Carowinds Discussion Thread

[kenban]

I might be wrong about this but I was under the impression that Cedar Fair corporate leaves ride repainting decisions to the park level and are paid for by the parks budget. If that is accurate Carowinds likely placed a higher priority on the rides paint job then the other parks. Kings Island has been spending discretionary money on Restroom renovations for instance.

[jarmor]

 

From the park. . .

[thepoint4life23]

This looks like a lot of fun and better than other mat racers I have done.

[coneyislandchris]

Maybe I'm overthinking things, but don't red, orange, and yellow seem significantly shorter than blue, teal, and green? Seems like the warm color slides will always have an "advantage" over the cool colors when it comes to finishing first. (You know, if anyone actually cares about that.)

[DBru]

^I was wondering the same thing!! Lol

[DougMJr]

Maybe I'm overthinking things, but don't red, orange, and yellow seem significantly shorter than blue, teal, and green? Seems like the warm color slides will always have an "advantage" over the cool colors when it comes to finishing first. (You know, if anyone actually cares about that.)

 

Not necessarily. They may have accounted for the difference by making that side's helix slightly larger.

 

Similar to how they account for each individual slide by ensuring that the slide that starts the helix on the outside ends on the inside, and vice versa. Does that make sense? Not sure if I'm doing a good job explaining that.

 

Edit: Whitecap Racer at Hershey Park seems to have a similar layout. Curious if anyone who has ridden it can verify if one side has an advantage.

[hoppedup]

2021 announcement just made on Facebook...Carolina Cyclone is getting Vortex's trains.

 

Whoo...never mind.

[thrillseeker4552]

I believe those trains were all ready-to-go for this season. It's nice to see a part of Vortex live on.

[grsupercity]

2021 announcement just made on Facebook...Carolina Cyclone is getting Vortex's trains.

 

Whoo...never mind.

 

At first I was thinking of the stand up Vortex trains and I really had to think for a second

[hoppedup]

2021 announcement just made on Facebook...Carolina Cyclone is getting Vortex's trains.

 

Whoo...never mind.

 

At first I was thinking of the stand up Vortex trains and I really had to think for a second

 

Didn't even think of Cyclone's shitty neighbor when I posted, lol. I'd be okay with a floorless conversion for Vortex. I'd be much more okay with tearing Vortex down and putting in an RMC Raptor clone. A man can dream, right?

[jonskinny12]

Apologies if this has been posted already somewhere else, but I didn't see it in this thread going back to January. In July I was at Kings Island and noticed some interesting stuff on this sign in the Mystic Timbers station.

Specifically the paragraph which reads in the middle "New for this year, we are excited to extend our helping hand to our friends in the Carolinas!" Could just be Cedar Fair having a little fun, but if I remember correctly these signs have had clues in the past, specifically thinking about references to "Steel" and "Vengeance" leading up to the announcement in 2017. I know plans could have changed especially since Carowinds didn't open this year, but maybe this is hinting at a Hurler renovation, originally planned for 2021 but pushed back a year or two?

Side note: Just wanted to point out that it's really nice how much easier it is to post a photo now!

[AmyUD06]

Those signs have been the same since Mystic opened, so I'm pretty sure there's nothing to read into them.

[jonskinny12]

Are they really? I've ridden Mystic Timbers probably 40 times over the past 3 1/2 years and I usually look at the signs while I'm waiting for the ops to check restraints. I swear they were a little different this year... Oh well, sorry about that. Didn't mean to mislead.

Edit: Searching the internet a bit more, I think I was thinking of the "shoot a staple wherever you'd drive a nail" sign with the saw blade next to it. I was thinking there was the nailgun sign and a saw blade sign, but I'm sure you're right. Apparently I'm not as observant as I had thought. 

[grsupercity]

2 hours ago, Mike240SX said:

Those signs have been the same since Mystic opened, so I'm pretty sure there's nothing to read into them.

Doesn't Copperhead Strike have some of this same theming?

