Everything else goes here, including discussion of parks outside of Carowinds and any off-topic discussion
By radrop86
#45812
Name: Ricky Drop
Age: 24
Sex: Male
Where You're From: Point Marion PA
Where You Live Now: Point Marion PA
Mode of Transportation: Chevy Cobalt
Job (or School): WVJC Management
Hobbies (outside parks): Riding Roller Coasters
Sports Teams You Cheer For:
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: WVJC
Video Game Systems Owned:
Favorite Game(s):Super Mario Bros 3
Music You Listen To: Rock , 80's 90's
Favorite Movie(s):
Favorite Book(s):Stephen King
Favorite Food(s): Pizza
Favorite TV Show(s):
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: To learn more about the park and get to know other coaswter fanatics
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: since 1994
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: since 1998
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Intimidator
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Drop Zone
Favorite amusement park:Kennywood
Favorite roller coaster:Phantoms Revenge
Favorite non-coaster ride: Pitt Fall
Anything else you want to say: Say hi to everyone on here. Thinking about moving down this way when finished with school and getting a season pass for carowinds next year !
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By Wolf
#46801
I've been here for a few weeks, but I haven't done this yet!

Name: -Blank for now-
Age: 17
Sex: M
Where You're From: Pittsburgh
Where You Live Now: Charlotte
Mode of Transportation: My feet
Job (or School): High school/Scarowinds Screamster :twisted:
Hobbies (outside parks): Video editing
Sports Teams You Cheer For: Steelers
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: App State or UNC Wilmington
Video Game Systems Owned: PS2 and Wii
Favorite Game(s): Red Dead Revolver, Crash, Spyro... The classics.
Music You Listen To: Anything except rap, country, and the majority of pop
Favorite Movie(s): Horror!
Favorite Book(s): -Blank for now-
Favorite Food(s): Too hard to choose...
Favorite TV Show(s): Beavis and Butthead
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: I want to know the latest on my favorite amusement park
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: A couple year. I used to hate them.
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: About 4 years
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Intimidator and Thunder Road
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Drop Tower
Favorite amusement park: Carowinds and Kennywood
Favorite roller coaster: Intimidator (again)
Favorite non-coaster ride: Drop Tower (again)
Anything else you want to say: -Blank for now-
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By drpeppuh93
#47322
Name: James
Age: 18
Sex: Male
Where You're From: South Cakalakey
Where You Live Now: Tiger Town
Mode of Transportation: car
Job (or School): School
Hobbies (outside parks): graphic design
Sports Teams You Cheer For: Clemson Tigers
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: Clemson University
Video Game Systems Owned: no thanks
Favorite Game(s): No Limits :)
Music You Listen To: everything
Favorite Movie(s): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt 1
Favorite Book(s): Harry Potter Series, Hunger Games Series, etc
Favorite Food(s): Sushi
Favorite TV Show(s): pretty much anything
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: My love for coasters
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: about 8 years
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: about 8 years
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Intimidator/Afterburn
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: i don't tend to ride the flats we have often...
Favorite amusement park: Cedar Point, duh
Favorite roller coaster: Millenium Force
Favorite non-coaster ride: maXair
Anything else you want to say: I love coasters! I love Carowinds! and I love talking about both on here :)
By iball
#47555
Name: Don't feel comfortable sharing.
Age: 14
Sex: male
Where You're From: Charlotte
Where You Live Now: Charlotte
Mode of Transportation: School Bus :(
Job (or School): Don't feel comfortable sharing.
Hobbies (outside parks): iPhone games.
Sports Teams You Cheer For: GAMECOCKS!
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: Yale
Video Game Systems Owned: Wii, iPhone 3GS, Nook Color
Favorite Game(s): ANGRY BIRDS (what else?)
Music You Listen To: Eminem
Favorite Movie(s): Anything Horror.
Favorite Book(s): 'Salems Lot.
Favorite Food(s): ANYTHING besides stuff at Carowinds.
Favorite TV Show(s): Don't watch much TV.
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: Friend.
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: Summer 2010, so about a year and a couple months.
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: Since I was a young child around the age of 4.
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Intimidator.
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Scream Weaver
Favorite amusement park: Cedar Point
Favorite roller coaster: Top Thrill Dragster
Favorite non-coaster ride: Delirium (didn't ride maXair)
Anything else you want to say: SCarowinds is the best time of the year!
By Drafin
#48043
Hmmm figured it was about time to fill this out. Been lurking here for a long time and was a user of the board before the last upgrade or crash YEARS ago. 5th or 6th registered user here... yeah, I'm old... :)

