General Carowinds discussion
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By KIJester
#73622
As far as TR goes, I agree with Amos....how about we jump back to 1976 restyle the trains to one side Moonshine Runner (Bootlegger) other side Police and have them actually race like PTC intended. (*cough Racer cough*)
As for the which style trains we should get, I'm not sure. I had my Gwazi credit in January just before they closed it and can personally tell you that I felt like every bone in my body was going to explode. Horrible, horrible, horrible! :wtf:

I'm sure when Busch replaced those PTC trains in back 2011 with Millennium Flyer's they were smooth as silk, but after a short three years they were just awful.
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By Jay
#73640
KIJester wrote:I'm sure when Busch replaced those PTC trains in back 2011 with Millennium Flyer's they were smooth as silk, but after a short three years they were just awful.


Millennium Flyers aren't miracle workers. If the track is still in terrible shape, then Millennium Flyers won't help at all. I don't recall any "good" reviews for Gwazi from back then.
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By cwgator
#73780
^^ It wasn't smooth as silk, but did improve the ride for a (very) short time. I rode it not too long after they put them on and it was a massive improvement. However a few months later I rode it again and it was worse than it was with the original PTC trains.
By kirkgun
#74427
^I'm with him (or her)^

Afterburn is my favorite ride in the park (haven't rode Fury yet, maybe I'll do that tonight :clap: ). Afterburn has been there for quite a while now, so it does not have any "new and shiny factor" at all. Intimidator is a close second behind that. Those two might be the most fun, per time spent in lines. And with everyone likely giving all their attention to Fury, that might be much more the case this weekend. And since I imagine that people will be on the opposite side of the park for Fury, Thunder Road will probably have very short lines too (which is usually the case anyway).

On the opposite side of that equation, you have Nighthawk and Carolina Cobra. I like costers, so it's not like I dislike those two rides. It's just that those are less fun than other rides, and have longer lines. And of course, it's not just how long the line looks, it's how slow the lines move on those rides.

Even if the wait time was equal, I'd still rather ride Afterburn over Nighthawk. But since the wait times are not equal, I'd certainly rather ride Afterburn 2 or 3 times than Nighthawk once.

Of course you could buy a Fastlane+, and just ride!