Carowinds Discussion Thread

[pproteinc]

Well Winterfest was a blast. I had my expectations set low, howver they blew out of the water for an inaugural event. I went just about every night and the place was packed except for the winter weather night where they closed at 7pm (smart IMO) and the Friday after Christmas. The shows were amazing and the temporary food afferings for Winterfest all were great. Yes I was a pig lol. I'll update photos later.

[carolinaman]

Carowinds posted some construction updates on Snapchat

[John Peck]

Wow... they got a lot of that Carousel disassembled pretty fast there. The new Carousel House looks great, very similar to what they built at Worlds of Fun.

[pproteinc]

So according to the blog on the site, they are renaming the Vortex Plaza/Carolina Showplace where they are moving the carousel to the Carousel Park.

 

https://www.carowinds.com/explore/blog

[livai]

they are painting the flying ace aerial chase

[thrillseeker4552]

Awesome! That was one of the ugliest color schemes ever.

[hoppedup]

Schedule is up today: https://www.carowinds.com/explore/calendar-and-hours

[coasterbill]

Wow, that's a LOT more dates for Winterfest, though the fact that it's still a 5pm opening is disappointing.

[pproteinc]

I say do like Scarowinds, however, in this case open the park during the day 9am and close at 3pm and reopen at 5pm for Winterfest.

[bluestreak]

I say do like Scarowinds, however, in this case open the park during the day 9am and close at 3pm and reopen at 5pm for Winterfest.

 

What would be different from 9-3 besides the lights?

[pproteinc]

^ Nothing just run it as a regular park with all the rides open as it typically near 60-75 possibly 80 degrees during the day. Of course with Christmas plays and maybe a day parade. idk. It’ll def be opposite of Scarowinds as the night is geared to teens and adults for the haunt. This time night time will be geared towards families as of course most rides will not be in operation during winterfest. Idk. Just me wanting the park open more lol

Edited January 21, 2018 by pproteinc

[jarmor]

Yeah, Scarowinds crowds are typically people who don't go to the park during the day. Winterfest crowds are the same families that would be at the park during normal hours. If I had to pick, based on bang for my buck, I would opt out of night time at the park for winterfest as it would seem redundant to do both in one night. I say just open at normal times in the day and close rides are the temp drops.

[cal1br3tto]

Beagle Scout Acres. I know it's just a Peanuts thing (I'm not a huge fan), but that's one of the cutest names for anything ever. Beagle Scout Acres.

[carolinaman]

From Carowinds Twitter

[Whodey]

My kids and I will be going to the park on July 1. Any recs on a hotel nearby the park? We are driving in from the Outer Banks. Their website has a Quality Inn as a preferred hotel. Any thoughts on that? Thanks.

[pproteinc]

They’re 3 or 4 hotels near the park. Comfort inn is directly across from the parking lot. As which is the best I’m not certain as I have no need to stay living 5mins away. The quality inn is across Carowinds Blvd behind the QT station.

[Philrad71]

^^ I can vouch that the Comfort Inn is good - stayed there and had a great view of the park from our room.

 

Not insanely priced either...

From their website.

[carolinaman]

Seen this on Facebook

[Whodey]

When I went a couple years ago they had something like this. A bunch of small booths with food from different sections of the Carolinas My favorite was the beer booth of course.

 

Thanks for the hotel info.

[carolinaman]

Carowinds repainted Flying Ace Aerial Chase and renamed it!!!

[JRice92]

That new paint looks excellent!

[coasterbill]

It took me a minute, but that name is brilliant. And woohoo! Another addition to the Cedar Fair "Hawk" family.

[anonymouscactus]

My fiance suggested "Weehawken" for a dueling roller coaster concept. I do love kiddy hawk, though. Oh, Cedar Fair.

[cal1br3tto]

Carowinds repainted Flying Ace Aerial Chase and renamed it!!!

That's horrible but great but mostly horrible. But also great.

[Afterburner]

Yessss! This name is wonderfully silly, and helps Carowinds maintain the distinction of having three separate roller coasters with an airplane theme.

 

The new colors are also a massive improvement over the old ones.

 

Now would it be too much to ask for a new train that actually makes it rideable?