General Carowinds discussion
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By yawetag
#105086
Techedchart1551 wrote:I'm going to carowinds in April for a band trip. I would like some assurance that cedar fair won't pull a six flags and open their coaster mid-season.


Carowinds tweeted last week that it would be open for Season Pass night in March. I'm no Project Engineer, but I haven't seen or heard anything that's keeping that from happening.
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By tarheel1231
#105306
For fun, I made a list of every ride Carowinds has removed within the last decade:

2009:

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2012:

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2013:

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2014:

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2015:

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2016:

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2017:

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I didn't make this list to be all doom and gloom or to live in the past, but I just wanted to illustrate how much the park has changed in the past ten years. Nothing is permanent.
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By gabed
#105311
Some of those I think a lot of us saw coming, others are hard to believe. Maybe it’s because I never went to thrill zone that much prior to 2014 but I always have the hardest time picturing the race track there.

Also God rest the souls of those who never got to experience Gr8 Sk8
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By Koallinbear
#105345
Don't know if this was said before or is relevant to anything but if Nighthawk doesn't get Firehawk's old trains Cedar Fair has lost their minds.
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By Koallinbear
#105346
Chris wrote:It was confirmed that Gr8 Sk8 was scrapped today. In case there was doubt.


Forever and Always,

Rocket Power

XOXO
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By coasterbruh
#105347
Koallinbear wrote:Don't know if this was said before or is relevant to anything but if Nighthawk doesn't get Firehawk's old trains Cedar Fair has lost their minds.

I really don't think they are compatible.
By Cameron
#105348
Koallinbear wrote:
Chris wrote:It was confirmed that Gr8 Sk8 was scrapped today. In case there was doubt.


Forever and Always,

Rocket Power

XOXO


Forever the Gauntlet
By Carowindsman
#105350
From what I understand Firehawks will not work. Some of the internals are being brought over but not much else.
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By pproteinc
#105507
New wheels and assemblies, lap bars and headrests for Fury trains! No more rattle?? I guess with RRR closed the can use that money for operation costs for upkeep elsewhere. Screamweaver got new orange paint. No more yellow.
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By mdsmith98
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Techedchart1551 wrote:did fury lose that weird black area on the headrests? those looked kind of like an eyesore and i hope they'll be gone soon


Looks like it from that picture. Thank god. Those looked terrible :lol:
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