General Carowinds discussion
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By Wormy
#54055
After some testing, safe to start this thread. In case you haven't spotted the new addition to the board index:

http://www.carowindsconnection.com/galleries.php

Intimidator: Primarily a test to see if a gallery of this size was possible to fit into one easily navigable page.
Afterburn: A nice surprise in honor of its 15th anniversary.
Nighthawk (NEW): Yeah, so it's been here ten years. But history repeats itself, and with the relocation of Xtreme Skyflyer, all eyes are once again drawn to that little space in the center of the park that they just love messing with. Warning: Images of the Carolina Sternwheeler may be disturbing for some viewers.

A couple of bonuses if you're interested:
Webcam time-lapse of vertical construction from the Paramount days, courtesy of swampfox43:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNGS35wJDvw&feature=youtu.be

And … this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJT3l_KNDfk

That should round out the last three major installs. Cobra doesn't count.

Is this gallery format working for everyone? If all goes well, upcoming construction will be showcased as an accompaniment to the forum, with the best of your submissions. In the meantime, we might have more stuff lying around.. is there anything else you'd like to see?
By RollerBee
#54059
No...darn you...disgusting...overrated...flying...coaster....
Not the sternwheeler...
I...want...the...stern...wheel...er...back...
W...h...I...n...e...e.
However, thanks for adding construction galleries, nice to "relive" the process.
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By tarheel1231
#54061
RollerBee wrote:No...darn you...disgusting...overrated...flying...coaster....
Not the sternwheeler...
I...want...the...stern...wheel...er...back...
W...h...I...n...e...e.
However, thanks for adding construction galleries, nice to "relive" the process.

Couldn't agree more. While I never got to go on the sternwheeler, I think Nighthawk is way overrated. Carolina Cobra too. WTF? How are the Vekoma rides the good ones at the park? :lol: GP sometimes.......
Last edited by tarheel1231 on July 19th, 2014, 11:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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By Wormy
#58133
Up and rolling!

2015.php

Much of this is context for now, and since there are so many changes to the front of the park as well and not just coaster related, this will all be lumped together and simply labeled “2015 Construction”, and sorted out later.

Jay and I got you started, and will continue to chime in, but I’m hoping this will bring out the photographer in you. I'm going to reserve the right to crop or enhance anything submitted; phone pics are OK for the coaster thread, but for consistency the preferred format is landscape (horizontal = 1024x768 px - for the gallery, 640x480 for the forum) until, well.. there’s something vertical. Attachments are OK as a last resort, but image hosts such as Flickr or imgur are your friend…

Looking forward to see what everyone comes up with. :D
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By pproteinc
#58134
I will always love the color scheme of Borg. I definitely miss all the water from the sternwheeler; those mini cruises were wonderful.
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By Sean978
#58136
RollerBee wrote:No...darn you...disgusting...overrated...flying...coaster....
Not the sternwheeler...
I...want...the...stern...wheel...er...back...
W...h...I...n...e...e.
However, thanks for adding construction galleries, nice to "relive" the process.

Really? I always love to ride both Nighthawk and The cobra as long as the lines aren't too extreme