General Carowinds discussion
#102469
coasterbruh wrote:
uscbandfan wrote:...and MAKE SOME KIND OF LAKE OR WATER FEATURE. I put that blue color in there for a reason. (add some green too)

I think we see a lot of parks moving away from water (lakes, ponds) for decoration because it is wasting prime real estate. While having a lake in the middle of the park was cool once upon a time, its really not anymore. if i had to pick between spending money on stagnant water or more rides/upgrades . . . I would pick rides upgrades. Unless the coaster interacts with the water, yeah . . . leave it out.


So, don't waste space. Put the water under the coaster like I depicted. ... and put foliage. Use theming. Be creative. I loved the old clock in the middle of the flower garden and the lake under White Lighnin'. That was cool. No space was wasted there. The lake itself extended beyond the coaster to the bridge and smurf and that took up space but the water feature doesn't have to be that big. It doesn't have to be like Anaconda. More like Manta...
#102470
Again they are mixing Celsius and not...
35 C = 95 F or 95 degrees (which, again could be an element angle). Then they do not designate C on the 50, just 50 degrees.

“Stir completely around pot a second time”
- Second loop or inversion (most likely)
- Spinning reference, this could also tie into the 95/107 degree lines where that is how far the spins happen. (Less likely)
- some sort of reverse feature? Throw back to thunder road running backwards (least likely)
Last edited by Rabidfrog on August 16th, 2018, 11:18 am, edited 1 time in total.
#102472
Roll out of station, 42 mph launch in 2.5 seconds, second launch goes from 35-50mph in 2 seconds flat. Top speed, 53 mph, length 3,255 ft. 2 min 24 second ride time,16 riders per train. Ride centered around making moonshine in an inconspicuous place which is what the station could be themed after. Moonshine being made, Copperhead Strike.

No snakes nor moonshine were harmed in the making of this post . . .
#102473
That’s how i see it.

And evidently someon spotted a mason jar at cedar point that says “Granny’s Secret” on it. We know cedar fair has been teasing at other parks. Not really anything super relevant, just throwing it out there.
#102474
I was just thinking would it be possible to have 2 spinning trains and 2 normal trains.correct me if this is not possible
#102475
It's possible but not logical. I look at the word "stir" as a double-entendre. It could be referencing traversing the track or it can be the actual trains . . .
#102476
The new step in the instructions gave me heavy "Boomerang" vibes, and I know we're getting a boomerang, but it might be kind of a nod to White Lightnin'. Something about the wording seems very intentional.
#102479
aoriole19 wrote:The new step in the instructions gave me heavy "Boomerang" vibes, and I know we're getting a boomerang, but it might be kind of a nod to White Lightnin'. Something about the wording seems very intentional.

Can you explain what you mean by “boomerang”?
#102480
What other CF parks are making announcements this year? I went to the websites for many of the other parks and I couldn't find any other announcements. Just wondering if there were any other announcement and if they could relate to ours or not.
#102482
CCookieMonster wrote:What other CF parks are making announcements this year? I went to the websites for many of the other parks and I couldn't find any other announcements. Just wondering if there were any other announcement and if they could relate to ours or not.
kings island is today not sure about the others though.
#102483
Rabidfrog wrote:Again they are mixing Celsius and not...
35 C = 95 F or 95 degrees (which, again could be an element angle). Then they do not designate C on the 50, just 50 degrees.

“Stir completely around pot a second time”
- Second loop or inversion (most likely)
- some sort of reverse feature? Throw back to thunder road running backwards (least likely)


maybe some of the "degrees" in the teasers are actually angles in degrees. CP's Maverick's first launch is at an angle, not flat. It's instead of a lift hill; launches you quickly up and over and then the fun starts. Maybe Carowinds' first launch is at an angle in the teaser, and other angles are speeds?

Nah, on 2nd thought I guess not, but it just made me wonder...
#102490
Panthersfan43 wrote:
aoriole19 wrote:The new step in the instructions gave me heavy "Boomerang" vibes, and I know we're getting a boomerang, but it might be kind of a nod to White Lightnin'. Something about the wording seems very intentional.

Can you explain what you mean by “boomerang”?


"stir completely around the pot a second time" immediately made me think of a roller coaster that goes through the same track twice - i.e. a boomerang. I put it in quotation marks because I wasn't just thinking of the traditional Vekoma Boomerang model but also wanted to include shuttle loopers like White Lightnin'. I'm not sure if there's a word that's more general than boomerang, but that's what I meant.
  • 1
  • 200
  • 201
  • 202
  • 203
  • 204
  • 227