General Carowinds discussion

Racetrack themed or Grass

Racetrack Themed Asphalt
15
29%
Tear up the parking lot and plant Grass
29
56%
Don't Care
8
15%
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By derek_lentz
#34479
This has been touched on a little in the main thread but I thought I would create a poll to get a feel for which is more popular. After listening to some of the interviews, it appears that Cedar Fair hasn't made up their minds whether to tear up the parking lot and plant grass or leave the asphalt and theme it to a race track.
Which would you prefer to see?

I think it would go really well if they decided to theme it and leave the asphalt.
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By coasterbruh
#34489
leave the grass or kiss my as.s...
By Diamondback FOF
#34507
If they could do it right and well, I much LOVE to, and much prefer to, see a racetrack under the coaster. But, I don't think CF could do it well, so I would say they need to tear up the blacktop and plant grass.
By KenB
#34521
^ and ^^ Agreed.

Done well, it could be very cool looking. What I'm picturing is a racetrack under the ride, with a wall and "catch fence" on the edges that would also serve as the fence to keep people from the ride area, at least on the parking-lot side. Under the turnaround, they could have a sharply banked curve. Throw in some billboards, etc., and it could really work.

Merely patching the current asphalt and painting some lines, um, no.

I like the looks of the "tunnel" entrance to the station in the concept drawings, that's a well-done detail. So there's hope, although I think grass is going to be the safer bet.
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By CarolinaCoasterFreak
#34531
I'd like to see if Cedar Fair really can theme a ride. Besides Disaster Transport ( and that's not saying too much), I can't think of a ride that was heavily themed or themed too well. I think this is their chance to add that extra dimension to a coaster. I'm all for the race track theme if they can do it well.