[FamousAmos]

Wow, 2 years goes by fast. On this day Fury was announced.
Sorry, saw it on facebook. I wouldn't have remembered it if it didn't remind me of every little thing...

EDIT: What is your favorite Fury 325 memory as of currently? For me it was the night of C3 last year. The best ride I had on it during the fireworks.

[tinotoot]

I rode it in the pouring rain once, it was super painful and crazy with the rain stinging us but unforgettable! We laughed so hard after we got off of the ride.

[tarheel1231]

My favorite memory of Fury was my first ride. After months of waiting, watching the webcam, seeing the ride go up in person, and recording the testing, I finally got to ride it. My first ride was everything I had ever hoped for and more. Hard to believe it was announced two years ago. I guess time really flies when you're having fun (on Fury325).

[Chris]

My first (or was it second) ride on Fury. Some notes: I lose my Media Day Lanyard on the turnaround. Also, someone in the back loses their cell phone on the first airtime hill towards the end of the ride. The phone flies about 60 feet into the air.

[tarheel1231]

A bit unrelated to the current discussion, but now that more people have ridden Fury, do you guys think it could take home the award for the best steel coaster in the Golden Ticket Awards? I know that most enthusiasts aren't to fond of them, but it would still be a huge award for the park! I want the bragging rights!

[RollerBee]

^Isnt that a Golden Ticket in the Fury plaza?

[Hiveminded]

Probably one of my favorites was closing day 2015 in the mist. Top of the ride was in the clouds, and the raindrops really stung. On a front seat ride I was laughing hysterically by the time we got into the brake run at the ridiculousness of it. Also nightrides with my friends are the best.

Two years ago... Announcement day doesn't feel that long ago

[Wormy]

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I never say it out loud, but every single time.
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/chopper-9-fi ... n/47435820

[Jarsh]

Ditto. There isn't a time I don't crest the top and think about him.

[Edwardo]

We were just talking about that yesterday, I was telling my friends about it.

[MarkD]

I never say it out loud, but every single time.
http://www.wsoctv.com/news/chopper-9-fi ... n/47435820

Right there with ya!

[kirkgun]

So, I just back home from out one and only visit this year. Nice day, small crowds, fast operations, employees seemingly enjoying themselves with light crowds, etc etc. We had a great time.

Anyway, on one of our last Fury rides we were in the back row (me and wife). There were a couple of teenage boys in the back with us. And one of those guys made a spectacular catch. When the train was going over one of the air time hills (I believe the one right after the helix), the glasses of a kid in row 7 flew up and into the air. These were not some cheap sunglasses. These were prescription glasses, designer frames. And the kid, in the back with us, made the catch while weightless on a roller coaster (going what? 40 Miles per hour?). When we were on the brakes, getting ready to roll into the station, he yells at the kid in front of him, "Hey, I got your glasses!" And he handed them to him.

The kid in row 7 was like, "Oh. Huh. Thanks."

Me and wife were like, "DUDE! THAT WAS F___ING AWESOME! YOU SHOULD TOTALLY WIN SOMETHING FOR THAT! NICE F___ING CATCH! THAT GUY'S MOM TOTALLY OWES YOU!"

Yeah, we thought it was pretty cool.

[Jay]

^Isnt that a Golden Ticket in the Fury plaza?

That's technically for Best New Attraction of 2015. Millennium Force was #1 in the steel category last year, with Fury placing 4th. Intimidator was 7th!

http://goldenticketawards.com/top-10-st ... s-of-2015/

[FamousAmos]

Last night, we held a little memorial service for Jon Allen.
We sang a few songs together, spoke about some good things he done, rejoiced in memories, and we even planted a small banana tree in the front Fury Plaza.

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Photo by Claudius.

We think that this was a good testament for Jon.
Fortunately, a banana tree will always grow back if it is ever cut down for some reason.
We'll just have to water it every day.

[pproteinc]

I saw all of you take a few rides last night after the park closed. Jon was a great person and one of the ones besides Claud and Ms Eunice who noticed how often (pretty much daily) I Caine to Carowinds. He had some awesome ideas concerning expansions. He was always a positive person even when I can tell he was not feeling to well and always bent the rules and would let me stay on Fury if the row only had 3 people riding and a few free rides with him on sling shot. May he rest easy.