General Carowinds discussion
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By coreyr
#39285
I got in ten rides before four o clock. I also noticed that after the morning rush at the intimidator that most of the other rides had longer wait times than the intimidator.
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By Davidtmp
#39310
sccoasterbear wrote:Ok, our 3rd time in line it was all of the way out of the gate and wrapped around toward the first gift shop heading toward the front of the park. At that point we waited about 45 minutes and were amazed!

The CREW is great and they all put on a good show for opening day!

:shock: wow.......I wonder how many people would see a line like that and think it was going to be a 2 hr wait and skip it. I timed it yesterday in a total half full que. From the time we got in line till I was next up for a train was 18 min. Unfortunatly, now that Anthony is on the Intimidator Crew, the Flyers are suffering!! Pick up the pace over there!!
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By RiDeWaRrIoR
#39311
Went back to the park today and there was virtually no line on intimidator, I rode 4 times without getting off! It did break down for like 2 hours though in the afternoon, not sure what was going on. I havent had to wait more than 30 min yet. only 2 trains were running on intimidator and still no wait frickin awesome!
By bobbysmagic
#39317
Tis true...the line wasnt that long at all! What I thought was really cool was bout 12insh they said that you can pick any seat you want...The wife and I rode at least 10 times....Only took her like 6 times before she would would put her hands up. As far as the crew goes, I believe you did a hell of a job getting the trains loaded and unloaded. In all of the coaster I've rode, I think you guys were the fastest just my opinion. Plan on coming back some time in April. But other all, That was a BADBUTT ride!
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By jasonwilson88
#39318
I think credit for the wait times should be shared between the crew and B&M equally. As I watched the trains being loaded I was just amazed at how perfectly they designed the new hyper trains. The lack of sidewalls to step over on the train, the huge capacity of 4x8 (or 2x16) trains, and the one-size-fits-most lapbar really make all the difference.

Unlike some other manufacturers (cough Intamin) they designed a train with no seatbelt to check and no jinxy go/nogo indicators. There is no questionable "the person fits but I don't see a red line on the bar or seatbelt" type situation like with some Intamin rides, and barely anyone gets refused a ride. Either it clicks, or it doesn't, and it takes no time to lock it up and dispatch. Perfect design. It seems Intamin has given up on even trying to find a working lapbar design with their horribad OTSR's going on even non-inverting rides, which seems like a huge copout when most other companies have now figured out inversion capable bars. I'll take our high capacity lapbar only coaster any day!