pryonisys Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Carowinds have sent us some awesome new footage of the first Copperhead Strike test run! Including a POV shot of the JoJo roll! Who else is excited about this new coaster? What little we can see so far looks fantastic. I look forward to this ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestreak Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 My apologies for my above post. Anywho, the ride looks fantastic and every new video I see of the progress on the ride gets me more and more excited for opening day. And the trains still look fabulous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Kings Dominion and Carowinds really love that honky-tonk country rawk for all their promo soundtracks, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djcoastermark Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Aw shucks, it is the south aftern all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Looks good! Digging the theming in the tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelwee Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 I guess we've found Cedar Fair's strategy to make up for last year's lack of revenue: install more coasters with slow inversions to dump riders' wallets and loose change out on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureMan2 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 Man I’m so excited for this coaster! I want to start booking our trip to Charlotte but I want to try to go when they have some kind of special event. Does anyone know when they typically announce them? It’s almost March so I feel like it has to be soon right?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisdougsforu Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 (edited) As luck would seem to have it, my job is sending me to Charlotte for a conference that just so happens to end on the same day that Carowinds opens for the season, and the building is only 6 miles from Carowinds. I am thinking of booking a late flight home that evening which would give me about 3-4 hours at the park ( never been there before). edit - answered my question Edited February 22, 2019 by thisdougsforu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carowindsman Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 You can now bid for first rides https://one.bidpal.net/copperheadstrike/welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Hey guys! Yesterday I was fortunate to get a close up view of the progress of Copperhead Strike via Winter Warm Up, an ACE event. Before I get to the pictures, I would like to say that (with great confidence) the rapids ride will not be returning to the park in any fashion. The park has their reasoning and I understand. What will happen with it, no one knows right now but right now the park is focused on gearing up for 2019 and what they are doing for 2020. With the dinos having its final year this year, that frees up a two substantial plots of land. First up, the food. Wings will be renovated and become Blue Ridge Country Kitchen and will feature rotisserie whole chickens! The park provided some tasting of the offerings and i have to say, everything was good. Now on to the new area, blue ridge junction . . . The Flyers/Gliders are coming along quite well. There it is! The entrance to the coaster is coming along well. As well as the barn. . . The park opened up the area by the bumper cars to have a better flow. There will be a fire place adjacent to the barn and across from the country kitchen. I guess the workers are ready to get back to work lol. With people to give prospective . . . The train is still parked in the barn awaiting preliminary launch #1 testing. Some more angles . . . Well that's all for now. One more thing before I go, it seems Cedar Far has great confidence within the folks running the park as it was THEM who came up with the name and other elements of the area. Out of 5 manes, Copperhead Strike won but I would have loved Ridge Runner myself as it would have run even more true to the theme of moonshining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinaman Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Here is a video of the Carowinds presentation at Winter Warm Up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kw6sTheatee Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 Wait jarmor, you were at Winter Warm-Up too?! I don’t remember them mentioning the five different names for Copperhead Strike though... I was the one who asked the questions about Millennium Flyers on Rampage (“maybe”) and Dollywood’s next thrilling expansion (“we are doing something in 2021”). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) I like how they're theming the station. Looks better than the standard Cedar Fair "warehouse" motif. Edited February 25, 2019 by cfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinaman Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Here is link to our trip to WWU and a construction tour of Blue Ridge Junction, The Mountain Gliders and Copperhead Strike!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteVeUrkle Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Wow! I gotta say, they're doing an excellent job with not only this ride, but everything going on around it. They're actually putting in PAVERS instead of just flat boring concrete *cough* Six Flags *cough* And that fireplace, my gawd, that is not a cheap addition! Hat's off to Carowinds and their new installation, this actually looks like a ride I'd make a trip out of my way to go actually ride Copperhead Strike and enjoy the other festivities at the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdcfan88 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Wow the theming and style of the new area and the station building is looking to be on the same level as SDC/DW. I will be curious to see the finished product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoesfather Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Really happy to see how my childhood hometown park has blossomed in the last five years. This whole new area looks fantastic. Can't wait to make my way back and ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 I don’t remember them mentioning the five different names for Copperhead Strike though... It wasn't publicly stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kw6sTheatee Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 How did you hear about it then jarmor? I really would love to know your source... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgtlover Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Partial POV included! (Posted by the park on their Youtube channel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppedup Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Can't wait for this! I'll be there March 22-23. Also planning a week long trip to Florida in April and finishing up at Coaster Campout at Carowinds April 26-27. It's not much of a bargain, since we have platinum passes and meal plan, but the cool factor of camping out in a park and 1.5 hours of ERT on Copperhead Strike after park close should make it a cool experience. Anybody else ever done this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kw6sTheatee Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I was thinking about it... but oh lord are those tent spaces expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppedup Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I was thinking about it... but oh lord are those tent spaces expensive! It says ALL proceeds benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Softens the blow. If we have 4 people, it will be $62.50 each, mostly for perks we already get. It's more about the experience, really. This being NC, it could be 40° or 90° in April, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 It's not my thing but it sounds like a great event and it's awesome that all of the money goes to charity. pssssssst: If you can itemize then the fact that you can argue that many of the goods and services received in exchange for your donation hold no value to you is a good thing because you can deduct almost the entire cost if that's how you roll and you feel confident making that argument if need be. Oh and uh... this is not advice, disclaimer, disclaimer... blah blah blah. Don't listen to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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