[KIEnthusiast]

I’m pretty sure those specific posters were added this year. I distinctly remember the Steel Vengeance poster added after the coaster was announced.

[pproteinc]

On 6/4/2020 at 10:40 AM, jarmor said:

Well, the parks is already open about 10 months out of the year so they are pretty much at year round operations. I wonder how that would effect new rides debuting?

I would imagine like any other year around park would do it. It's not like the park has never been open during constructions. Chickies and Petes was in the middle of construction when the park reopened in 2015, 2016 County Fair was still getting rides put together from opening weekend all the way through early June, Copperhead started construction in summer 2018 went vertical during Winterfest  in November. We the local people are use to by now . It honestly to me is good marketing to let people see in person stuff being built, gives them add reason to really come back now that they've seen said new attraction in progress with their on eyes on site

[tndank]

Looks like Carowinds will be opening late Nov for a Busch Gardens-ish taste event.  Word is only Afterburn, Copperhead Strike and Ricochet will be running coaster wise.

 

[dankeykang]

Where did you hear about this?  I'm not finding much online besides some new security-related job postings that were added today; I haven't been able to find anything about the park/rides possibly being reopened...

[tndank]

Just some rumors floating around.  Not too sure I believe it.  But, if they think it can work out for them, I hope they are successful.

 

[tndank]

I think rumors are coming from this.

[coasterbill]

Rides have been testing and lots of credible people are openly sharing it. I believe it. It's ballsy for Cedar Fair considering the fact that North Carolina is having a rise in cases (not because going to a theme park is all that dangerous but because there's always a risk of reactionary restrictions), then again they probably planned it months ago...

We'll be in Charlotte for Christmas week anyway so we'll probably go and grab a beer while scrolling through my feed full of people riding Nitro, Raging Bull and Candymonium wondering WTF this park's problem is which is becoming a time-honored Christmas tradition.

[KIEnthusiast]

I don’t believe it. Doesn’t Carowinds only get 1 mill in attendance? I just don’t see the market during Xmas. Although I guess it’s warmer than Cincinnati lol.

[coasterbill]

They've done Winterfest for years. Anyway...

Carowinds Announces "Taste of the Season"

Happy holidays, y’all! Savor the holidays' flavors at Carowinds’ Taste of the Season: An Outdoor Holiday Food Festival. Sample tempting treats with your Tasting Card and make magical family memories —safely on select days November 21 - December 20. Limited capacity, so reserve your spots when available.  

Our Christmas event is an outdoor dining experience with a sleigh-full of family activities. Purchase a Tasting Card to choose among 30 samples of holiday sweets and savories. Sip the season with specialty drinks from Santa’s mixologists. Feast your eyes on dazzling holiday décor, enjoy seasonal shows, and wrap up your Christmas shopping. What’s more, select family rides are open to deliver the ear-to-ear smiles and belly laughs you can always count on from Carowinds.

Click here for more information

[coasterbill]

It sounds like this is a Christmas event that will run from 12-8 every day so the focus won't be lights, it won't be open for Christmas break (it ends on the 21st) and I'm assuming the food that you can sample will be made by Cedar Fair (hopefully I'm wrong on that but I doubt it).

The only coasters operating will be Copperhead Strike, Afterburn and the Wild Mouse.

... I seriously question the decision-making of this company. I also don't see why anyone who's not a passholder would pay for this. I'm sorry for being more negative than normal but Cedar Fair makes me scratch my head.

[grsupercity]

5 minutes ago, coasterbill said:

It sounds like this is a Christmas event that will run from 12-8 every day so the focus won't be lights, it won't be open for Christmas break (it ends on the 21st) and I'm assuming the food that you can sample will be made by Cedar Fair (hopefully I'm wrong on that but I doubt it).

The only coasters operating will be Copperhead Strike, Afterburn and the Wild Mouse.

... I seriously question the decision-making of this company. I also don't see why anyone who's not a passholder would pay for this. I'm sorry for being more negative than normal but Cedar Fair makes me scratch my head.

Least they are trying something. The sticking there head in the sand approach has been interesting