B.A.B Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I have one question,was the Drop Tower at Carowinds boring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geauga Dog Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 ^I don't find any drop ride boring despite the size. Carowinds' Drop Tower felt more like Waldameer's X Scream (Arm/Larson Super Shot). You went up the tower and you didn't sit there waiting to drop like on the bigger towers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theGrayZone Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Great pictures... I know you mentioned some repeats of popular images... but IMO, I'll not tire of a fresh batch of similar perspectives through the eyes (and lenses) of new viewers. So, rock the repeats and capture the newness... it's all good. I could also not agree more about Afterburn. It provides an amazing ride experience (while displaying aesthetic awesomeness). It's such a good invert and I'm thrilled to revisit it's circuit when I go. The elements solid... the pacing quick but processable. The batwing (vs. cobra) is so fun... and is so sick in the rear of the train, getting yanked into the deeper-than-it-looked trench. It's even better when there's mist down there (although I don't know if that effect still runs). Mindbender and Acrophobia are both profound attractions. The first for history, ride length, and my memory of finally getting to ride it after poring over SFoG brochures collected as a kid. The second because you are almost standing, the "seats" tilt out (or they used to, I think) forcing a ground view, and my memories of two profound ride episodes... one with the ride op counting down from ten and dropping us at different intervals (never on zero)... and the other where Acrophobia was the first ride my buddy and I hit up after driving all night and needing a wake-up call. Three rides, first-thing that morning, both jolted me awake and put me in that adrenalized-zen state. Thanks for the Z-Force reminder, too. That was another coaster I had sooo looked forward to observing (from the brochures)... but it had been replaced with Ninja by my first visit. Fortunately, I got to tackle it as Flashback at MM when I went out west in 2003 (which apparently was rare due to long periods of stagnant operations... and it WAS closed most of the day, then in the late afternoon I heard a new AR-dog sound popping to discover it was coming from Flashback... sheeaat, I was in line before my brain knew where my feet had carried me). Looks like you've had some good days at those parks. Many happy returns. Peace. Oh... and btw... Scream Machine was looking great... you got some really nice shots. Later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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