TheCoasterMan1 wrote:I thought this was a good article. The front gate renovation definitely doesn't cost as much as some of you may think it does!
http://web.gastongazette.com/interactiv ... specialty/
This is a very interesting revelation.
$30 Million - Fury 325
$1 Million - Station/Gate Construction
$2 Million - Surfer's Swell / Pipeline Peak
That's only $33 Million. Factor in any hidden costs as well as the expense of adding Harmony Hall, moving Ripcord, upgrading Outer Hanks into Chickies and Petes, painting Afterburn and Ricochet, plus any other potential costs that
may have been included (such as updates for Scarowinds) and I would guess they have spent roughly $35,000,000 so far. That leaves around $15 Million unaccounted for. And that's assuming 2014 is the first year of the expansion, not 2015. If that's not the case then there could easily be $20 Million left over for use in 2016 and 2017!
What can we expect for the future? I think the Rougarou treatment on Vortex is possible considering the comments made in the Conference Call, so around $2 Million could go towards that project. A rumored Tritoch 4D Dark Ride could cost anywhere from $8-$10 Million (from what I gather). And as we all know, there have been rumblings/rumors of a Slingshot, Boomerang Bay expansion, and everything else from a Log Flume to a revamped Rip Roarin' Rapids! So, in short, there's no telling what the next phase of attractions will be until they tell us... But no matter what it is, Carowinds has already benefitted greatly from Cedar Fair's spending and will continue to grow over the next few years!