General Carowinds discussion
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By coasterbruh
#65490
Whose willing to hold their breath on the hopes of thunder road being white again....its been a while since I attended a funeral.
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By FamousAmos
#65552
I'm willing to, to be honest. I would love to see Thunder Road re-painted and have a new light package.
By njf
#65563
A light package like Hersheypark has on their woodies would be pretty cool too with the chasing whit lights along the tracks.
By dabrian
#65565
Backwards Thunder Road wasn't a very pleasant experience but I would love to see them bring back the original trains and white paint.
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By arby
#65623
The forward side almost always had a line while the reverse side almost never had a line. That usually says something...
By Matt929
#65636
I for one loved riding it backwards. It was a cool experience and I was disappointed when Carowinds decided to change it to forwards.
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By Jwrickner
#65827
FamousAmos wrote:Or better yet, if they could bring back the original style trains (with better seats and restraints of course). One side could be backwards again. Plus repainting and light package. But this is probably just me getting my hopes up.


Also being back the stills that sat outside thunder roads sign.

I would love for thunder road to get a similar overhaul as colosaus.

http://ktla.com/2014/08/28/magic-mounta ... r-coaster/
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By redrunner97
#66015
"It will shoot you up pretty high," he says during an interview at Carowinds' offices. "It's a late addition for the ...


That's all we get for now I guess, lol. At least until someone with a subscription can inform us of the rest.

I'd say this pretty much confirms the Slingshot ride.
Considering all of the additions/improvements, I think 2015 will be the highlight season for Carowinds thus far!
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By redrunner97
#66051
swampfox43 wrote:I'm not a subscriber to CBJ, but the last quote in the article "It will shoot you up pretty high," pretty much says it all..


I don't know... could be an S&S Power Tower! jk :lol: