General Carowinds discussion
#74930
Great pics Jonathan! I especially liked these two:

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^ this one shows off just how gorgeous the Coke Marketplace turned out.

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^ and, since I'm originally from Gaston County, this is the brick I was hoping to see! :D

Anyway, my plans for tomorrow fell through, but by the end of the week I will definitely have ridden Fury.
Even though my schedule is a little hectic at the moment, all work and no play... yeah that's not my style!
#74936
first off, i MAY have met some of y'all yesterday. if you're reading this and were part of a group of 3 teenage guys or 3 girls + mom, awesome chatting lol.

couldn't have asked for better weather on my initial fury rides... high 60s, sunny, blue skies. the coaster was a walk-on for the better part of the day, otherwise a 5-minute wait tops. fury's indeed a people-eater even on 2-train operation. heavy days the exception, i could easily see just a 1-hour wait on full operation with full queue to the entrance. thus far, haven't been granted the ability to choose a seat to my liking; my experience as of now is limited to rows 3 and 5.

the drop is a proper, ideal drop... perfect steepness, perfect length, perfect force. it is immeasurably more satisfying than timmy's, regardless of seat. you're actually off your seat, catching air for a solid few seconds. the barrel turn is very fluid and taken very fast. (glad b&m "curved" ours with far more exaggeration than leviathan's.) the s-curve run of the ride is enjoyably snappy and forceful, again taken very fast. perfect speed maintained. each moment packs a punch, including the bridge flyover.

the horseshoe is very forceful, and atop the turn there is indeed a strong, odd kind of airtime that is surprisingly sustained heading into the underground dive. b&m was spot-on calling it a weightless drop. (regarding our "tunnel" i wonder if the remaining hexagons just simply haven't had their LED light strips attached yet... seems incomplete what with only the initial one illuminated.) the subsequent banked curve is snappy though forgettable, and the straightaway it flows into might have benefited from a double-down or something in that vain. however, this straightaway very well allows anyone still yet to relax a quick breather.

the camelback is flojector gold. perfectly executed despite the trim. the double helix is also well executed, taken at just the right speed. gracefully forceful. the headchopper support gets every first-time rider... love it. the final camelbacks, again, offer abundant airtime at a solid pace. in fact, entirely absent of the trim, i could see both the helix and finale being too forceful for the majority.

ride it, folks! i'll be at the park all day today. yes... 1/3 studying, 1/3 riding, 1/3 enjoying the park's much improved food lol. dark blue shirt + blue plaid shorts + blue nikes... don't be a stranger!

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By uscbandfan
#74939
Awesome ride!!!!! Plus a question for someone knowledgeable...

Was there on Monday and rode in the 4th or 5th ride of the day. Evidently we had to wait until the ride warmed up. It opened about 11:30. I rode front row left (seat 4). Was smooth as silk and the trim DID NOT engage. It was probably still too cold for it to be at full speed even though the speed was breathtaking. Hands up 100% of the time from the top of the hill to the brake run. The entire rest of the park seems like a kiddie park now.

Later in the day (warmed up to actually feel hot but in the mid-70s) I rode again. 4th row, seat 1. Again hands up the whole way. Trim brake DID engage that time. But what I experienced was a vibration most of the ride (experienced it REAL BAD on Afterburn on right side of row 5 in the Cardinal train too). It was bad enough that the base of my skull actually hurt when I got off. If that had been my FIRST ride, I may not have gotten back on. Actually it was bad enough that I wouldn't have gotten back on. (Family was with me so I only rode twice.)

Here's my question. Is there a reason for this vibration? A bad Wheel? SURELY, it shouldn't do that. My first ride was smooth as silk. Maybe someone here can get word to Mike or someone else to answer that (or maybe check on it.)
By uscbandfan
#74948
Dharma_Guy wrote:I will most likely be leaving for Carowinds in about an hour. What are the lines like on Fury 325? Hard to tell on the web cam.


There are people. Looks like about what it was yesterday. There is a small queue area under those left-most green hexagons and then a larger queue area to the right of the gap in the trees under some more green hexagons that you really can't see on the cam. Yesterday, the line never filled up even half of that first smaller queue area and it was about a 15-20 minute wait MAX. Since I don't see any people in the gap in the trees, nor any at the entrance sign, it's definitely not a long wait.
By uscbandfan
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They're running 3 trains today. Only ever ran 2 yesterday and it kept up with the line just fine.

Saw a hold-up once yesterday where a guy wouldn't fit. Felt sorry for him when they made him leave when they couldn't get his restraint to close.
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By DavidW
#74951
Final Fury 325 Construction Time Lapse Video

Final Videos:
Angle 1
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSPuWECoXeE[/youtube]

Angle 2
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0LSRoFL7Hg[/youtube]

Here are some interesting facts:
* I captured images for 222 days, 3 hours, 39 minutes and 9 seconds Or 7 months, 10 days, 3 hours, 39 minutes and 9 seconds
* I captured 870,423 images that took up a total of 61.1GB disk space
* I created 37.9GB worth of video
#74952
Debating on if I want to stop by for a few rides after work today or not. Yesterday was amazing and got in 8 more rides before leaving around 7:30.

My inner adult voice says I have ridden it enough and coworks are calling me crazy, but my inner child says "AGAIN, AGAIN"
#74953
Littlegiles wrote:Debating on if I want to stop by for a few rides after work today or not. Yesterday was amazing and got in 8 more rides before leaving around 7:30.

My inner adult voice says I have ridden it enough and coworks are calling me crazy, but my inner child says "AGAIN, AGAIN"


if you can, why not. too beautiful out to pass!
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