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By RiDeWaRrIoR
#47583
So I went out to the park today, I havent been since COASTERSTOCK so I really wanted to see what was going on and see how much stuff had been done for Scarowinds. Started the day off with a ride on Intimidator (of course) no lines what so ever at all... then headed to the sky tower to see if I could see any signs of construction, which they have NOT started so my assumtion is that wont start until after the end of the season or possibly in October.. Anyways, we basically walked all around the park and rode Afterburn, T-Road, cobra, and intimidator. All rides were pretty much walk on and intimidator as well (even running 2 trains) NO ASSIGNED SEATING!! :D

Well I wont bore with specific details, but I am thinking FURY will be where slaughter house will be although I couldnt tell anything from the fence and no sign has been placed for an entry there, so maybe I am wrong? The theming for scarowinds is very thin this year, at least so far, and being that Scarowinds starts this Friday, they got some work to do... The biggest things I noticed was of course the new location for camp killuaee under the lift for Afterburn and around the pavilions. The jack in the box that is usually beside the last laff entry has moved over beside the "arcade" in dogem. They got some theming in the intimidator field, makes me wonder why they dont put a maze in the field... its a huge area and they could put another maze easily there... No signs of construction yet for wind seeker, just some little red flags, guess they wont start for a while. Oh and on a side note, the spiel (if that is what it is) inside of the sky tower still says the sky tower climbs 320ft tall, I will have to get an audio recording of that..
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No construction yet, but this is where the 301' windseeker will stand...
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By RiDeWaRrIoR
#47585
Oh I forgot to mention there is a My Park APP for android and iphone now and it has a map of the park and a lot of nice features... I downloaded it while at the park because I have been waiting for something like this for Carowinds for a long while. The one thing that I dont think it has is a "wait time" section but you can locate your car and also track different people in your group and things like that :D Sorry if someone has already mentioned this... I just found it today at the park..
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By arby
#47590
I was there yesterday and also experienced nearly a walk-on for any ride we tried. Even Nighthawk didn't have a line anytime I walked by it.
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By RiDeWaRrIoR
#47592
^ YUPPP I was actually goin to ride nighthawk I guess we forgot :lol:
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By arby
#47604
^LOL, for sure. I rode it twice this year and I'm good til next year.