Carowinds Discussion Thread

[nicman]

Current status of the gate construction:

[VF15]

Carowinds confirmed via Facebook comments that they will record a video of Fury 325's first test run next week (probably just off-ride footage and not a POV). Once it is posted, the complaining will begin .

[chargersmichael]

^I can vision that happen haha. But I do think this will be very fast and the video will show it since it is very low to ground. I'm excited for it!

[drummermattk]

Does anyone if Charlotte got more snow this past week? I know they got a little bit after the Storage Shed roof was put on, but Ohio's been blasted with snow over the past couple of days. Just wondering though

[tarheel1231]

There hasn't been any snow. Just freezing temperatures. Luckily, it's only supposed to hit 36* Farenheit, so there shouldn't be any more snow. Just rain.

[nicman]

How come the New Gate Construction is all dark? :

[Comeagain?]

The picture hasn't updated since early this morning when it was still dark.

[larrygator]

How come the New Gate Construction is all dark? :

 

PLEASE, stop asking stupid questions?

[Patrick B8men]

How come the New Gate Construction is all dark? :

Unfortunately the sun has burnt out, cloaking the Earth in eternal darkness. Hopefully they can mount some headlights on the Fury 325 trains.

[Ed Farmer]

While I still like them on B&M's smaller coasters, having one on a hyper is pretty awkward and just doesn't feel right, so I'm glad they've been eliminated from those designs at least.

 

It might look a bit awkward, but it's also the reason that Raging Bull's 65°(208') drop is one of the best on a steel coaster anywhere despite the increasingly taller and steeper drops that have been built since. The world would be a better place if they hadn't engineered it out of their designs.

[Keetz]

While I still like them on B&M's smaller coasters, having one on a hyper is pretty awkward and just doesn't feel right, so I'm glad they've been eliminated from those designs at least.

 

It might look a bit awkward, but it's also the reason that Raging Bull's 65°(208') drop is one of the best on a steel coaster anywhere despite the increasingly taller and steeper drops that have been built since. The world would be a better place if they hadn't engineered it out of their designs.

 

I haven't ridden Raging Bull, but I have ridden Apollo's Chariot and Nitro, and I prefer no predrop. Maybe Raging Bull has a better profile than AC? But I find that the back seat of Nitro gives superior air to AC. It's just so floaty and amazing. Hell I think I even prefer Hydra's drop in the back to AC. I still think the best approach for a world class steel drop though is to rocket riders up the lift at 15+ miles and hour and just throw you over the drop like i305, Skyrush, or El Toro back in the day. I love me some Intamin, but I'm glad B&M also exists to make rides that are just pure fun. The drop on Fury is gonna be pure floaty bliss.

[Ed Farmer]

 

I haven't ridden Raging Bull, but I have ridden Apollo's Chariot and Nitro, and I prefer no predrop. Maybe Raging Bull has a better profile than AC?

 

Apollo feels a bit different- I think the long post-dip straightaway is what takes some of that kick away.

[JonnyRCT3]

Okay, so this gives us somewhere between three and seven days to prepare for the onslaught of comments about how slow it looks based on the first run. I think that's enough time.

Very accurate.

 

I mean just judging by the reaction of the dummies, this is clearly the most force less B&M coaster ever built

[nicman]

They changed the view of the webcam:

[DJeXeL]

 

[nicman]

^I can just imagine...

[glucky11801]

Looks like the green LED's on the lift hill are ON!!!

[GCI Wooden]

Oh my gosh, that looks amazing!

 

The hexagon on the sation is pretty cool, but the lift hill looks awesome! This is probably going to be an amazing night ride!

[BotanicalStig]

Lookin great. Just a few more weeks until opening

[Password121]

I just got a hell of a lot more excited for this coaster, and the prospect that I just might get the chance to ride it! I think it's great that B&M has entered into the giga coaster market; I'm intrigued to see how their design evolves, as I'm sure there are more parks that could benefit from one of these massive coasters.

[DJeXeL]

 

 

Mike Fehnel's Twitter

[Paradox]

I honestly had a blast on Leviathan and found it to be somewhat underrated.

 

I can't wait to see how this compares and I love that they are at least doing some theming as well!

[DoinItForTheFame]

I love the light on the station... Not sure how I feel about the lift hill light... I'm sure it will grow on me though. Glad to see the coaster is as far along as it is.

[B&MIntaminGCI]

I wish they'd crest the lift with the lights until the catwalk ends, but other than that it looks freaking amazing.

 

I bet the photos at night with professional cameras are gonna look stellar, kind of like the windseekers.

[tarheel1231]

They aren't finished with the lights.