General Carowinds discussion
#101008
Thanks for sharing the video, I think I saw one that Ohio Valley Coasters did as well, or I maybe thinking of something else, but they did post the pictures of "our" track as well as Coaster Studios!
#101011
Yea, we are still a few months away from track. Once footers are poured they have to sit for 28 days I think it is before supports can even be installed. I think supports may start arriving mid-July and then track early/mid August. May take longer though, dont know. Each week I am at the park, doesn't seem like many footers have been poured, at least not that I can see, so It could be September before track comes. I think they may do like Fury's announcement and have a piece of track outside of harmony hall, which will likely be in August.
#101035
I found a documentary from a French news outlet that was on the same Mack factory tour, they show a little bit more inside the factory footage.

You can hear the Mack tour guide discussing a new coaster coming to the US that's $20 Million, the documentary is French, so there is a French commentator speaking above the Mack tour guide, so if anyone knows French, maybe they can translate what is said.

https://youtu.be/nXCRroqLLJM?t=5326
#101036
Jrlooney88 wrote:I found a documentary from a French news outlet that was on the same Mack factory tour, they show a little bit more inside the factory footage.

You can hear the Mack tour guide discussing a new coaster coming to the US that's $20 Million, the documentary is French, so there is a French commentator speaking above the Mack tour guide, so if anyone knows French, maybe they can translate what is said.

https://youtu.be/nXCRroqLLJM?t=5326


Very Interesting!
#101037
Jrlooney88 wrote:I found a documentary from a French news outlet that was on the same Mack factory tour, they show a little bit more inside the factory footage.

You can hear the Mack tour guide discussing a new coaster coming to the US that's $20 Million, the documentary is French, so there is a French commentator speaking above the Mack tour guide, so if anyone knows French, maybe they can translate what is said.

https://youtu.be/nXCRroqLLJM?t=5326


Awesome information! At 1:29:02 you can clearly hear the tour guide say, "This one is for the US."
#101039
tarheel1231 wrote:Nice find! I thought that train was ours until they said it was going to China. That track is probably for us though.


The best I could decipher, i think he said they are doing one for the US and two for China. Anybody speak french? I guess one of the China coasters was that strange animal looking inverted thingy. Since he mentioned the price tag for the US coaster, i guess it is their current big project. For reference, Time Traveler cost 26 mil, but it is a terrain coaster with expensive funky spinning cars. Icon cost $21 mil.
#101041
Even though the tour guide was speaking English, I wonder if the $20 Million he spoke up was in Euros rather than Dollars. $20 Million Euros = $23 Million Dollars, which would put it more in line with the recent price tags for a good sized Mack Ride
#101042
Hiveminded wrote:Big news time! We have CONCRETE!!!!

Project Alpha is now officially a real thing that you can touch!

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Wow! Awesome progress within the past few days. I am going to the park later tonight, but thanks for the picture!! :mrgreen:
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