Name: Jimmy
Age: 43
Sex: Male
Where You're From: Hickory, NC
Where You Live Now: Hudson, NC
Mode of Transportation: Dodge Ram
Job (or School): Self Employed
Hobbies (outside parks): Darts, Simulator Racing, computer games and others
Sports Teams You Cheer For: Carolina Panthers (since 95, `skins fan before we got a team), Duke Blue Devils, LA Dodgers, Carolina Hurricanes
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: Coastal Carolina
Video Game Systems Owned: PS3, PC, PS1, NES, Super Nintendo, Nintendo 64 (all still working) :)
Favorite Game(s): DC Universe Online and Arca Sim Racing
Music You Listen To: Everything... and I do mean EVERYTHING.
Favorite Movie(s): Top Gun and The Crow
Favorite Book(s): The Bible, The Art Of War, The Lord Of The Rings and anything by R.A. Salvatore
Favorite Food(s): Sushi and BBQ (but not in the same meal)
Favorite TV Show(s): Big Bang Theory, Sports Center, and anything NFL related
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: I have no idea but i imagine it was a search engine YEARS ago
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: Since I first visited Carowinds at the age of 6 in 1974.
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: since the second year (and maybe the first year but i can't remember for sure, I still have a map from the first visit but I don't know if it's 73 or 74)
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Thunder Road
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: formerly the The Carolina Stearnwheeler and the Shooting Gallery, but now I guess it's the Rip Roarin' Rapids
Favorite amusement park: Carowinds of course
Favorite roller coaster: Top Thrill Dragster
Favorite non-coaster ride: I like a lot of flats... can't really name just one
Anything else you want to say: Not a thing. :)
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By pproteinc
#48338
Name: PC
Age: 30
Sex: MALE
Where You're From: BROOKLYN, NY
Where You Live Now: CHARLOTTE, NC
Mode of Transportation: 02 DODGE NEON
Job (or School): EXEC. AT VANGUARD INVESTMENT FIRM
Hobbies (outside parks): MUSICIAN, EATING, GAMING
Sports Teams You Cheer For: STEELERS, LAKERS
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: SC STATE UNIVERSITY (GRADUATED)
Video Game Systems Owned: NINTENDO, SUPER NINTENDO, SEGA GENESIS, SEGA SATURN, N64, PS, PS2, PS3
Favorite Game(s): RCT 1 & 2, RCT3, SIMS 2, NBA JAMS, MORTAL KOMBAT (ALL OF THEM), NEED FOR SPEED (ALL OF THEM)
Music You Listen To: R&B, HIP HOP, POP, GOSPEL, ROCK
Favorite Movie(s): NINJA ASSASIN, iROBOT, ROAD TRIP, MORTAL KOMBAT, TMNT, MANY MORE
Favorite Book(s):TWILIGHT SAGA
Favorite Food(s): SUSHI, FRIES, PHILLY CHEESE STEAKS, SEAFOOD, NY STRIP STEAKS, NY PIZZAS
Favorite TV Show(s): MARTIN, SECRET CIRLE, GRIMM, CSI (ALL OF THEM), SCOOBY DOO
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: IDEK I GUESS SEARCH ENGINE
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: SINCE 5YRS OLD (MY FIRST COASTER RIDE)
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: 16YRS
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: INTIMIDATOR
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: SCREAM WEAVER / DROP ZONE
Favorite amusement park: CEDAR POINT
Favorite roller coaster: CONEY ISLAND CYCLONE--Naturally lol (oh and MAVERICK and KINGDA KA too)
Favorite non-coaster ride: DELIRIUM (Kings Island) and THE CRYPT (Kings Dominion)
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#48734
Name: Jason
Age:13
Sex:Male
Where You're From:Loudendale, West Virginia
Where You Live Now:Loudendale, West Virginia
Mode of Transportation:Mom's car/school bus
Job (or School):School
Hobbies (outside parks):Snakes, geckos, etc.
Sports Teams You Cheer For: None
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: I hope to attend OSU
Video Game Systems Owned: Xbox 360
Favorite Game(s): MW3
Music You Listen To: botdf, jeffree star, bvb, etf, etc.
Favorite Movie(s): the hangover part 1
Favorite Book(s): the hunger games series
Favorite Food(s): anything asian really.
Favorite TV Show(s): saved by the bell, boy meets world, 90's nick.
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: I wanted info on carowinds, and to meet people who know stuff about it.
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: since i was 8.
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: never been :/
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: never been
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: never been
Favorite amusement park: King's Island
Favorite roller coaster: The Beast
Favorite non-coaster ride: DropTower/Delirium
Anything else you want to say: peace.
By tydalton
#48927
Name: Tyler Lynn Dalton
Age: 23
Sex: Male
Where You're From: Burlington, North Carolina
Where You Live Now: Burlington, North Carolina
Mode of Transportation: Truck
Job (or School): Work At Boys & Girls Club
Hobbies (outside parks): Wrestling, Playing Guitar
Sports Teams You Cheer For: NONE
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: X
Video Game Systems Owned: Everything Nintendo ever put out, Sega Genisis, Playstation (original), PS2
Favorite Game(s): Mario, Sonic, Donkey Kong, & Resident Evil
Music You Listen To: 80s Rock , Country
Favorite Movie(s): Sweeney Todd, Shawshank Redemption, Zorro, The Island
Favorite Book(s): Stephen King
Favorite Food(s): Chinese, Japanese, Lasanga
Favorite TV Show(s): WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: Google
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: 5 Years
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: 3 Years
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Nighthawk !!!!!
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Xtreme Skyflyer
Favorite amusement park: Carowinds & Wet n Wild Emerald Pointe
Favorite roller coaster: Nighthawk !!!
Favorite non-coaster ride: Thrill Rides, Water Rides
Anything else you want to say: Love having fun, and working with Kids
By tydalton
#48928
Name: Tyler Lynn Dalton
Age: 23
Sex: Male
Where You're From: Burlington, North Carolina
Where You Live Now: Burlington, North Carolina
Mode of Transportation: Truck
Job (or School): Work At Boys & Girls Club
Hobbies (outside parks): Wrestling, Playing Guitar
Sports Teams You Cheer For: NONE
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: X
Video Game Systems Owned: Everything Nintendo ever put out, Sega Genisis, Playstation (original), PS2
Favorite Game(s): Mario, Sonic, Donkey Kong, & Resident Evil
Music You Listen To: 80s Rock , Country
Favorite Movie(s): Sweeney Todd, Shawshank Redemption, Zorro, The Island
Favorite Book(s): Stephen King
Favorite Food(s): Chinese, Japanese, Lasanga
Favorite TV Show(s): WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: Google
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: 5 Years
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: 3 Years
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Nighthawk !!!!!
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Xtreme Skyflyer
Favorite amusement park: Carowinds & Wet n Wild Emerald Pointe
Favorite roller coaster: Nighthawk !!!
Favorite non-coaster ride: Thrill Rides, Water Rides
Anything else you want to say: Love having fun, and working with Kids
#49023
Name: Tyler Pumphrey
Age:21
Sex: Male
Where You're From: Newport Beach, CA (suburb of LA)
Where You Live Now: Columbia, SC
Mode of Transportation: 1995 Nissan Pathfinder
Job (or School): Sociology undergraduate at the University of South Carolina
Hobbies (outside parks): Playing trumpet, marching band
Sports Teams You Cheer For: Gamecocks, and University of Texas Longhorns
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: University of South Carolina
Video Game Systems Owned: PS1, PS2, PS3, & Xbox 360
Favorite Game(s): Resident Evil 4, Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto IV, Bioshock, Skyrim
Music You Listen To: Metallica
Favorite Movie(s): Love too many, but my favorites are Apollo 13, Gran Torino, Animal House, Star Wars
Favorite Book(s): Tuesdays With Morrie, And Then There Were None
Favorite Food(s): Burgers, wings, pizza, steak
Favorite TV Show(s): American Dad, Archer, Metalocalypse
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: Someone posted about it on Carowinds' FB page
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: As long as I can remember
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: Since 2000
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Intimidator
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Woodstock Gliders or Windseeker
Favorite amusement park: Disneyland, CA
Favorite roller coaster: Millennium Force with Intimidator not far behind
Favorite non-coaster ride: Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye at Disneyland
Anything else you want to say: Nothing to report.
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By XoCIEoX
#49282
Name: JAMIE

