- February 8th, 2010, 5:16 pm
#37568
I worked for Paramount's Carowinds also. I agree, they were slow to add new attractions. They split up the new additions in three categories, 1 year - a new ride for the children; the next year - maintenance (repaving walkways, repairs painting); the next year - a new ride for the adults. Not necessarily in that order, but done nevertheless.
Boy I sure miss all the movie paraphernalia throughout the park: Star Trek Enterprise (water fountain), and the bench from Forrest Gump, both located at the Sky Tower; The movie award plaques in the walkways; and everything else. What a nice touch. We all knew we were in a movie park, in every area.
In the early days of White Lightning, when the workers had to wear outfits according to where they worked in the park? I must admit, while some of the costumes looked less than desirable to wear, they did help establish the themes in each area, thus, the term, "theme park." The Carolina Sternwheeler (the giant boat, now taken away to make room for NightHawk aka The Borg) ride associates had to wear those awful ruffled tuxedo shirts from the 70s, to match the colonial time theme. I've seen the pictures in a 1978 Carowinds annul, and boy are some of those outfits awful looking. I thought the pirate get-ups for the, also gone attractions, Black Widow and Flying Dutchman were pretty cool. Maybe Dani can give Jonathan some of those pics to post. Maybe Jonathan won't even want too. Geez!
Thank you Cedar Fair for not torturing us that way today, but it would be neat if The Intimidator team had special, cool pit-crew uniforms.
rctdcifreak wrote:Sometimes, it just takes time. With Paramount, Carowinds was lucky to get something new.
I worked for Paramount's Carowinds also. I agree, they were slow to add new attractions. They split up the new additions in three categories, 1 year - a new ride for the children; the next year - maintenance (repaving walkways, repairs painting); the next year - a new ride for the adults. Not necessarily in that order, but done nevertheless.
Boy I sure miss all the movie paraphernalia throughout the park: Star Trek Enterprise (water fountain), and the bench from Forrest Gump, both located at the Sky Tower; The movie award plaques in the walkways; and everything else. What a nice touch. We all knew we were in a movie park, in every area.
In the early days of White Lightning, when the workers had to wear outfits according to where they worked in the park? I must admit, while some of the costumes looked less than desirable to wear, they did help establish the themes in each area, thus, the term, "theme park." The Carolina Sternwheeler (the giant boat, now taken away to make room for NightHawk aka The Borg) ride associates had to wear those awful ruffled tuxedo shirts from the 70s, to match the colonial time theme. I've seen the pictures in a 1978 Carowinds annul, and boy are some of those outfits awful looking. I thought the pirate get-ups for the, also gone attractions, Black Widow and Flying Dutchman were pretty cool. Maybe Dani can give Jonathan some of those pics to post. Maybe Jonathan won't even want too. Geez!
Thank you Cedar Fair for not torturing us that way today, but it would be neat if The Intimidator team had special, cool pit-crew uniforms.
It would be neat to have a hotel with the ride passing through it, like Disney, but also with a station - for easy guest transport.
