Speeddeamon128 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 (edited) So since January I've lived in Orlando working at Disney in the College Program for 5 months. It was an amazing experience (& I will post a big Disney update soon) but I decided to go seasonal & come home for the summer to figure out what I want to do with my life. On the drive up I wanted to stop off at Carowinds since I've never been there before & since they opened up Intimidator. Also I wanted to hit I305 at Kings Dominion. I had 288 credits when I left my Orlando apartment & I hoped to hit 300 at Carowinds! I knew there would be crowds at Carowinds on Saturday but I tried to make the best of it. There was also an annoying middle school & high school music festival so there was a bunch of annoying teenagers running around the park all day. What luck. I managed to get everything done except one kiddie which I didn't care about. I have to say that I enjoyed this park. It was clean & the employese were friendly. Enjoy the pics & Carowinds video! caro43.bmp caro42.bmp caro41.bmp I decided to ride Nighthawk first since it was known for low capacity. caro37.bmp I then hit the boomerang which was a walk on but the line got long as the day went on. caro38.bmp I have to say I actually enjoyed the new train design & would've rode it again but I needed to move on. caro30.bmp Ricochet was next. caro31.bmp caro32.bmp caro33.bmp I actually enjoyed this Hurler. caro36.bmp caro28.bmp I couldn't wait anymore! It was awesome! I sat somewhere in the middle the first time. The single rider line did not work that well. caro17.bmp caro14.bmp Scenic pic. Airtime! Vortex! caro39.bmp caro40.bmp caro13.bmp My 300th coaster! I wanted it to be Intimidator but I couldn't wait long enough to ride it but I enjoyed Afterburn! Last pic of my 300th lol. Did not ride wasn't sad & pethetic today lol. A blurry pic of me on Afterburn. caro27.bmp Intimidator was my last ride. I waited for the front which was about 40 minutes. It was awesome! Edited May 20, 2010 by Speeddeamon128 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 Here is the video! Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted May 20, 2010 Author Share Posted May 20, 2010 The next day I made a quick pit stop off at Kings Dominion just to ride I305. I have to say it was incredible! I blacked out the first two times I rode it & had to close my eyes the third & fourth times on it. All I did at KD was Dominator & Intimidator 305 which was my 302nd credit. Oh & I do think it is better than Millennium Force! I didn't bring my cameras in the park & used my Blackberry for the pics which is why they are blurry. Thanks for reading! i3058.bmp i3057.bmp i3056.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goliath513 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hey Matt, great photos. Sorry Intimidator wasn't your 300th credit, but at least it was a B&M! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingtravel Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Nice pictures and thanks for sharing. Kings Dominion is a great park where we always feel relaxed and enjoy every ride. I305 is such an awesome ride and I can’t wait to ride I305!  Best Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcg19 Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 (edited) Deleted by user Edited December 29, 2010 by rcg19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angryemobeaver Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Nice photos. Carowinds looks nice, although I've heard otherwise from a few people. Have you ridden Diamondback at KI? - I'm interested as to how it compare to Caro's Intimidator. They seem to be very much the same ride, in fact I think dback looks better. Kings Island is my home park, and I went to Carowinds a few weeks ago. I loved Carowinds! We went on a very busy day so I didn't get all the credits (Didn't get Ricochet and Crabbie Cabbie) and only got to ride Intimidator twice. Intimidator is my favorite B&M Hyper (I've ridden Intimdiator, Goliath SFOG, Raging Bull, and Diamondback). It has the best airtime out of those. It doesn't have the laterals that Raging Bull and Goliath have, but it does have more laterals than Diamondback. The ride has a somewhat out of control feeling because of it's 'panoramic turn' and the crazy second drop. Overall it ranks as #3 in my steel coaster list, and is my favorite B&M! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 Congrats on #300!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddeamon128 Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 ^Thanks Only 98 more to go until 400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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