[RiDeWaRrIoR]

So, what's the point of paying money to install spot and lift hill lights for the coaster if you're not even going to turn them on? I know the park isn't open right now but it just seems odd seeing the whole park lit up except for Intimidator.

Edit: And of course right after I post this, they turn off most of the lights in the park that were on just a few minutes ago.

You can see the lights on in the middle of the day, why keep them on when the park is closed? Do you keep your house lights on when you aren't home....

[!ntimidator]

i went today and it was epic. i rode it so many times that i lost count after ten! i was on the train that got stuck in the morning and i was laughing so hard because the guys behind me were so scared. hey blue were you the guy that stepped in the puke? lol

[Dude]

i went today and it was epic. i rode it so many times that i lost count after ten! i was on the train that got stuck in the morning and i was laughing so hard because the guys behind me were so scared. hey blue were you the guy that stepped in the puke? lol

Yeah I went today and someone just had to puke right when i was going to get on the ride!
I was like damn it! It was disgusting.
Oh yeah and why did they have to put the train in the other station?

[!ntimidator]

prolly wasnt crowded enough 2 run 3 trains

[Cosmo_TAD]

Oh yeah and why did they have to put the train in the other station?

Had it started to rain at all?

If so, thats why.

(at all being 1 drop of rain to a light sprinkle...)

[alecscrews]

i went today and it was epic. i rode it so many times that i lost count after ten! i was on the train that got stuck in the morning and i was laughing so hard because the guys behind me were so scared. hey blue were you the guy that stepped in the puke? lol

Yeah I went today and someone just had to puke right when i was going to get on the ride!
I was like damn it! It was disgusting.
Oh yeah and why did they have to put the train in the other station?

I was there when it happened, too. Right after someone puked they took the train off the track. I thought it was weird that the guy brushed all 3 trains after someone puked.

I rode 9 times today and I loved it! I has a small problem but that was solved easily. I went to put my stuff away andI came back and somebody and taken my seat. An employee named Jason helped me get my seat back and i had a great ride.

Intimidator is with no question my 1 steel coaster and I can't wait to ride it again.

[Dude]

i went today and it was epic. i rode it so many times that i lost count after ten! i was on the train that got stuck in the morning and i was laughing so hard because the guys behind me were so scared. hey blue were you the guy that stepped in the puke? lol

Yeah I went today and someone just had to puke right when i was going to get on the ride!
I was like damn it! It was disgusting.
Oh yeah and why did they have to put the train in the other station?

I was there when it happened, too. Right after someone puked they took the train off the track. I thought it was weird that the guy brushed all 3 trains after someone puked.

I rode 9 times today and I loved it! I has a small problem but that was solved easily. I went to put my stuff away andI came back and somebody and taken my seat. An employee named Jason helped me get my seat back and i had a great ride.

Intimidator is with no question my 1 steel coaster and I can't wait to ride it again.

Yeah that was pretty nasty! Yeah of course it's #1.

[Blaq_Mamba]

I enjoyed my day at the park.
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[lazor 22]

So, what's the point of paying money to install spot and lift hill lights for the coaster if you're not even going to turn them on? I know the park isn't open right now but it just seems odd seeing the whole park lit up except for Intimidator.

Edit: And of course right after I post this, they turn off most of the lights in the park that were on just a few minutes ago.

You can see the lights on in the middle of the day, why keep them on when the park is closed? Do you keep your house lights on when you aren't home....

The lights stayed on all night when I was there.

[Jonathan]

I guess they had a larger than expected crowd today, because they extended the hours until 7. I waited 30 minutes in the single rider line and 15 minutes in the regular line, so you definitely have to be careful about when you use the single rider one.

Saw Bart Kinzel and Jerry Helms walking around picking up trash, which impressed me.

I should also mention that my season pass finally works.

[chargercrazy]

I should also mention that my season pass finally works.

Hurray!

[billcollins531]

@Blaq_Mamba You should post that to the Carowinds facebook fan page. That could possibly draw some more thrill seekers out to the park.

[CarolinaCoasterFreak]

Just got back from the park and rode the coaster for the first time. Here is what I think.

Ride 1, last row, about 11:15: I was really expecting a lot from this ride (after all the hype I read on here LOL), and it really was just a 'meh' after getting all excited. It was ok, but I couldn't feel ANY airtime but got some good speed (Very cold windchill!). The bar wasn't even all the way down too, so I expected some airtime. Probably a 7 to an 8.

Ride 2, row 11, about 12:00: I figured I was missing something so I rode again. This seat was way better than the back. My eyes were streaming because of the speed, but still minimal airtime. An 8 to a 9 this time.

Ride 3, row 5, about 2:30: This was really something else! The attendant didn't put the bar down all the way this time and I was floating the whole ride! Unfortunately, it didn't feel as fast in this row, but the air made up for it. A solid 9, maybe 9.5.

Ride 4, row 2, 5:05: WOW. What a ride! The speed was incredible, made my eyes stream again, but felt faster than ride 2. But the ride attendant crushed my legs with the bar and there was no chance for airtime. A 9 for this one.

It lived up to the hype in the end, so I really think this ride gets better as the day goes on. Where you get put and who is checking your lap bar can make a big difference though. I never got the chance to find a row with awesome speed AND good airtime though, the line was full all day. A full line took about 40 minutes to get through. I noticed something weird though. At 5 they do some 'Power Hour' thing where they try to get 1450 people on the coaster in the hour. The line went faster when they did this. Anyone know why they don't just go that fast all day?

P.S: As a a hater of country music and NASCAR, it really hurt when they combined them in the ride line with 'Taladega Shuffle' and the other ones. Ugh... they replayed those 3 songs the entire time... Still, I like the theming. The Dale Earnhardt stuff was interesting. I also love the photo. You're not to busy screaming because its in the helix and not on the first drop like for Afterburn. This makes it easy for you to get some pose ready for the camera. My reenactment of the painting 'The Scream' looked pretty good!

[Dude]

While riding the other day i noticed that the track is losing paint already why is that?? by the end of the season the paint will be completely off..!

[carowindsman6654]

While riding the other day i noticed that the track is losing paint already why is that?? by the end of the season the paint will be completely off..!

Rollercoaster wheels. The wheels rubbing against the track is causing the paint to come off.