Password121 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Doing some preliminary trip planning for 2016. Does anyone know when opening day will be next year? Do they have some kind of passholder preview day (we have Platinum passes from KD) beforehand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pproteinc Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 ^ It's normally the last weekend of March. Im guessing the official date is March 26th and if they do the season pass preview night next year, which i doubt because there's nothing next year really to preview except the plants vs zombie 3d attraction, will be the 25th at 6pm. ^I attended Winter Fest, too, with some friends who live in the Smokies. Overall, we liked it (especially the Christmas dinner), but we all thought the Santa's Workshop show was pretty bad (but at least the theater was heated). Yea the acting and shows during that timer were horrid at best lol... I think if they pulled it off now it could be a great shows. The park have stepped up there game with live entertainment. It's not the best but its way better than the yesteryears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorneyKid14 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Just saw this on twitter.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theintimidator Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Yup. Mike will be moving back to Dorney Park and the general manager from Dorney Park will be moving to Carowinds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DorneyKid14 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 So they are swapping park pretty much? Is there any reason to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deere839 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 So they are swapping park pretty much? Is there any reason to this? Heard that a family member is ill up there that's why hes going back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pproteinc Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) Thanks to RideWarrior for the photo ... looks like Carowinds is being sneaky and have a surprise ride for 2016 along with the waterpark expansion and plants vs zombie 3D attractions....looks like a top scan flat like Shockwave at CW! Edited November 7, 2015 by pproteinc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pproteinc Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Not sure why it doubled post.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienLaker Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Did Canada's Wonderland sent their Shockwave ride to Carowinds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pproteinc Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I don't think so. It's still in their lineup and they didn't announce any closures. Plus the arms on shockwave are blue vs all white which is shown here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markysharky17 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 This looks epic!! I've always wanted to ride a Mondial Topscan. How do we know it's not a Zierer star shape? Don't they have the same seats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrillrider Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 We loved this ride at Canada's wonderland. I am surprised more parks don't have one of these. Very under rated ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pproteinc Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Yea they're more on the traveling carnival side than permanent park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BotanicalStig Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 This will be a great addition. I like seeing parks add in good flat rides. I've never been on a top scan, but it looks like a similar ride experience to a chaos, which is one of my all time favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannerdw Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 ^Yeah, just replace the intense negative g's with intense lateral g's, and that's about what the experience is like. This looks like it will be a great fit for Carowinds. I'm surprised more parks haven't built these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myself Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 It could also be a Zierer Starshape... Just throwing that out there...the arms and seating arrangements are nearly identical in spite of how different the two rides are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markysharky17 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I can't seem to find the parts for it on the webcam. Hopefully they install it here and aren't holding it for another park. I've always wanted to ride one of these but there so rare down south that is nearly impossible to find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossed Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I can't seem to find the parts for it on the webcam. Hopefully they install it here and aren't holding it for another park. I've always wanted to ride one of these but there so rare down south that is nearly impossible to find one. This has nothing to do with all that, but how has a 16 year old been on so many great coasters?! I'm jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Can any eagle eyed readers tell the difference between a star shape and a top scan part? I sure hope it is a star shape, as much as I love top scans a star shape would be the first in the US. I also wonder if these parts are just being stored here for elsewhere, safe from the brutal winter. Edit: Upon further review: Top scans have this angled box/bar on each row of seats (on the inside between the innermost seat and where the row connects to the gondola) Staf Shapes do not have this part. I believe the parts at Carowimds are Mondial Top Scan versus Zierer Star Shape. Very sneaky sneaky CW.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chknwing Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 why wouldnt they announce this? this is a big deal ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chknwing Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Can any eagle eyed readers tell the difference between a star shape and a top scan part? I sure hope it is a star shape, as much as I love top scans a star shape would be the first in the US. I also wonder if these parts are just being stored here for elsewhere, safe from the brutal winter. lol stored. for who? i would say there was 0 chance of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarlaKoaster Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 Yep, those are definitely Top Scan gondolas in the picture on the previous page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted November 8, 2015 Share Posted November 8, 2015 why wouldnt they announce this? this is a big deal ride. Not compared to what else they have in store for the park . . . Besides, its gonna be announced formally. They're not just gonna open for the season and people have to discover the new ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pproteinc Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 That would be awesome to go to the park and just walk up on it like where the hell this came from...lol. Like how Beyoncé released her album with no marketing or announcement but everybody and their mother bought it haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Password121 Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Or if they did that for a coaster! ...or if they renamed the park Busch Gardens Williamsburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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