Carowinds announces the closure of Thunder Road on July 26th

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Re: Carowinds announces the closure of Thunder Road on July  

By SeasonDiningPlan
-  July 19th, 2015, 6:50 am #81236
saxrokinhomo wrote:The influx of people being in the park was not mainly caused by the coaster crew event, that would be thanks to the fact that yesterday was both a Saturday and the AAA discount ticket day ( the biggest culprit for the crowds ).


Ah AAA discount ok... :crazy: . Well still most of the people on Thunder Road were all wearing those blue "Coaster Crew's" T-Shirts.I will be going back this morning and hopefully they will have left the state by then so thunder road will be clear of the crowds.

If the crowds are gone I can finally enjoy the ride without having to sit in a seat covered in sweat (That leather does make you sweat a lot). I mean yesterday I saw guys coming off in the blue shirts just totally covered in sweat.
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Re: Carowinds announces the closure of Thunder Road on July  

By Jarsh
-  July 19th, 2015, 9:01 am #81238
Someone isn't a enthusiast...

SeasonDiningPlan wrote:Glad it is your last ride because my family was subjected to longer wait times due to a huge influx of folks coming to ride and we did not appreciate it!!


So you're upset that you had to wait to ride Thunder Road? You'd better steer clear of Fury 325 then if waiting isn't your thing.

SeasonDiningPlan wrote:It's funny how this ride had virtually no wait time till they announce the closure and now all the sudden people care. :eh:


Actually, no one cares anymore about it now than before according to Mike. He said in a radio interview that ridership hasn't picked up at all. Now, if you're made because a group of coaster enthusiast were all at the park specifically to ride Thunder Road and you had to wait, well... see my first comment.

SeasonDiningPlan wrote:Ah AAA discount ok... :crazy: . Well still most of the people on Thunder Road were all wearing those blue "Coaster Crew's" T-Shirts.I will be going back this morning and hopefully they will have left the state by then so thunder road will be clear of the crowds.

If the crowds are gone I can finally enjoy the ride without having to sit in a seat covered in sweat (That leather does make you sweat a lot). I mean yesterday I saw guys coming off in the blue shirts just totally covered in sweat.


Again, if Thunder Road crowds are an issue for you, avoid Thunder Road next Sunday (the 26th) at all cost then. That's the rides last day of operation and there will be more coaster enthusiasts there specifically to ride it as well.
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Re: Carowinds announces the closure of Thunder Road on July  

By Jay
-  July 19th, 2015, 10:17 am #81243
SeasonDiningPlan wrote:
If the crowds are gone I can finally enjoy the ride without having to sit in a seat covered in sweat (That leather does make you sweat a lot). I mean yesterday I saw guys coming off in the blue shirts just totally covered in sweat.


So I guess no one else sweats when it's 100 degrees then?
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Re: Carowinds announces the closure of Thunder Road on July  

By Chris
-  July 19th, 2015, 11:36 am #81247
Chris wrote:^ What tour is this? One for the GP? If so, I wouldn't expect them to reveal there is (if there even is). Can you imagine what the headline would be if WSOC got ahold of that info?
"Carowinds continues to operate coaster, despite structural damage!"
RollerBee wrote:No, Coaster Crew was given a tour of Thunder Road this morning, we walked all the way the turnarounds.


I still would not expect them to tell Coaster Crew if it had structural damage.
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Re: Carowinds announces the closure of Thunder Road on July  

By coasterbruh
-  July 19th, 2015, 12:00 pm #81248
RollerBee wrote:"If you can't beat them, join them."
I had a ton of fun yesterday with the Coaster Crew, I can't wait for C3 next week.

Too bad your staunch stance wont allow you to join them next year...

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By RollerBee
-  July 19th, 2015, 12:38 pm #81249
coasterbruh wrote:
RollerBee wrote:"If you can't beat them, join them."
I had a ton of fun yesterday with the Coaster Crew, I can't wait for C3 next week.

Too bad your staunch stance wont allow you to join them next year...

:lol: I stand my ground, I will not buy Season Passes in 2016. I am looking forward to a beach vacation instead, and riding Riptide Racer at Emerald Pointe. Just make sure to say Hi next year Jarvis.
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