General Carowinds discussion
#75318
aj1701 wrote:
RollerBee wrote:Intimidator
Cobra
Thunder Road
Afterburn
Cyclone

Yes Cobra!

1)Fury 325
2)Intimidator
3)Carolina Cobra
4)Thunder Road
5)Ricochet
6)Afterburn
7)Woodstock Express
8)Carolina Cyclone
9)Hurler
10)Carolina Goldrusher
11)Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie
12)Nighthawk
13)Vortex
14)Flying Ace Aerial Chase
#75323
A Boomerang better than Afterburn? To each his/her own I suppose. What's fun to some may be horrible to others. I'm sure Carolina Cobra is better than Boomerang at Wild Adventures (and other clones) with the newer trains. However I doubt I'll be placing it above 8 or 9 after I finally ride it in a couple months. Currently Nighthawk is my 2nd favorite (after Afterburn) and I know many on this site particularly don't care for it. Mind you I haven't been to the park since Oct 2008 so I have Cobra, Intimidator and now Fury 325 to add to my list when I arrive.
By KenB
#75325
1. Fury 325
2. Afterburn
3. Intimidator
4. Thunder Road
5. Carolina Cyclone
6. Ricochet
7. Goldrusher
8. Hurler
9. Woodstock Express
10. Vortex
11. Carolina Cobra
12. Nighthawk
13. Lucy's Crabby Cabbie
14. Flying Ace Aerial Chase
#75326
RollerBee wrote:
aj1701 wrote:
RollerBee wrote:Intimidator
Cobra
Thunder Road
Afterburn
Cyclone

Yes Cobra!

1)Fury 325
2)Intimidator
3)Carolina Cobra
4)Thunder Road
5)Ricochet
6)Afterburn
7)Woodstock Express
8)Carolina Cyclone
9)Hurler
10)Carolina Goldrusher
11)Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie
12)Nighthawk
13)Vortex
14)Flying Ace Aerial Chase


It looks like this ranking was put through random.org :lol: . No offense meant, though - I like seeing the diversity of other people's opinions.
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By aj1701
#75329
We now know there is at least one confirmed Vekoma Boomerang fan out there. I thought they were a myth. I am not into padding my credit count, so I stopped riding them long ago. I will have limited time at the park this summer, and although I'm curious about the new trains Cobra is still at the bottom of my priorities.
#75364
1)Fury 325
2)Intimidator
3)Afterburn
4)Thunder Road
5)Carolina Cyclone
6)Vortex
7)Carolina Goldrusher
8)Nighthawk
9)Woodstock Express
10)Flying Ace Aerial Chase
11)Ricochet
12)Hurler
13)Carolina Cobra
14)Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie
#106590
Decided I would update my rankings now that there's a new kid in town:

A-Tier:
    Fury 325
    Afterburn
    Copperhead Strike
    Intimidator

B-Tier:
    Hurler
    Nighthawk

C-Tier:
    Carolina Cyclone
    Carolina Goldrusher
    Ricochet
    The Flying Cobras

D-Tier:
    Woodstock Express

F-Tier:
    Vortex
    Wilderness Run
    Kiddy Hawk
#106591
Wow, I'm kinda shocked at my own answer on the previous page. I forgot just how different the park was in 2014 and before where the biggest argument was on if Afterburn or Intimidator was the best coaster in the park. That is hard to even think of these days.

Here is my 2019 list:
1 Fury
2 Copperhead (Edges out Afterburn for being smoother and just more fun, also has great airtime)
3 Afterburn
4 Intimidator (how is a B&M hyper a #4 at this park now?!)
<Thunder Road goes here>
5 Hurler
6 Cyclone
7 Nighthawk
8 Cobra
9 Ricochet
10 Goldrusher
11 Woodstock
12 Vortex
13 Flying Ace
14 Wilderness Run
#106592
Easier to split into tiers I guess, in order of preference from left to right.

Ones I like:

Fury, Afterburn, Copperhead, Intimidator, Carolina Cyclone, Goldrusher, Woodstock Express

Ones I don’t really care for:

Nighthawk, Hurler, Vortex, Flying Cobra

Ones I haven’t rode since I was a kid:

Runaway Reptar, Arnold’s Taxi Chase
#106600
I haven't ridden CS yet, but I think this is how my list goes:
(this is all of the coasters in the park pre-CS)

Coasters I like:

1.Fury 325
2.Intimidator
3.Afterburn
4. Hurler
5. Vortex
6. carolina cyclone
7. flying cobras
8. Goldrusher
9. ricochet

Coasters I don't like:

10. Kiddy Hawk
11. Nighthawk
#106616
1) Intimidator
2) Fury
3) Copperhead Strike
4) After Burn
5) NightHawk
6) Goldrusher
7)Hurler
8) Cyclone
9-13) The others this fatman struggles to ride or flat out can't
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