So this past Tuesday & Wenseday, I made the trek to Charlotte and a two day trip to Carowinds. And I must say I was extremly dissapointed. It might have been the crappy hotel I was staying at, the excessive heat or the fact that the atm ate mt debit card before I left TN and had to delay my trip a day to get a replacement card. Also operations were very poor, My home park is SFOG and I've been there on weekdays in the summer were they had less crowds than Carowinds and they still ran two trains on each coaster, even the less popular ones like Ninja & Cyclome. Here Carolina Cyclone was down to one train, which resulted in a 10 minute wait, which for a 1980's Arrow looper is unacceptable with low crowds. Also Hurler was closed both days, which I was dissapointed in because I love rough woodies, Both cars were on the transfer tracks Tuesday and the Blue one was on there yesterday. Also for a park that has such a good looking coaster lineup the rides themselves were really mediorce.
Vortex: For an early 90's B&M it wasn't as rough as I was expecting, but compared to Chang & Scorcher it definitly isn't as exciting.
Carolina Cobra: I've ridden two giant inverted boomerangs at SFMM & SFOG, but never a standard model. It actually was a pleasent suprise. It was smooth as glass and rather forceful.
Thunder Road: Front seat only. The middle of the car, at least on the South Carolina side literally beat the crap out of my back and kness. The front on each side was supringsly smooth and a few nice pops of air.
Afterburn: This was the biggest dissapoiment of the trip. The way people have raved like it was the grand messiah of B&M Inverts. Now granted the other 3 B&M inverts I've been on were all Batman clones, but they were definitly better rides. The drop & the batwing were pretty nice, but I didn't walk off in love like I expected.
Carolina Cyclone: Rough, also what kind of acid trip were they on when they painted this? I though it looked cool in pictures, but up close it's ugly.
Intimidator: The first half of this ride is thrilling, and air galore. Unfortunaly once it hits the midcourse breaks it suffers a bit.
Also I have a few questions about the park if anyone has any input.
What are the shark emblams on the Afterburn trains?
Is that Dale Earnharts real car in front of Intimidator?
Did Cedar Fair change to Coke products? I though they sold Pepsi products