Erik Johnson

Am I the last person to know that the new sequence on Star Tours from the new movie has gone live? That was a bit of a surprise last night on my ride.

I was able to grab a few photos at the park today, including a few at night. Something new is poking through the trees!

This seriously looks really amazing! Thanks for posting all of these.

Thanks for the report! It looks like another real winner from Sally. I am curious, did any of the preshow footage have any live footage or was it all CG? Sally Corp, downtown Jacksonville, Florida.

Just two things for me. Mario Kart! And a full sized K.K. Cafe/Brewster Cafe.

i have this cool item! I do have one of these too.

Wow, the food looks amazing! Thanks for posting this. Any idea what the new attraction will be? I though maybe something indoors using the old Tut building for a queue, but this looks much bigger.

Did someone say Woodstock Flyers? Now I am all happy again! They were just as good as always.

Why do I like the flyers so much at Carowinds? Keep an eye on #5. trim.53A454ED-92FE-40D4-A55D-956C3B88A37B.MOV Woodstock Gliders

This is a good example how the coaster just flies through the track. This would be the "treble clef" portion. trim.A50AF676-DB04-421B-B22E-7D5B8D416D14.MOV Fury 325

I was able to visit Carowinds again this past Sunday. This would be my third visit to the park (2005 and 2010). I had a good time. Crowds were medium due to the weather, but we already pre-purchased our Fast Lane Plus bands in advance just to make sure we were going to get as many rides on Fury 325 as we wanted. Upon entering the park at opening, I immediately notice how spruced up and clean the entire park looked. Good job Carowinds! Yes, we first went over to Fury 325. We all liked the ride quite a bit. While it does not do anything really groundbreaking, it is a very solid ride. The ride operations were really cranking the trains through. I would say dispatches were between :30-:45 per train. Our first ride was on the front row (which I think is the best place to ride the coaster). The lift hill is pretty quick and yes, very tall. My ears always popped at the top. The first drop is great and the coaster really maintains it's speed throughout the course. There are three airtime moments in the second half. You get some air on them, but they are in the B&M style, so more floaty. There is one trim on the ride, but it was not being used. I was most impressed with the overall speed of the ride. Speed fans will really like it. Airtime fans may walk away disappointed. I just happen to be a fan of both. It is a great addition to the park, and it certainly blows away the Intimidator coaster on the other side of the park. Good morning! It was pretty foggy/misty that morning. I guess no more funny pictures with the sign. Great ride and a good addition for the park. Just a couple of fools. One of many shirts. That is one upset hornet. The Taste of Carolina is going on now. It is basically Carowinds version of Food and Wine. I was pretty impressed with the selections. Another Windseeker credit! I rode Intimidator the second weekend of operation back in 2010. While it was never a favorite, it was pretty good. This time it was a real disappointment. Too many trims and the overall sluggishness have killed the ride. Afterburn is still really great. My favorite ride in the park is still these fantastic set of flying scooters. The park also encourages riders to see how high you can fly them. I simply love them! So much fun! 305 at dusk. The new entrance. For you music fans. Yes, they have added grass since the POV was shot. The coaster just hauls through the course.

Thanks for posting! I wonder if we will soon be getting a Chuck Fury report.

The name for "Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown" came from one of the movies that were made in the 1970's. Movie poster.

I went to the park for July 4th a few years ago and had a great time. Crowds were surprisingly light. We ended up riding MIndbender 10 times in a row since nobody was in the station. Got to watch the fireworks while riding the coaster.

It does look fun, but it is going to be a capacity nightmare for the park. I sure hope that it will be included on the higher priced Quick Queue this season.

Psyclone was built in 1991 and only a few years later it was ranked #57 in the world. By 1997 it was barely being ranked in the top 100 woodies. By 2001 it was ranked one of the worst in the world. At the end of 2013, only four years after it opened, Apocalypse has been on a steady decline in the polls and was ranked #40 and I know the ride has gotten much worse since then. I can't imagine it would rank much higher than #50 or #60 right now. It would seem to me that Apocalypse isn't having much better of a legacy than Psyclone did. IMO, I think that Apocalypse will soon take Gwazi's spot for being the roughest GCI woodie out there. Oh wow, I had no idea that it is that rough now. While it was never one of my favorite coasters, it certainly was a good ride when it was new. I wonder if that section of the park is simply cursed or that MM has a real difficult time maintaining wooden coasters.

Yay!

I got the Christmas plunger today. You can turn on or off the entire town's Christmas lights with one touch now!!

I love the Feds! You get to use them instead of having to tap everyone's presents. You get three per town, plus double the presents.

Sure did!

Great report! The only question that I have is where can I buy those Animal Crossing plushes?

I may have to look into seeing Phantom again. That one is still my favorite.

Ah interesting. I actually prefer it when a adaptation goes in a different direction than the source material.

Looks great! I will have to check it out. This is the comic book version of what the characters looks like.

That is certainly the case for me as well.