[anthonydj]

I also saw somewhere the $7 million figure for HH/Skycoaster/slides but I also can't find it.

Just from watching the video on camera2 and all the heavy equipment moving around, it seems like the initial work they are doing right now with moving dirt and all the preparatory work is at least $1 mil of the cost. Diesel is expensive and they're using a lot of it each day.

They are putting in a TON of work today! I hope they get this piece up on Fury soon!!!

[anthonydj]

Here they go! they are starting to put up the supports! Cranes are moving!! Exciting !!!!!!

[jordN1414]

Complete plans for the front gate renovation : (Scroll down to attachments you will see 2 clickable links)

https://aca.accela.com/charlotte/Cap/CapDetail.aspx?Module=LandDevelopment&TabName=LandDevelopment&capID1=14LDC&capID2=00000&capID3=00128&agencyCode=CHARLOTTE&IsToShowInspection=



Also looks like they want to expand the campground..... and plant some trees!

[FamousAmos]

I'm happy you found that. I was quick to download it for my own future use for a later project...

[redrunner97]

Great news about the campground getting expanded. I'm liking all this positive change!

[FamousAmos]

I've stared at the files for an hour just to see what's coming and how existing structure will be incorporated in the new entrance. It's all very interesting. However, no mention of the sling shot ride.

[gabed]

I was quick to download it for my own future use for a later project...

A model of the new entrance?

It's all very interesting. However, no mention of the sling shot ride.

Yes, but Mike hinted pretty heavily about adding a slingshot in an interview that swampfox43 shared a few days ago.

[FamousAmos]

^^This I have realized. I think that these plans were created before the plans for the sling shot. And yes, I am also planing to create model of the new entrance to go along side the model of the old entrance. This model will be done at a later date, say around October of 2015. My current model I plan to have complete by early January 2015.

[arby]

This was brought up in the Fury 325 thread so I'm mentioning it over here to keep that one focused just on Fury 325.

What would the dirt stockpile behind the Toll Plaza be used for? Right now they are just adding to it.

Any thoughts or speculation? I'm curious myself since it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense.

[RollerBee]

View block from the interstate? Future project? Leftover that will be sold?

[arby]

My first thought was your latter comment - they have excess dirt and are piling it there right now so they can get it out of the way for the new parking lot.

It could tie into another project but that doesn't seem likely. However Carowinds keeps coming up with stuff to surprise us.

[FamousAmos]

I followed the path of the dump trucks delivering dirt to that pile. They are coming from the far right area on Camera 2. I think that, perhaps, that pile of dirt is actually waste asphalt from the road that has been demolished. Maybe that will all be reused for the new road and parking lot?
But then again, maybe it is just dirt. I don't know.

[chknwing]

lol they gotta put it somewhere when they dig a hole. It may get reused for grading, it may not but you really think they would haul the dirt off someone every time they dig a hole? that would be nuts.

[TrojanCamMan]

I heard somewhere that they were getting extra dirt from the cabellas project, as they had a nice sized hill of dirt too, albeit not as big as Carowinds' mountain of dirt. That's most likely what that is.

[Yosoleboricua]

I remember wen I went to the park this year I would see one of the pools in boomerang bay empty and it never worked,since they have a bigger one in the back could that pool in the front be taken down to add more slides in the future?