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Hello all! I was planning on flying down to Charlotte to visit Carowinds in June this year. The only issue I have with my plan is the 14 minute drive from the Charlotte Douglas Airport to Springhill Suits on the Carowinds property. I really don't want to rent a car just to park it for 4 days, would a taxi from the airport to the park be the best option for me?

https://www.valleyfair.com/events/tricks-and-treats Looks like Haunt is done at Valleyfair

Some employees are, but the majority are not.

Adventureland is running a promotion where a Six Flags or Cedar Fair photo ID pass will get you into A-land free. However our CF platinum passes don’t have our photos on the card, so I don’t know how they’re going to actually do this.

I just hit 21 this year, so I haven't had the time to appreciate the bars yet. However I can say that the Oktoberfest tent at the front of the park has a ton of different beers on tap. If they still do their over 21 event at the end of the year, I'm all in! (Oh! One thing I forgot to mention, they only check to see if the seatbelts are buckled on the wooden coaster, so if you're like me, leave them as loose as possible!)

/\ Adventureland does not have a skip the line program. Depending on what time you show up, the lines shouldn't be a problem even on a Saturday. Usually the only line that gets over 30 minutes would be Monster, and occasionally Phoenix. If coasters are your goal, you should be fine. Here are some ride tips from a local that visits the park almost every day: 1. Tornado is great in the front, but if you can handle some roughness, the pull over the first drop in back is incredible. The middle rows (4-9) don't do anything, so I'd avoid those, and row 3 is the worst spot on the ride. 2. Outlaw is a back row ride. The park did some retracking over the offseason and it's running great, to the point that I could go back and fourth between it and Monster. 3. My personal favorite seat on Monster is front left edge, but the ops usually don't let you wait for another train here, so It's a 50-50 shot at front or back. The ride ops are generally awesome on all but Monster and will let you wait for a front or back row ride.

/\ Adventureland has been operating as normal since the governor got rid of the capacity cap. If you or your wife are okay with taking the risk at Mount Olympus, you'll be fine over here.

It's official, Dragon Slayer will be an S&S 4D free spin opening in 2021! Link:

Thanks for sharing my photos. It was pretty cool to actually be the detective for once! I would be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed, but a free spin will only take up a small amount of land. They’ll have plenty of space for later attractions. (Maybe even another coaster, but who knows)

Looks like the park is also removing their top spin style ride SplashOver. Now they have Dragon’s footprint, as well as a good plot right along the midway for another good flat.

For those who haven't seen the gif from the park, The image VF15 posted is rotating 360 degrees. Link to the Gif:

KCCI put out a video of the skycam going over the demo site. It's a much better look than what I could get from outside the park. Edit: Almost forgot the link to the footage - View from KCCI sky cam

Dragon is coming down quickly. The first drop and two loops still remain, as does a bit of the second helix. Most of the helixes and the brake run have been removed.

Adventureland just posted a teaser for their next addition in 2021. Along with this post it looks as though Dragon has meet it's demise. It's being disassembled as I type.

All the ride ops I talked to last year all mentioned that the park is bare minimum considering removing Dragon in the next 2 to 3 years. Normally I'd be suspicious if it was only the one crew talking about it, but with the way A-Land rotates ride ops there were at least 20 different ops that talked about it without even being asked.

I was at the park for the full 11-12 schedule. It was really cool to see Wild Thing go from an empty station at 12 to a full queue at 8. Fast Lane passes are a life saver on days like that.

Worlds of Fun has some pretty kick ass mazes too. Bloodshed and especially Cornstalkers have been the highlights for me.

^ The ride image on the park's website still shows it with 7 cars.

I'm planning on heading down to WoF next week. When do local schools let out for the summer, and how crowded will the park be next week?

^ Cool, I had a feeling it had happened before. That clearence is pretty darn low! (And now I have a way to freak my friends out)

I only had a few hours in the park and I wanted to get my Excalibur rides in just in case. Only hit two rides, but lines were short for a Saturday around noon. Here's my final talley: Wild Thing x1 (Back Seat) Excalibur x10 (4x Back, 3x Front) On my fourth ride in the front seat right side my hand hit the support beam going under the second drop. If anyone else has had this happen please respond. (I'm 6'3) I found no flags or anything that would indicate Excalibur would be on it's way out.

Currently at the park.

It's people like you that ruined the ride for everyone else. Mean Streak was one of the smoothest wooden coasters when i rode it earlier this year, front seat ride. Or are you just not smart enough to realize the front of the train is smoother than the back?

Wouldn't they also announce that with the main announcements too though? Did they announce the closing of WWK after the press release or before?

I do too. It's most likely a slide from WWK. I do, however think a new coaster will come sooner then we think.