Carowinds Discussion Thread

[CP_RULES]

Looks like drop pieces have begun to arrive on site and they appear to be steep.

 

They look to be quite horizontal to me.

[Homeboy23]

Why does everyone on that site spell inversion as "invertion"?

[coastermoosh]

They look to be quite horizontal to me.

 

They're not. Look for a drop angle of about 80 degrees.

[Bolliger&Mabillard]

^^Must be (for the sake of me hoping that people in Charlote aren't rubes) a regional dialect thing.

[jarmor]

Why does everyone on that site spell inversion as "invertion"?

I dunno...lets go ask them...

 

I see one person who always butchers the word inversions but I wouldnt say its everyone...

[lilj4425]

It's only one person who seems to always spell inversion wrong. Yeah, it's a horizontal piece of track. Turn it sideways and it becomes vertical.

[HCLcoasters]

http://www.heraldonline.com/front/story/1543043.html

 

11 million dollars? That doesn't seem like enough to build a hyper.

[Homeboy23]

I am not familiar with the Carowind's map and where the ride is being built but will the ride cross over the state line? That 11 million might just be for the one state side.

[Hercules]

^^ Yeah, when I saw that in Amusement Today this morning, I had never realized the politics that went into Carowinds. Perhaps it is just the one state side? Though, how do they split the ride in two seperate costs relative to state? I'm not sure. I guess we will have to see.

[jarmor]

Maybe 11mil is what they are physically pumping in york county. They may not have included the price of the actual coaster in that price being that it wouldnt matter to york county because they arent getting the entire sum so what they are getting out of the deal was publicized.

 

Look at black mamba. Out of the entire price of the coaster literary half of it was for landscaping/theme elements.

 

And we all know no one will pay 100mil just for the coaster portion of expedition everest...

[lilj4425]

http://www.heraldonline.com/front/story/1543043.html

 

11 million dollars? That doesn't seem like enough to build a hyper.

 

Due to the economy, construction costs are down. You can build something now for 25% less than what it would have cost a year ago. Even with that though, I highly doubt this coaster will cost only $11 million to build. Sounds like a misleading article to me. Good explanation from Jonathan can be found here also: http://www.carowindsconnection.com/viewtopic.php?t=2805&f=13

[coasterfreaky]

This Morgantown shipping stuff just makes this thing even more weird.

 

Not to beat a dead horse, but I just remembered that WVU in Morgantown is home of one of the first PRTs - "Personal Rapid Transit" which WVU's is basically one of the first automated rapid transit systems. Not sure if there's a connection to the coaster but its interesting since Carowinds at one time had a monorail and a trolley system.

 

pics and info on WVU's PRT here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgantown_Personal_Rapid_Transit

[CP_RULES]

They look to be quite horizontal to me.

 

They're not. Look for a drop angle of about 80 degrees.

 

Yeah, it's a horizontal piece of track. Turn it sideways and it becomes vertical.

 

I was poking fun of how everything has to be speculated in these threads. The fact is that it's simply not a fact.

 

-Justin "Anyone remember Behemoth?" Seabaugh

[fallen xxi]

I am not familiar with the Carowind's map and where the ride is being built but will the ride cross over the state line? That 11 million might just be for the one state side.

 

No, the coaster will only be on the South Carolina side of the park.

[sushirocks13]

i really hate it when people who have contributed nothing to forums all of a sudden decide to join in on the conversation and state things that have already been discussed numerous times.

 

If you want to join in and discuss the new coaster, i have no problem with that. but PLEASE just take a few minutes to make sure you're not stating something that has already been pointed out. It makes it hard for the people who have been participating all along to have to sift through all the info we already know.

 

Thanks. (sorry, i don't mean to sound like i'm pms-ing. it just irks me)

[B-RadG]

I read somewhere (maybe it was on Carowinds Connection) that $11,000,000 is what Carowinds is paying directly for the hyper, whereas Cedar Fair pays for the rest of however much it is.

[lilj4425]

From Flewthecoop26 on CarowindsConnection. Full thread: http://www.carowindsconnection.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2772&start=525

 

Grey supports: http://www.carowindsconnection.com/download/file.php?id=209

 

Log flume site: http://www.carowindsconnection.com/download/file.php?id=210

 

Further up site in parking lot: http://www.carowindsconnection.com/download/file.php?id=213

[PriestofSyrinx]

I had always (especially when I went there for the first time) thought that there would be a special clause for Carowinds from both states ( I.e. split every thing 50/50 including taxes and permits.

 

But I guess the bureaucrats think that would be too easy.

 

Anyhoo, I guess those gray supports are for the station/final brake portion. ( atleast thats what got built first with Dimondback)

[GriffonFan09]

Down where the land is cleared on the parking lot is that where the hammerhead or turn-around is going to be? It looks it...

[HCLcoasters]

They're not pulling a Six Flags (Scream! to be specific) and putting it in the parking lot! They tore up the ground like they did for Dominator.

 

Hoorah!

[DiSab]

Grey supports and red track... I got it - Ohio State: The Ride. Feel the fury of the Buckeye!

[tuxedomask5432]

I'm just making an observation based on these two photos:

 

http://www.carowindsconnection.com/download/file.php?id=210

http://www.carowindsconnection.com/download/file.php?id=213

 

I don't see a footprint for an out and back coaster, it dosen't seem long enough and the sanctioned off "dirt" area ends between the Putz HQ Theatre and Taxi Chase. Does anyone HAVE any pictures of the footers poured near the south gate?????? I would like to see these alleged footers.

 

I'm praying for a Hyper Twister Coaster. With all the out and back B & M's we've had built in the last 4 years a twister would be a welcome addition to the company's portfolio.

[lilj4425]

I'm just making an observation based on these two photos:

 

http://www.carowindsconnection.com/download/file.php?id=210

http://www.carowindsconnection.com/download/file.php?id=213

 

I don't see a footprint for an out and back coaster, it dosen't seem long enough and the sanctioned off "dirt" area ends between the Putz HQ Theatre and Taxi Chase. Does anyone HAVE any pictures of the footers poured near the south gate?????? I would like to see these alleged footers.

 

I'm praying for a Hyper Twister Coaster. With all the out and back B & M's we've had built in the last 4 years a twister would be a welcome addition to the company's portfolio.

 

There are footers by the south gate. This has been confirmed. Footers as far as the eye can see:

[PriestofSyrinx]

Well maybe its taking the Goliath approach, having to put the turnaround outside of the park.

 

I sure hope its a Hyper Twister. Carowinds is much closer than Six Flags Great America.

[tuxedomask5432]

Geez . . . and I thought I had seen all the pictures there were to see of the construction site. Thanks for pulling that up for me. Kind of makes me a little discouraged now. I've wanted to ride a B & M twister coaster, but not the neutered Raging Bull.