Carowinds Discussion Thread

[Wes]

Our long national nightmare is finally over.

[coolcalicoaster]

For all those complaining about the chance of getting a hyper, he is my opinion: A hyper is a much better ride for your park than a lame B&M flyer (i know you have a flyer already) or a one trick pony dive coaster.

Diamondback and behemoth has been a huge success and it would be your best bet as well.

-also, do not allow yourselves to get jealous over King Dominions coaster. You will be getting a quality ride as well.

[KDCOASTERFAN]

In my opinion it's a Beemer. Intamin doesn't use tyre driven kickers on their hypers...I know B&M do though.

 

Intamin uses kicker wheels as well,theirs are simply placed vertically instead of horizontally.It could be an intamin as one of the sections of KD's giga lift will use a footer configuration similar to that which has been poured so far.

[The Alex]

It could be a hyper.

Or it could be a wooden inverted Auquatrax.

 

 

The point being: We won't know until construction is well underway. Speculation's fun and all. But let's not get too serious.

[KPfreak519]

Or it could be a wooden inverted Auquatrax.

 

My money is now on this.

[jarmor]

Has anyone actually had confirmation this is a hyper??

 

Its just that the cleared area looks like it would support a medium sized floorless/sit down multi element coaster nicely.

But the cleared is just like 1/3's of the entire project area...it goes all the way to the back entrance. The cleared area is presumingly for the station/transfer/ entrance area.

 

And I kinda dont think this is an intamin cause wouldn't they ship both coasters over at the same time if it would take the same time to deliver from overseas? Both parks have similar opening dates...

[fisher1095]

Has anyone actually had confirmation this is a hyper??

 

Its just that the cleared area looks like it would support a medium sized floorless/sit down multi element coaster nicely.

But the cleared is just like 1/3's of the entire project area...it goes all the way to the back entrance. The cleared area is presumingly for the station/transfer/ entrance area.

 

And I kinda dont think this is an intamin cause wouldn't they ship both coasters over at the same time if it would take the same time to deliver from overseas? Both parks have similar opening dates...

 

Yeah, to Andyuk, this site is huge when you look at the whole thing. I take it you've only seen the dirt part. Whatever it is, it's going to be gargantuan. This is not a clearing for a medium-sized ANYTHING...

[Bolliger&Mabillard]

^You jinxed it...now all Corowinds gets is a funky S&S drop tower...

[fisher1095]

^We already have an Intamin one.

[Bolliger&Mabillard]

^All the more reason it's gonna suck...

[DarkStitch626]

Well as I see the rides lot grow with every visit I can more than speculate two things.

 

1. Its going to be the worlds longest kiddie coaster!

2.Its going to host Mavericks inline twist!.

 

LOL All joking aside, I am going to love what ever comes our way.

[CorkscrewFoley]

In my opinion it's a Beemer. Intamin doesn't use tyre driven kickers on their hypers...I know B&M do though.

 

Intamin uses kicker wheels as well,theirs are simply placed vertically instead of horizontally.It could be an intamin as one of the sections of KD's giga lift will use a footer configuration similar to that which has been poured so far.

 

Doesn't Intamin place their kickers a bit more below than B&M? Unless it's just me, I think the B&M kickers stand out a bit more.

[RctWeekly]

I made another video guys about the construction but I made this one diff this one has photos of the first footerand some photos from the B&M plant from a week ago.

 

Enjoy,

-RctWeekly

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_tfWLZYQIA

[atem122]

^I think it's either gonna be a B&M soggy coaster or a B&M va**na coaster

[dragsterfan420]

Thanks for the video.

[The Alex]

Does anybody else think that we'll see the B&M Ohio plant installing security fences to keep all of the people taking pictures/videos out?

[RctWeekly]

^^

No problam im making more of the videos as the construction goes along.

^

And yes that is pretty werid how they have no fences.

[atem122]

^But what can be leaked by just looking at track? We know that there are gonna be new B&Ms pretty much every year figuring as they have a 5 year waiting list. All we know from that is that somebody, hell maybe not even this year, is getting a mega coaster. While it is likely that the red track could be for Carowinds, there is no real proof that it is

[fisher1095]

^There is no proof, you're right, but all the evidence at the park just SCREAMS B&M hyper.

[JamminJ]

EDIT: See now I feel like a silly goose. Copyrighted content taken down, no reason for terse posts.

 

Thanks RCTWeekly.

[atem122]

^And add the list at the end with all the "real" codes for B&M's coasters

[christianscoasters]

We know that there are gonna be new B&Ms pretty much every year figuring as they have a 5 year waiting list.

 

There's a waiting list?

[atem122]

^This is highly off topic, but yes, it was stated in the HRRRR thread that one of the reasons they didnt go with B&M for it was due to their wait list

[CorkscrewFoley]

I wonder who else is on this waiting list?

[BeemerBoy]

For all those complaining about the chance of getting a hyper, he is my opinion: A hyper is a much better ride for your park than a lame B&M flyer (i know you have a flyer already) or a one trick pony dive coaster.

Diamondback and behemoth has been a huge success and it would be your best bet as well.

-also, do not allow yourselves to get jealous over King Dominions coaster. You will be getting a quality ride as well.

 

I agree 2000%. We should somehow persuade every park east of the Mississippi to install a similar B&M hyper.

 

Monotony > Variety!!!