General Carowinds discussion
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By Chris
#18370
Me personally...
Top Gun - Last row, any outside seat
Borg - Any middle seat... no real pref. on this one YET!
Hurler - 4th row, "passanger seat"
Thunder Road (F) - I like the front because I like looking at the park as I'm riding it BUT the front is BORING, so I would have to say last row, "driver seat"
Thunder Road (B) - Last row, "passanger seat" Being the last to fall down that first drop in the back is great!
Cyclone - Last row, "passanger seat"
Drop Zone - The "car" facing "Hurler" and "ScreamWeaver". I think it is Number 3 (I THINK!)
GoldRusher - Front seat, both seats... lol I have to straddle the lap bar and I only weigh 160 lbs.
Phantom Flyers - ANYONE!
Scooby Doo Coaster (Fairly Odd Coaster, my @$$) - Front seat or last row... either, or


What do you all think?
By Cephas
#18371
Top Gun: back left or front right
Hurler: front row
Thunder Road: every seat sucks
Phantom Flyers: flyer 6
Cyclone: 2nd to last row (better view), right side
Borg: I think I like the front left (rider's left)
Vortex: back left or front right
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By montumax
#18372
Top Gun: (red train) second row, right side, edge seat (yellow train) back row, right side, edge seat

Borg: If I'm forced to ride, it, take 12 aleve, and ride in the middle seats. Never on the outer seats.

Hurler: first or second row

Thunder Road: avoid a wheel seat at all costs

Vortex/Ricochet/FOCer/Saturator/Reptar/Taxi Jam: doesn't matter

Chopper Chase: I avoid the one with the radiation symbol on it (the HAZMAT symbol).
By Edwardo
#18376
Top Gun - Front Row Middle
Borg - The Test Seat
Hurler - Front row, if I ride
Thunder Road (F) - Front or back seat, either side
Cyclone - Last Row
Drop Zone - The one facing charolette
GoldRusher -Doesn't matter, as this coaster sucks (sorry)
Phantom Flyers - Any, as long as the person with me can snap it.
Scooby Doo Coaster Front or Middle
Vortex-prefer not to ride
Saturator-I like it backwards
By KenB
#18377
Top Gun - back right, Shark (yellow) train. - aka "The Money Seat". One of the best seats on ANY coaster when the ride is "on".

Hurler - front car. The airtime is great in either of the first 2 rows. I usually go for the front unless the line is long, which means I'll bounce back to the 2nd.

Thunder Road - before this season, I was back row all the way on both sides. Back row on forwards has been brutal this year, though, so I find a non-wheel seat on forwards. Backwards is still good in the back row, especially on the turnaround drop.

Reptar - by far the best seat for this ride is across the midway at the Nick Cafe. Any seat actually ON the ride has my ears screaming in protest. Haven't ridden this once the last 2 seasons.

Danny Phantom Flyers - tub #2 and tub #7. Others "fly" well at times, but these almost always deliver some great snappage.

Scooby Doo, I mean Fairly Odd Coaster - back row. This can have some surprisingly good airtime back here on the first drop.

Vortex - front row. It's smoother up here, and I get more of a "flying" sensation here than I do on BORG or Top Gun.

Cyclone - last car, front row. I'm 6'0" and like the legroom in the front of the cars. It doesn't seem as rough in the back and has good airtime on the drop.

BORG - interior seats are smoother, so I like it more there - but usually get stuck on the outside.

Ricochet, Goldrusher, Saturator - wherever.

Drop Zone - the side facing Cyclone. You can see almost every coaster in the park from here. At night this gives an incredible view of the park as it's all lit up.

KenB
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By Chris
#18380
KenB wrote: Drop Zone - the side facing Cyclone. You can see almost every coaster in the park from here. At night this gives an incredible view of the park as it's all lit up.

Your right about that. For the best view, that is the "car" to choose. But if you watch when they drop, the "car" facing Hurler falls quicker than all the others.
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By kewlaidkiddd
#18400
Top Gun - Either Front Row if line is not long... or back row left outer seat

Borg prefer not to ride but would have to go with the front

Hurler - first or second car.. anywhere except for the last car

Thunder Road (F) - front row - love to be dangling over the edge

Thunder Road (B) - second car - best air time

Cyclone - back or front car

Drop Zone - Don't ride this ride

GoldRusher - Back row

Phantom Flyers - No choice

Scooby Doo Coaster - no choice.. i'm too big for it almost

Vortex - prefer not to ride but if i do its second row

Saturator - front row... more water hits you here

Runaway Reptar - prolly the back row... haven't rode it enough
By dukefanswimmer89
#18403
top gun - back left
vortex - back right or front right (equal)
hurler - front row
thunder road - 2nd row forwards
thunder road - 1st row and last row backwards
flyers - numero 2
borg - back row outside seat
reptar - front, it hurts less!
cyclone, second to last row (all the ejector plus leg room)
ricochet - front seat
saturator - facing backwards
goldrusher - no choice
drop zone - facing downtown charlotte or the park (the park side goes up faster at first, then is the last to click so less time up, and i can count on the one facing downtown..)
By coasterholic14
#18404
Top Gun: prefer yellow train; front row, right side seat, or rear row, right side seat; though red train has been running much better this year than usual and is just as good as yellow i think

BORG: front is fun, but anywhere is alright on it i guess (bumpy no matter where you are)

Hurler: first car, if line is too long, second will do (i've been a few more cars back and it HURT, i can't even imagine the back, plus the front gives GREAT airtime)

Carolina Cyclone: wherever, but front row is a must for leg room (otherwise my legs are right up against the back of the seats in front of me); for that reason front row is my personal choice

Thunder Road: 2nd car i think this year has been smoother than the first, but I usually like the front car; back car it seems faster, but has been worse than Hurler this year, it's been downright painful

Goldrusher: its fun no matter where you sit

Scooby (FOC, but i still call it good ole scooby): I've been on it in the back row twice this year and it's been lots of fun and really smooth actually, so it gets my vote

Ricochet: front row, right side (i like being on the outside of most of the turns

Vortex: doesn't matter, i rarely ride (twice this year and usually no more than once in any given year if that) and i always hurt afterwards

Taxi Jam, Saturator, Reptar: been on all once, don't need to ride them again, don't have a "seat"

Phantom Flyers: when i went on thursday (yesterday), i got my 2 absolute best runs on tub #2, which i think was theone that previously gave me my best rides. I also got a ride on tub #4 which was pretty good (better than some of my other rides), but there's just something about tub #2 that i think really does fly better than the others

Drop Zone: the one that you can see most of the park from (can't remember which) oh, i saw frenzoid sitting lonely and in pieces when i went last time, it looked so lonely

Haunted Mansion: a seat on the front row, preferably right side i think