SeaWhippet Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Dropped by Carowinds today to see what Cedar Fair had done for its most southern east coast property. Breezed through Platinum season pass processing and then had a decent flight on Flying Scooter (repainted - same garish colors, smaller Nick decals) and Top Gun (Afterburn -- no changes there). The Borg Vekoma Flying Coaster (now Nighthawk) got a new sign and lost the signature Borg sphere prop. Wonder where that went ... ? The Scooby Doo junior woodie (I will NEVER call it ... whatever it's called now!) got some new tracking and rebult structure. Queue was too long for a ride. It's still my fav wooden coaster in the park. The 'new' Geauga Lake YoYo sits where the much-prettier Wave Swinger once did. It could've used a paint job, but still fits well in County Fair. Now if they just had a nice Big Eli Wheel, a Spider and Tilt or Whip ... Got a peek at Thunder Road's reconstruction. Though the back turn (port side) has been totally rebuilt, the GCI-rehab won't be completed until May. There's a good chunk of structure and track still missing (on the port side return leg), but the guys will be hard at work for the next few weeks to get the ride open by late this spring. It's nice to see CF taking care of this coaster. Though the trains were nowhere in sight, they will be ready and both turned around forward!!!! Yeaaaaah. No more backwards madness. Now if they could just paint TRoad like Racer and Rebel Yell ... Oh, and actually race this 'racing coaster' it would be a good ride. The FSSaturator got new paint and WILL be open in 2008 on the waterpark schedule. Hurler got sweet candy apple-red paint for one of its trains. Still a bit brutal. -S&B New wood from the footers to the sky!!!! Carowinds Theater New entrance sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraken613 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 It really is too bad Huler has so much jackhammering! It needs work and it could be a good ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaWhippet Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 It really is too bad Huler has so much jackhammering! It needs work and it could be a good ride! I agree. It could be. Thunder Run at SFKK is amazing .. at least when I rode it 1.5 years ago. It was the inspiration for Hurler. Those SF mechanics were sooooo taking care of that ride. That's what Hurler COULD be. ::sigh:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pufferfish Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Hey, I was there today as well. Did you see me? I was wearing my TPR hoodie. How did you get those good pictures of Thunder? I have my TR posted here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfmmrules! Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I hope you all at Carowinds are enjoying Nighthawk or I should say Borg or Stealth from CGA out here on the West Coast. That was a super great coaster & CGA desperately needs it back!!! I sure miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerryB Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 It really is too bad Huler has so much jackhammering! It needs work and it could be a good ride! I'm dubious as to the Hurler ever being a good ride...personally speaking of course. I have stated my hatred of the big H before. I rode it it's first year and I've ridden the various clones in other parks. They sucked equally well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamminJ Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 It really is too bad Huler has so much jackhammering! It needs work and it could be a good ride! Hurler. Is. Not. Rough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerNut Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Jay, where do you normally sit? I normally sit towards the middle, but I think the backseat is worth the airtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamminJ Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I usually try for 2nd row as it is more ejector. The back has awesome floater though. Today I lined up for the 2nd row but some hos in the 3rd row wanted me to cut them so they could line up with their buddies. The roughness everyone is talking about is completely non existent. -J (Who says NOT EVERY WOODIE IS SUPPOSED TO BE GCI SMOOTH!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlvr_nc Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Now if they could just paint TRoad like Racer and Rebel Yell ... Oh, and actually race this 'racing coaster' it would be a good ride. I talked to the supervisor over T-road, and they will be racing 100% As Pufferfish stated, how did you get those pics of T-road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 So is neither side of TR running? I was looking forward to riding one side in 2 3 weeks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaWhippet Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 Now if they could just paint TRoad like Racer and Rebel Yell ... Oh, and actually race this 'racing coaster' it would be a good ride. I talked to the supervisor over T-road, and they will be racing 100% As Pufferfish stated, how did you get those pics of T-road? If TRoad's drivers pay attention to each other and coordinate their dispatches, I'll be very impressed. It'll be just like when the ride opened ... except for the lack of the original Riverview rolling stock, of course. My pics of TRoad are just part of a story I'm working on about GCII's rehab work on several wooden coasters. It'll appear in the MAY issue of Amusement Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlvr_nc Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 oh ok. Well, I was talking to the supervisor for T-road, and He wants to race them as much as possible, even with one train op on one side. And with the supervisors being at their respective ride most of the time I'm fairly certain they will race now. ^^ No, They both open up in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBru Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Darn But I think I'd like Hurler. Thunder Run is amazing to me, and it's as rough as, well... it's really rough! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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