[Chris]

They don't make the parts needed to repair it anymore so they are custom making them. Expect it to be down for a while.

[pproteinc]

I'm glad they're trying to hold on to what's left of the beginning of carowinds. It does make one think the cost of the parts to be custom made then installed. What if further down the line it goes down again, will we see or beloved skytower demolished or will they continue to repair it?

[saxrokinhomo]

Im sure it will reach a point that they will think that the cost benefit ratio will tip and they will bring it down...i hope that never happens but who knows...the bottom line is what will drive the decision

[RollerBee]

I am confused, Intamin still makes and sells the Suoer Gyro Tower which is an improved verison of our Skytower. My assumption is most of the parts are the same.

[Chris]

I am confused, Intamin still makes and sells the Suoer Gyro Tower which is an improved verison of our Skytower. My assumption is most of the parts are the same.

I have no idea if most of the parts are the same but obviously 'most' does not include whatever part they are having to custom make.

[Jetp]

Seems to be the same thing that happened at Cedar Point. That tower ride was closed 4 out of the 5 times I visited the park.

[Jonathan]

Should be fun to see them dismantle it when it goes. Cedar Point just conducted a controlled explosion so that it fell into the parking lot, but Carowinds can't do that since there are things in all directions that you don't want it hitting.

But I'm getting ahead of myself...

[chknwing]

From Carowinds Facebook Page

"Our beloved Carolina Skytower will be down for awhile. We are needing some new parts, since its one of our original rides from 1973 those parts are no longer in production and have to be custom made. We appreciate your patience while we work to get skytower up and running again."

I really dont think they would have used the world "beloved" if the plan was to tear the thing down.

[RollerBee]

Well, they ain't going to say "Our soon to scrap". I doubt Skytower is going to removed after this season but there were plans to remove it before. I heard one time, replace it with an Intamin Flying Island. Paramount Parks had plans to replace KI's Eiffel Tower with Paramount Pictures Ferris Wheel.

[chknwing]

Well, they ain't going to say "Our soon to scrap". I doubt Skytower is going to removed after this season but there were plans to remove it before. I heard one time, replace it with an Intamin Flying Island. Paramount Parks had plans to replace KI's Eiffel Tower with Paramount Pictures Ferris Wheel.

stopped reading at "Paramount"

[tylerSC]

Even if it don't work it makes a nice Christmas tree.

[CoasterNike1]

I think it would be cool to have maybe a.. new? Skytower? I think it would just be awesome to have a nicer looking sky tower... The one the park currently has (At least for me...) as an odd odor... It's also a bit dirty. I know they could fix that in a second, But I'd like to see something better then the skytower we have now... ever whether its History or not.

[coasteraddict]

We have only been to Carowinds on one occasion, and that was mid-July of this year, so it was down. We were a bit bummed since we were hoping for some aerial shots of the construction site. Plus, I wanted my girlfriend, Elaine, to experience that type of observation deck attraction since she never got to go to Cedar Point pre-GateKeeper!

I know that the attraction needed a new part, but has anybody heard any updates about it? Is it back up? The guest relations team did not know if it would be back up this season or not when we went last month.

[pproteinc]

So you just didn't ride windseeker? Same views a little higher up.

[Chris]

You can't take pictures on Windseeker.