Carowinds

[CLTProductions]

what does that have to do with bees?

 

Maybe they're announcing two new additions?

Last I heard....there are.....

[AuLukey]

Maybe it's the color scheme?  It's sort of Hornets-esque?

[jordan704]

 

 

Seems like Carowinds is getting the tallest traditional roller coaster in the world..... 

[CLTProductions]

Info is spilling before it is supposed to, but don't believe everything you read,  I will be at the press conference Thursday and will be sure to report here then!

 

I will share this: http://carowindsconnection.com/download/file.php?id=1404

 

a visual on what its "estimated" to look like

Edited August 19, 2014 by Jayvee

[SouthEndCLT811]

Looks like an updated version of the Millennium Force at Cedar Point which was always my favorite ride.  Pretty cool!

[CLTProductions]

Looks like an updated version of the Millennium Force at Cedar Point which was always my favorite ride.  Pretty cool!

Yeah except B&M style which is a definite upgrade. it is probably closest to Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland, which is an AMAZING coaster.

[go_vertical]

That looks like a nearly vertical drop. Me likey.

[15895]

Looks like a green intimidator to me.

I hope they still have the Goldrush ride and Ricochet . I wish Supersaturator was still around (why did they take it away?)

I am super excited though that Carowinds becomes a better & better park

[Norm2]

Looks like a green intimidator to me.

I hope they still have the Goldrush ride and Ricochet . I wish Supersaturator was still around (why did they take it away?)

I am super excited though that Carowinds becomes a better & better park

I agree that it looks almost just like Intimidator, only bigger. I think that they may have removed the Supersaturator because not as many people were riding it anymore?

[nonillogical]

Looks like a green intimidator to me.

I am excited for it, but it does have more similarities than I'd like in a park as modestly sized as ours. B&M, hyper/giga coaster, probably the same train style, similar out-and-back layout. However it looks like it will provide a different ride, being more focused on high-speed overbanked turns rather than the airtime hills of Intimidator, and being almost 100ft taller it should be much faster. I know this is premature but the leaked blueprints and the resulting mockups seem pretty consistent and makes me think they are very close to the real thing. 

[Niner National]

I agree that it looks almost just like Intimidator, only bigger. I think that they may have removed the Supersaturator because not as many people were riding it anymore?

It had mechanical issues all the time too. I haven't been to Carowinds in years, but in HS, I had season passes every year. The Super Saturator seemed like it was broken half the time.

[grodney]

This was probably posted a few pages back, but here is a cool simulation:

[CLTProductions]

Again, look no farther than Canada's Wonderland, this is similar to Leviathan and Intimidator is similar to Behemoth. Cedar Fair has established this behavior already, so it is not really a surprise they have to similar. But yes, Intimidator is all about air time, Fury is 100000% pure speed. I have no issue with this at all. These coasters will stand the test of time much longer than a winged coaster or 4D will....I can not wait for this.

[swampfox43]

I'll be at the media event tomorrow. Although much of this rides stats have been leaked, it will finally be nice to make it official and hope for a few surprises.

[CLTProductions]

I'll be at the media event tomorrow. Although much of this rides stats have been leaked, it will finally be nice to make it official and hope for a few surprises.

See ya there! Really pumped for this event, rumor is the Intimidator will be open for us to ride.

[MilZ]

Bring Back the Buzz just posted this on twitter:

 

https://twitter.com/BringBackTheBuz/status/502470226324496384

[teeg]

http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7256251-carowinds-reach-exciting-heights-world-s-tallest-fastest-giga-coaster-carolinas/

 

Wow!

[Norm2]

http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7256251-carowinds-reach-exciting-heights-world-s-tallest-fastest-giga-coaster-carolinas/

 

Wow!

I am VERY excited! In addition to the new roller coaster they are completely tearing down the North Gate entrance and Toll Plaza and rebuilding them.

[15895]

Yay Hornets.

[Madison Parkitect]

Man, tallest AND fastest traditional coaster in the world? That's really exciting!

[CLTProductions]

To summarize:

325ft

95mph

 

This thing is a BEAST. Fury 325 will pass over guests going into the park 4 times (through the new front gate)

 

Some articles:

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/outside_the_loop/2014/08/cedar-fair-adding-giant-coaster-to-carowinds.html

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/08/21/5119772/carowinds-to-get-one-of-the-worlds.html#.U_Yg_4BdVXA

 

and here is the POV

 

this thing is going to be amazing

Edited August 21, 2014 by Jayvee

[tozmervo]

aaaand i just wet my pants a little bit.

[tozmervo]

Per wiki, the Trademark is 325' tall. yeesh, that's quite a fall

[swampfox43]

Let's not forget an 81º drop and 6602 feet of track. That's nearly 1300 feet more track than Intimidator and 7º steeper than Intimidators..

 

Also, the days of big pamphlet press kits are numbered. Take a look at the Fury 325 press kit. It's a flash drive molded to fit snuggly into the side of the hornet. All the photos and videos shown in todays presentation and even some B-rolls that were not part of the presentation are on there. Nice to be able to put a press kit in your pocket for a change...They also gave away green glasses with honeycombed lenses. 

 

They did open Intimidator for us junkies to get our thrills. All I could imagine when we crested the top was "wow, Fury 325 will be 100 feet taller than this!!!"...

 

Another image from the flash drive.

 

 

[CLTProductions]

As awesome as this coaster is, it's made me realize how spoiled I was having Cedar Point just an hour away from where I grew up. Nothing will ever compare to Millennium Force and Cedar Point as a park......Fury is awesome though!!!