Carowinds Discussion Thread

[robbalvey]

We are looking for someone to attend the Carowinds announcement for TPR on August 27th at 11am. If you are able to attend, please contact robbalvey@themeparkreview.com Please note & include in your email:

 

- Your Full Name

- Your Age

- Your email address and phone number

- Links to your social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) that show examples of photos you've taken at parks

- Links to any trip reports you've done on TPR

- You must be over 18 years old and provide your own transportation to the event.

- You must be willing to take photos and maybe video to post a trip report to the TPR Forums.

- You must maintain a mature attitude at all times. Don't go asking the park for special stuff. Don't go complaining about stuff. Just be cool, have fun, and appreciate that you're getting to do a cool invite-only event.

 

We will select someone based on the emails we receive.

[Brassinthegrass]

but can it still get RMC'd?

 

 

[Geauga Dog]

What if...since it seems that the Intimidator name may be on its way out couldn't they just rename it Thunder Road? It already has a car themed train.

[boldikus]

^ Thunderator305

[PVA62]

^You mean Thunderatorhawk 232 right?

[LiftThrill]

^You mean Thunderatorhawk 232 right?

[boldikus]

^You mean Thunderatorhawk 232 right?

 

I read this aloud as "Thunder Hater Hawk 232" which made me think it was sad there isn't already a coaster w/ that name.

Edited August 13, 2015 by boldikus

[coasterbill]

With all of this 'Cedar Point of the South!' stuff you'd think they would add something to the water park to make it a 'destination' water park.

 

Because when I think "Destination Waterpark" I think Soak City at Cedar Point.

[Intimidator305]

Sandusky's weather and target audience is quite different from the Carolinas. At Carowinds where the weather is mostly always sunny and in the 90's during the peak season, it's almost too miserable to be in the dry side of the park all day... at Cedar Point that's no problem. Carowinds has a sh!tty water park now and almost every day of the summer it is slammed while most of the rides on the dry side are near walk-ons expect Saturdays.

[nannerdw]

Thunder Road is being eaten. omnomnom

https://www.facebook.com/ken.kirk.71/videos/10207686587831476/

[cwgator]

These were posted yesterday by WBTV in Charlotte. www.wbtv.com/category/178546/slideshow?widgetid=167108&slideshowimageid=1#.Vczb3ZCTJ4A.facebook

(Here are some highlights; more in the slideshow)

 

I saw elsewhere that the rest of the turnaround was demolished by the end of the day.

[coasterbill]

WBTV in Charlotte.

 

Oh god...

 

"While we were in the area waiting for Fury325 to stack so we could report on how riders were precariously stranded 20 feet in the air on the brake run we witnessed another coaster literally falling apart in front of our very eyes (Pans over to Intimidator)."

[BeansproutMidget]

*slow clap*

[Brassinthegrass]

Watched the Facebook video... Sad to see... But the best deconstruction woodie video has to be Son Of Beast... I could watch this all day long

 

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[nannerdw]

I loved that Son of Beast video. It looks so majestic as it falls over. lol

 

[robbalvey]

And as of today, Thunder Road is completely gone!

[molemaster43]

So weird to think that a week and a half ago, the whole ride was pretty much intact when I was there. Still sucks I didn't get to ride it in either of my Carowinds visits (2007, 2015)

[TunaSled]

It is what it is, but it happened immediately before my first visit on Monday. A credit I'll never get

[historyfreak92]

Why would they take down such an classic wooden coaster, not it will never be the same again, but whatever!

[Vonni]

Wow! That came down really fast! Has anyone heard anything about a portion of the track, or part of one of the trains being donated to the Roller Coaster museum?

[robbalvey]

Wow! That came down really fast! Has anyone heard anything about a portion of the track, or part of one of the trains being donated to the Roller Coaster museum?

I'm going to assume that since Cedar Fair owns quite a few other wooden coasters running similar trains, they will probably send them to other parks.

[coastercrazi]

WOAHHHHHH Carowinds nooo

[willh51]

Wow, that was fast. I wouldn't mind them selling small pieces of track to coaster enthusiasts, with a little info plaque or something. We shall see.

 

This better be some waterpark expansion. I want to see some of these new slides going in in Asian and Middle Eastern Parks lately. Not sure if they're Pro Slide, but they look awesome.

[Philrad71]

Why would they take down such an classic wooden coaster, not it will never be the same again, but whatever!

 

 

Because it really wasn't all that good of a coaster...and the park really needs a water park expansion.

[Firechaser]

Wow! That came down really fast! Has anyone heard anything about a portion of the track, or part of one of the trains being donated to the Roller Coaster museum?

Two of the trains were sent to Kings Island and the other two were sent to Kings Dominion.