Carowinds Connection

Re: What if Paramount never owned Carotids? #76207

By Axel - April 17th, 2015, 7:50 am

- April 17th, 2015, 7:50 am #76207

Merthecat wrote:I'd much rather have a Windseeker than a SkyScreamer...even if the Windseeker breaks down once in a while.

I'd MUCH rather have a SkyScreamer than a Windseeker... even if SkyScreamer broke down almost weekly at one park or another like Windseeker. No comparison in the least for fun to me. Chains and wind at that height make for much more excitement on the SkyScreamers than a solid arm, limited motion and nothing but view (and wondering if you'll be stuck up there for hours) on the Windseekers.

Re: What if Paramount never owned Carowinds? #76213

By Jonathan - April 17th, 2015, 9:04 am

- April 17th, 2015, 9:04 am #76213

Yeah, it's no contest to me. I'm one of the rare people who actually likes Windseeker, but SkyScreamer is superior in pretty much every way.

Re: What if Paramount never owned Carowinds? #76214

By arby - April 17th, 2015, 9:12 am

- April 17th, 2015, 9:12 am #76214

I also like Windseeker but I agree that SkyScreamer is more exciting although Windseeker has a nicer look to it.

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Re: What if Paramount never owned Carowinds? #76247

By Merthecat - April 17th, 2015, 6:33 pm

- April 17th, 2015, 6:33 pm #76247

I just don't like the look of the SkyScreamer...it doesn't look as safe as a Windseeker...

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Re: What if Paramount never owned Carowinds? #76259

By tarheel1231 - April 17th, 2015, 10:12 pm

- April 17th, 2015, 10:12 pm #76259

I have a question, but I didn't want to make another thread for it. What if Paramount had owned Carowinds, but when Cedar Fair acquired the Paramount Parks, Matt Ouimet was CEO? How do you think the park would look today?

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Re: What if Paramount never owned Carowinds? #76266

By FamousAmos - April 17th, 2015, 11:31 pm

- April 17th, 2015, 11:31 pm #76266

Maybe we'd have many more trees...

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Re: What if Paramount never owned Carowinds? #76277

By saxrokinhomo - April 18th, 2015, 7:45 am

- April 18th, 2015, 7:45 am #76277

This may be off topic but not gonna lie I was really hoping to see more trees in that grassy patch between the pathways...Oh well

Re: What if Paramount never owned Carowinds? #76279

By Jarsh - April 18th, 2015, 8:03 am

- April 18th, 2015, 8:03 am #76279

arby wrote:I also like Windseeker but I agree that SkyScreamer is more exciting although Windseeker has a nicer look to it.

I think the boxy structure and the different colors give the appearance edge to the SkyScreamers... during the day. Windseeker seems so... plain until night time. BUT - Great Adventure put a super awesome lighting package on their SkyScreamer so I think if all of them had this lighting package, they would take the win at night over Windseeker.