General Carowinds discussion
By RRRAPIDS
#37994
So what's the diffrence between retracking and rebuilding. I kind of have an idea but I'm not quite sure. But I was talking about rebuilding like Thunder Road. I personally don't feel it's rough. I just hear so many people speaking on Hurler and their ride experience. And if I'm not mistaken, doesn't Hurler have 4 turn's?
By RollerBee
#37995
Retracking is when they take either the top three layers of wood(and sometimes all of the track) off and replace the wood. Rebuilding they replace a section(or whole) of the structure, all the way to the footings. Problem is, even with rebuilding the supports that when wood is like a hand rail on a porch, the wood will at some point, start to sag.
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Notice the sagging handrails. Imagine riding over those, wooden coaster track will not sag that bad, but when are going over even a small bump at high speed, you are going to feel it. Last time I rode Thunder Road, the sag was so bad in the turn before the lift that you could see and feel the cars going over them. The shake you that causes the roughness on Hurler is from the sag.
Turn 1 is the turn after the station, but before the lift.
Turn 2 is the curving drop from the lift to the top of the small hill prior to the main drop.
Turn 3 is more commonly refered to as Turn 1, and is the turn at the bottom of the first drop.
Turn 5 is the fancurve under Turn 2.
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By chknwing
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So looking at the most recent pics of Planet Snoopy on Carowinds Facebook page, doesn't look like they have done much. Not a Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Lucy any wheres to be seen.
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By PhantomCat
#38533
Lucy really should consider some anger management courses...
Charlie Brown! YOU BLOCKHEAD!

Who's that little girl who calls Peppermint Patty , "Sir?" Is that Charlie Brown's little sister?

WonK Waaaw, Wonk wonk, way wok, wok, wok.
Yes ma'am.
Wonk wonk wonk?
No ma'am.
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By cwgator
#38542
PhantomCat wrote:
Who's that little girl who calls Peppermint Patty , "Sir?" Is that Charlie Brown's little sister?


It's not his sister. It's Marcie:

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By PhantomCat
#38557
Marcie? Where in the world did she come from? Hanging out with PigPen, eah? As I remember she was very kind towards Charlie Brown and others and she loved her some Peppermint Pattie, "Sir."

So, what's Charlie Brown's little sister's name? I don't remember her being in earlier episodes.
And, did that cute red headed girl ever get a name?
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By cwgator
#38559
PhantomCat wrote:Marcie? Where in the world did she come from? Hanging out with PigPen, eah? As I remember she was very kind towards Charlie Brown and others and she loved her some Peppermint Pattie, "Sir."

So, what's Charlie Brown's little sister's name? I don't remember her being in earlier episodes.
And, did that cute red headed girl ever get a name?


His sister's name is Sally:
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The red-headed girl is Frieda:
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By PhantomCat
#38585
Thank you.
For some reason I don't remember their names. I don't catch their cartoons each year either and that's probably why.
I've fallen away.
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By PhantomCat
#38703
I could have used Linus' help with homework in my younger school days.

Gimmie that blanket, you freak!
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By rctdcifreak
#38778
My bet would be for some Snoopy Statues kinda like the ones they had/have at Planet Snoopy in Cedar Point.
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By chknwing
#38795
I figured it out
they are footers for Flag poles as that area will be the center of Planet Snoopy

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