Carowinds Discussion Thread

[A.J.]

The lighting around the station is cool, but the super-bright lights along the lift hill are excessive.

[Projektion]

While I agree the lights on the lift are a bit much from the riders perspective, I think they look awesome from an off ride perspective.

[pproteinc]

The lights on the lift is highly direction. You cant see it from Charlotte at all it's a faint dull glow. It's only bright coming into the entrance road to carowinds and then dulls out once you approach the toll plaza. You have to literally be facing the way the camera is set up to get the bright excessive glow, Which I for one like. I also like that it's a steady light . Intimidator, Thunder Road and Woodstock Express all have chaser lights on the lifts hill. Plus Fury325's support are suppose to be alternating between white and green also.

[woolandmammoth]

Its awesome to see big coasters decked out with cool lighting. Millenium Force is a prime example. Hopefully this one looks great as well.

[DoinItForTheFame]

The lighting around the station is cool, but the super-bright lights along the lift hill are excessive.

This.

 

Seriously this is how I feel about the lighting. Yes the station lighting is pretty cool. But the lift hill lights are a bit much.

[boldikus]

Lighting looks awesome!

 

Enthusiasts will complain about anything.

[KingRCT3]

The lighting around the station is cool, but the super-bright lights along the lift hill are excessive.

This.

 

Seriously this is how I feel about the lighting. Yes the station lighting is pretty cool. But the lift hill lights are a bit much.

 

Have you seen it in person? I don't think we can properly judge through a camera lens.

[cwgator]

Well it looks like there will be no testing today. Snow accumulation in the area with more on the way tomorrow night. My best guess would be Friday for the first test run...weather permitting.

[BlahBlahson]

Asking again, are there any enthusiast ERT events announced coming up this season for Carowinds?

[jarmor]

Asking again, are there any enthusiast ERT events announced coming up this season for Carowinds?

Sure, there is an ACE event in Aug. The park use to do their own event, they say they are bringing it back. Not sure if its gonna be this season...it was called "coasterstock".

[undercoverunicorn13]

I'm getting a little off topic here but does anyone know when the Carowinds 2015 park map will come out?

[tarheel1231]

^I'd say about mid-March.

[BlahBlahson]

Asking again, are there any enthusiast ERT events announced coming up this season for Carowinds?

Sure, there is an ACE event in Aug. The park use to do their own event, they say they are bringing it back. Not sure if its gonna be this season...it was called "coasterstock".

 

Thanks! Sounds like a better bet would be to try and plan something for daily operation or one of the april weekends.

[Brassinthegrass]

I thnk it looks great, I add to the "wish they finished the lift section" group.

 

They only thing I could see that would have made it even cooler is it did the random pulsating like we saw on then "pre-Announcment" video feed!

[jynx242]

I went to "CoasterStock" a couple of times and it was always a pretty well done event to me.

 

Night ERT on Intimidator 232 didn't suck either

[nicman]

Update on the gate construction:

[VF15]

Just saw that Charlotte is expected to get 5-8 inches of snow tonight, so it's a good bet that we won't see any Fury 325 test runs until at least next week. Although, this could make for some nice pictures of Fury 325 covered in snow.

[nicman]

Remember:

 

 

now:

[DJeXeL]

This sign is looking like it's going to be massive!

Photo cred: Bob Gesell

[cwgator]

Looks like they didn't get nearly the amount of snow forecasted. Looks like about .5" perhaps in the grass...if that. While I'm excited to see the finishing of construction, I was a bit bit disappointed to wake up and not see the area covered in snow. Oh well...Construction On!

[rcjp]

This sign is looking like it's going to be massive!

Photo cred: Bob Gesell

Great! It's always nice to have an impressive sign.

[drummermattk]

Looks like the Giant Lightsaber is back . im really liking how carowinds put more lights and themeing into Fury just like KI did with Banshee im sure night rides will be great!

[nicman]

^Looks cool, but looks Photoshopped.

[Comeagain?]

^Looks cool, but looks Photoshopped.

 

Really? Photoshopped? In what way?

Look any different?

[nicman]

^Looks cool, but looks Photoshopped.

 

Really? Photoshopped? In what way?

 

 

I meant that light looks Photoshopped to me, I already knew that it was not Photoshopped.