaster opening! --Robb "Never thought I'd see the day!" Alvey

^ That is too bad. Whenever a flat rides goes it's a sad day. But hey, at least be happy that PKI has gotten some new flat rides recently (Delerium, Tomb Raider...) SFMM hasn't gotten a new flat ride since um....hmm...since they OPENED??? :shock: --Robb

Goliath and Robin Hood were two of my favorite coasters from our 2002 Europe trip. How has Robin Hood held up over the years? Has it stayed fairly smooth? I know when we rode it there were a few rough spots, but overall a VERY good ride. But I still think this was my favorite attraction at SFH: --Robb

^ It's so strange about Mantis. I remember in it's opening year it just seemed so awesome. And I don't if I remember it being so much better then because my coaster count was like 50 or because it REALLY was that much better. But yeah, I avoid it most trips to CP too. --Robb

^ You know....I don't know! I'm not sure how the whole "Donkey" thing started, but it's been a part of the TPR vocabulary for quite some time now. It's also one of those things while working on the boards I didn't know what to put for member title since "member" just seemed so boring, and well...kind of personal too! It will probably change at some point when we come up with something better. But for now, I hope you like the donkeys! --Robb

^ OMFG!!!! I hope when Elissa she's that photo she'll say "Screw leaving Heide early and going to Fort Fun....we're riding THAT some more!!!"

^ Hi there Arco, Welcome to the site. We'll be in Europe in June & July. What parks are you near? We'll have to try and meet up! --Robb

^^ Does it count if I've ridden Scream when it was an observation tower? :mrgreen: --Robb "Who is REALLY looking forward to that!" Alvey

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:

OK, it looks like it's about time I take my copy of RCT3 out of the wrapper and play it!

^ Yeah, I mean that file is almost right at the upload limit. I'm not sure why the server is so slow, but it took me about 3 1/2 minutes to upload the Cypress Gardens video, which was also about 5 megs.

^ I would also like to say congrats to Wes for being member #69. The only number that counts for anything. As for your freel gift, please meet me at McDonalds between 11am - 2pm!

If you haven't seen them already, RCDB posted some new pics of Liseberg's new Intamin Rocket coaster. I still don't know what to make of it. It cool be REALLY good, in that crazy compact Schwarzkopf kind of way, or it could be just totally lame....what do you think. Check out these new pics: http://www.rcdb.com/de/m/ig2905.htm?picture=16 Track goes EVERYWHERE!!! http://www.rcdb.com/de/m/ig2905.htm?picture=14 Can it even be called a tophat? Or is it like a bunny hill with a twist?? http://www.rcdb.com/de/m/ig2905.htm?picture=9 I can't even tell which way you'll be going through all this mess! http://www.rcdb.com/de/m/ig2905.htm?picture=15 There had better be some airtime on that bunny hill!!! Anyway, I'm psyched about this ride. I just hope it delilvers!

^ 8/10 - At least it's a cat, not a dog! Oh, and BTW, my hamster can kick your cats ass!!!!!

I have just added the .dat file. Just tell what file extensions and what they are for, and I'll upload them! Eventually the uploads section should be for as many coaster/park related games as possible. If it takes off to the point where I need to seperate the boards, I'll do that too. --Robb