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I went to ACE Southeast Winter Warm Up Saturday at SFOG. They have really come along way with JLBFM. It is supposed to be open the Friday before Memorial Day weekend. Here is a link to the pictures I took. https://www.flickr.com/gp/136197615@N03/9371qu

I went to Winter Warm Up Saturday. It was said that the Panda Express will move to Joe Cool's Cafe to open up that area. The planter where the Carowinds sign is in front of the Plaza Stage area when you come in the park is being taken out to open that area as well. It was confirmed that White Water Falls is being taken out, but no word on what is planned for the area.

I went to Winter Warm Up Saturday. It was said that the Panda Express will move to Joe Cool's Cafe to open up that area. The planter where the Carowinds sign is in front of the Plaza Stage area when you come in the park is being taken out to open that area as well. It was confirmed that White Water Falls is being taken out, but no word on what is planned for the area.

Carowinds for Season Pass Preview Night

I always said there should have been an entrance and exit to and from the water park. That way you could wear your swimsuits on it and not have to go into the dry part of the park to get to it.

I would love to see this, but that's A LOT of theming for Carowinds.

The Flyers are a must as they encourage snapping. Also if you ride Woodstock Express, ride in the back. It has pretty decent airtime for a small coaster. As far as crowds go Saturdays are usually pretty busy. Sunday mornings are not as bad. You might want a Fast Pass for Saturday, but you can wait until you go and judge the crowd for yourself to see if you want it or not. If you do, be sure to buy the Fast Pass Plus because it Includes Fury, Intimidator and Nighthawk and PvZ. And if you like having ride photos, the FunPix is a good deal. 20 dollars for one day for unlimited Digital Photos.

They still haven't announced when Season Pass preview will be. I'm guessing Fri. the 24th

Those Fridays usually have a lot of kids from area schools doing band competitions and such. It is slightly busy until about 5 pm then everything usually becomes a walk-on. Until the kids leave I have seen the lines for Intimidator and Fury up to 30 mins.

I was looking at the season passes, and it said prices will go up after Jan.1. Anyone know how much they will increase?

I just did a survey from Carowinds. It looks like they are thinking about doing away with the season long drink bottles and replacing them with it being on your pass and when you want something to drink, you just go in and scan your pass and get a disposable cup each time. I guess this has it's pros and cons. Don't have to keep up with a cup all day but on the other hand it will create a lot more trash. I'm kinda on the fence about this one. I do kinda like the bottles, they make good souvenirs from year to year.

Thanks for the info. How much are the refillable bottles?

I am thinking about buying some season passes for the family (9 people), but I have some questions. Does the park offer any kind of dining plans? As far as drinks, do they have a sports bottle with unlimited refills for the day/season. How much trouble is it to go back out and eat. Any other tips for a large crowd would be helpful. We have passes to Carowinds and Six Flags with dining plans and drink bottles and it has really worked out well. It's not a make or break thing, just trying to figure out the best options.

Carowinds 2 hours Santa's Land (Cherokee, NC) 2.5 hours Six Flags Over Georgia 3.5 Hours Six Flags White Water 3.5 Hours

Tallest: Kingda Ka Tallest Giga: Fury 325

I am planning on going this weekend for HITP. Will they be down to one train ops and should I still expect light crowds?

Carolina Goldrusher at Carowinds

1992 Vortex at Carowinds 2012 Windseeker Carowinds 2015 Fury 325 Carowinds

Carowinds Fury 325 Intimidator Afterburn Goldrusher Ricochet Carolina Cyclone Carolina Cobra Nighthawk Woodstock Express Flying Ace Ariel Chase Vortex Hurler Lucy's Crabby Cabbie

ALL Six Flags Parks to REMOVE all Sponsor logos and advertisements !!!

^ It is a new Verizon tower. There is a time lapse video ( I don't have the link) of them taking the slide down on youtube and you can see them building it on the webcam. Edit: I found the link

Fury 325 at Carowinds two weeks ago.

Super Saturator and Thunder Road at Carowinds

^I've always thought that Screamweaver and Scrambler should have a led light package. Would love to have something that can run a program like on Windseeker.

From yesterday