[tarheel1231]

I think Yo Yo is a fun ride, but it will never be as good as a Whirling Dervish or Star Flyer. I think it's a good, quick ride to do if you're in the County Fair. Still, I've seen better swing rides at a Fair though. Even the Charlie Brown swing ride in Planet Snoopy is more appropriate.

[RollerBee]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNaFZqZ ... ata_player Carowinds either has the tilting turned way down, off or it isnt working. Attached is a video of a yoyo at a fair...

[pproteinc]

This is the off-ride version with the light and music kit. IMO if country fair had all the lit up music blasting carnival rides such as this video, I'd spend most of my time in that one section lol

http://youtu.be/uWu-AOs67l8

[RollerBee]

Good Skytower, if ours tilted like that it might actually be worth riding.

[RollerBee]

Looks like steel has arrived, maybe we will see some erections when the park opens Saturday. They seem to be picking up the pace.

[pproteinc]

I'm sure they're trying to get the resturaunt open by Memorial Day or at least have the building structure completed by that time to avoid and heavy duty machinery on the midway maybe.

[Jonathan]

maybe we will see some erections when the park opens Saturday

Quite a few from members of this forum I'm sure.

[RiDeWaRrIoR]

[RollerBee]

I was worried that was going to be too much for this forum. I see they erected the fence to keep the GP safe.

[cwinds2015]

Forgive me if I have missed it but is the new Harmony Hall dining area going to be indoors and air conditioned? Again, my apologies if I missed it.

[RollerBee]

They havent said but I imagine most of us assume the answer is yes. Outer Hanks is supposed to become an enclosed a/c ed eeatry.

[montumax]

Looks like steel has arrived, maybe we will see some erections when the park opens Saturday. They seem to be picking up the pace.

I'm waiting for the water park myself. Or maybe a ride on Woodstock's whirlybirds.

[arby]

Two thumbs up for the Harmony Hall name!

What I have found super exciting in the off season is that Carowinds was looking for an executive chef. I don't see the job posting anymore so they must have found one. That leads me to believe that the food quality will increase in the park over the next few years which is a big deal to me. Fresh ingredients will also decrease their overall food cost and increase their profits besides tasting much better than frozen food.

[Jonathan]

Executive chef is probably a position that the park has always had and all parks have. Even if you are churning out assembly line style plates of microwaved food, you still need someone to run the whole operation. I think it is a leap of faith to assume that the park is going to start using fresh ingredients or that the food quality will go up, though it does seem that the quality of the overall dining "experience" will with more options and more indoor restaurants (which is another lesson taken from Cedar Point I would think).

[RollerBee]

Harmony Hall is vertical, steel has been erected.