- April 16th, 2004, 5:06 pm
#5115
I just got back from Carowinds and man was BORG great! Here is my trip reports:
Friday, the 9th: When we arrived at the park it didn't appear the BORG was running and as I later found out that it was closed temporarily. As I went throughout the park I kept an eye out for any BORG trains cresting the hill, but to my dismay the coaster never opened. I did notice that they installed seat belts on Thunder Road :rolleyes:, but my guess is that they've installed seatbelts on their woodies for insurance reasons (probably due to the accident at Holiday World).
Friday, the 16th: As we waited to show our parking passes I saw the BORG train crest the hill and got very excited. After we parked at the back gate I quickly rushed to the coaster. I spent about 2 hours waiting and after the first 30 minutes the ride broke down. They ended up transferring one of the trains to the transfer track and started administering the train. During the breakdown, I started chanting with a group of teenagers that the ride was permanetly closed and that it would take forever to fix, just for laughs. I jumped in the single rider line and waited there. I was unsure whether I really wanted to remove my glasses, but I ended doing it just in case it happens. I was lucky enough to get front row seats though I found that it didn't matter too much since you're facing downwards. Of course the ride was great though a little short for my tastes, but I like it anyways. I took notice of the removal of the arcade near NFSS and looked at what games were in the current one. I noticed that they've taken out a lot of the old games including the skee ball machines that were older then most you find at other arcades. All in all it was a great day and I hope as the season goes by BORG will be working better and the lines will be shorter.
Edit: Another thing I wanted to mention is if anyone remembers the wasp problem near the end of last year. Well, I noticed near the entrance to Top Gun they posted a small white sign (red font) mentioning that in the fall wasps are known to congregate. Just to let anyone know.
Friday, the 9th: When we arrived at the park it didn't appear the BORG was running and as I later found out that it was closed temporarily. As I went throughout the park I kept an eye out for any BORG trains cresting the hill, but to my dismay the coaster never opened. I did notice that they installed seat belts on Thunder Road :rolleyes:, but my guess is that they've installed seatbelts on their woodies for insurance reasons (probably due to the accident at Holiday World).
Friday, the 16th: As we waited to show our parking passes I saw the BORG train crest the hill and got very excited. After we parked at the back gate I quickly rushed to the coaster. I spent about 2 hours waiting and after the first 30 minutes the ride broke down. They ended up transferring one of the trains to the transfer track and started administering the train. During the breakdown, I started chanting with a group of teenagers that the ride was permanetly closed and that it would take forever to fix, just for laughs. I jumped in the single rider line and waited there. I was unsure whether I really wanted to remove my glasses, but I ended doing it just in case it happens. I was lucky enough to get front row seats though I found that it didn't matter too much since you're facing downwards. Of course the ride was great though a little short for my tastes, but I like it anyways. I took notice of the removal of the arcade near NFSS and looked at what games were in the current one. I noticed that they've taken out a lot of the old games including the skee ball machines that were older then most you find at other arcades. All in all it was a great day and I hope as the season goes by BORG will be working better and the lines will be shorter.
Edit: Another thing I wanted to mention is if anyone remembers the wasp problem near the end of last year. Well, I noticed near the entrance to Top Gun they posted a small white sign (red font) mentioning that in the fall wasps are known to congregate. Just to let anyone know.
