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Re: Copperhead Strike to debut at Carowinds in 2019. #105508

By yawetag - February 27th, 2019, 8:11 am

- February 27th, 2019, 8:11 am #105508

tarheel1231 wrote:First POV! Well, sort of.

Edit: Why can’t we embed videos into the forum anymore?

Love it. Can't wait to experience it myself.

It'll always be Scooby Doo to me.

Re: Copperhead Strike to debut at Carowinds in 2019. #105514

By Techedchart1551 - February 27th, 2019, 8:38 am

- February 27th, 2019, 8:38 am #105514

that looks amazing, although in that video it looked like it was about to stall at the top of that loop. Killer hangtime if that video isn't slowed at all

Prime Young Coaster Enthusiast Of The Southeast

Re: Copperhead Strike to debut at Carowinds in 2019. #105517

By hikernut79 - February 27th, 2019, 8:56 am

- February 27th, 2019, 8:56 am #105517

Techedchart1551 wrote:when I go in april I'll take any seat i can get if the line's long, if otherwise, I'll be marathoning front and back all the way.

Good luck, Cedar Fair and their row assignment drives me crazy. I'm assuming Copperhead Strike will not be any different. At least on Fury if you ask nicely they will let you wait for the front if you want, hopefully they will do the same for CS.

Re: Copperhead Strike to debut at Carowinds in 2019. #105519

By Techedchart1551 - February 27th, 2019, 9:09 am

- February 27th, 2019, 9:09 am #105519

I assume they'll have a seperate line for the front, since they have some for intmidator and fury

Prime Young Coaster Enthusiast Of The Southeast

Re: Copperhead Strike to debut at Carowinds in 2019. #105523

By yawetag - February 27th, 2019, 9:25 am

- February 27th, 2019, 9:25 am #105523

Techedchart1551 wrote:that looks amazing, although in that video it looked like it was about to stall at the top of that loop. Killer hangtime if that video isn't slowed at all

The animated POV showed a slow loop there, and I don't think it was slowed down. I hope that was the design.

It'll always be Scooby Doo to me.

Re: Copperhead Strike to debut at Carowinds in 2019. #105524

By yawetag - February 27th, 2019, 9:26 am

- February 27th, 2019, 9:26 am #105524

Techedchart1551 wrote:I assume they'll have a seperate line for the front, since they have some for intmidator and fury

IIRC - but I've only ridden it once - Fury did not have a separate front line. Haven't ridden Intimidator yet, so can't comment on it.

My guess is it'll be treated like Fury. Employee just inside the station will tell you what row to go to.

It'll always be Scooby Doo to me.

Re: Copperhead Strike to debut at Carowinds in 2019. #105525

By Rosko97 - February 27th, 2019, 9:27 am

- February 27th, 2019, 9:27 am #105525

They just ran a full circuit! :clap:

Re: Copperhead Strike to debut at Carowinds in 2019. #105527

By Techedchart1551 - February 27th, 2019, 9:28 am

- February 27th, 2019, 9:28 am #105527

when I went in the summer of last year the morning shift employees for intimidator and fury let us choose our rows, unlike the afternoon employees.

Prime Young Coaster Enthusiast Of The Southeast

Re: Copperhead Strike to debut at Carowinds in 2019. #105531

By Rabidfrog - February 27th, 2019, 9:45 am

- February 27th, 2019, 9:45 am #105531

https://twitter.com/carowinds/status/11 ... 14689?s=21

Flyover of the area, you can see the queue line really well.

Re: Copperhead Strike to debut at Carowinds in 2019. #105532

By Crave - February 27th, 2019, 9:46 am

- February 27th, 2019, 9:46 am #105532

The hang time looks to be as good or better than the animated videos, possibly more than Knott's Berry Farm's coaster Hang Time. The air time looks stronger than I had hoped, particularly the hill before the second launch. If the twisties in the second half are quick then this is going to outpace my hopes. We've got a good one. One more month to find out how good.