[lazor 22]

I went to the park with my friend yesterday. Here is a report of the coasters and how many times we rode them. We rode in this order aswell (except the re-rides, we did those after doing each one).

Top Gun: The best coaster there. Smooth and fast! Yet, something lacked in it that Talon had. I'm not sure what though. x7, 9/10

Thunder Road NC: Very nice. It was smooth and good. Not to much airtime though. x1, 7.5/10

Thunder Road SC: Terrible. This ride made my stomach hurt really bad. It was so bumpy and the restraint slammed into me so much. x1, 4/10

Carolina Cobra: Bumpy and not good at all. Total disappointment. Sidewinder at Hershey is so much smoother. Atleast this was just rough and not painful thanks the the new restraints. x1, 6/10

Carolina Goldrusher: I think I like this better then trailblazer but it was much rougher. x1, 7.5/10

Carolina Cyclone: Much rougher then last year. All the rides seemed to be running oddly rough this day. The first time the lift caught a snag as we were going up and it was extremely scary, probably the only time I've been scared on a smaller coaster. The car felt like it popped off the tracks. But still fun. x2, 7/10

Hurler: Would have been better had it not crushed my balls on the pull-out of the drop. There was a guy in front of me who kept standing up though... x1, 7/10

Scream Weaver: This was my first enterprise and my friend sat out on this so I went on alone. It was fun but gave me a small headache afterward. x1, 8/10

Vortex: This was a fun ride except two things, The straddle and the extremely tight corkscrew top. x2, 8/10

Nighthawk: Super long wait. First time it broke down as we were waiting, second time it broke down as we were going up the lift. We were stuck for about 3 minutes. It was fun but it was really rough during the heartlines. Oh, and the first time I got a black eye from where the pad thing was stuck and it flew out and the seatbelt hit my eye. x2, 8/10

Runaway Reptar: This was my favorite in the park when I was little. It had alot of head banging though. It was alright. x1, 6/10

Fairly Odd Coaster: Me and my friend sat in the back on this to try to get as much fun as possible. The seats are like 1 1/2 people long since this is basically a small child ride. So we had to sit different rows. I had to sit sideways since the train was to short for me. It had some good airtime though in the back. x1, 6.5/10

So yeah, it was a pretty fun day, filled with many cups of the free water! Most of my pics are from the skytower and I did get some 2010 construction pics. Another thing related to the construction, as I was coming back today I noticed a truck that was the exact same as the trucks that brought to KD. Something Lolyd, I can't remember. It was heading south on I-85 towards Carowinds. Is this one of Cedar Fairs company's they use since it brought track for Maverick too? Track might be at Carowinds! Anyways I havn't been home long today so I don't have my pics uploaded yet. I'll get them later.

[AINeuge]

I'm not familiar with Talon, but having looked into it after reading this I very much want to be. The idea of silencing the coaster intrigues me... is it noticeably quieter that Afterburn?

Also, I can't resist... How old are you? I read that part about Runaway being your favorite ride when you were little and I had to re-read it several times before it sunk in that I've been going to the park longer than I thought. Scooby Doo, er... "Fairly Odd Coaster," was my favorite when I was little. Mostly because inverted coasters didn't exist to me until I was 13 and Reptar didn't come around until I was 17...

[billcollins531]

Hurler: Would have been better had it not crushed my balls on the pull-out of the drop. There was a guy in front of me who kept standing up though... x1, 7/10

Ah! I thought it was just me that it happened to... EVERY time we go over the second hill, my crotch gets some serious pressure.

Last time I went, there was this old lady in the front row that kept standing up. She got kicked out of the park after the 3rd run. :]

[lazor 22]

^^Yes, VERY. Talon is WAY quieter then Top Gun. TG and vortex have to be the loudest B&M's I've heard. And I'm 14.

^Haha, last year this didn't happen.

[Jay]

Lots of B&Ms have sand or gravel in their spines to keep the vibration minimized. The vibration is what causes the 'roar' you hear on coasters like Afterburn. That said Afterburn is definitely one of the louder if not loudest B&M's I have been around.


Talon better than Afterburn?

[aaronf1991]

I was there that day, I left early, at like 4:30, cause I was way too tired cause of jet lag. I had just gotten back from Southern California after an overnight flight. It was not a good idea to go to Carowinds straight from the airport, lol.