Age: 28

Sex: FEMALE

Where You're From: COLUMBIA, SC

Where You Live Now: COLUMBIA, SC

Mode of Transportation: 2011 DODGE CALIBER (ORANGE AND PRETTY!)

Job (or School): STAY AT HOME MOM OF 3

Hobbies (outside parks): PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO GAMES

Sports Teams You Cheer For: WHOEVER IS WINNING AT THE MOMENT

College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: MIDLANDS TECH

Video Game Systems Owned: XBOX360, PS3

Favorite Game(s):BLACK OPS ZOMBIES...WAITING FOR COD:BO2

Music You Listen To: BLOODHOUND GANG IS MY FAVE

Favorite Movie(s):MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL

Favorite Book(s):ROMEO AND JULIET

Favorite Food(s):SPAGHETTI

Favorite TV Show(s):LAW AND ORDER:SVU

What brought you to Carowinds Connection: GOOGLE

How long you have been interested in amusement parks: A LONG TIME!

How long you have been visiting Carowinds: A VERY LONG TIME

Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: HURLER

Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: THE RED BENCHES NEAR THE RESTROOMS

Favorite amusement park:CAROWINDS

Favorite roller coaster: DOES THE MUMMY IN ORLANDO COUNT AS A COASTER?

Favorite non-coaster ride: SCREAMWEAVER

Anything else you want to say: NOT AT THE MOMENT....
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By gabed
#49365
Updated as of 8/19/2017

Name: Gabe

Age: 16

Sex: Male

Where You're From: Charlotte, North Carolina

Where You Live Now: Indian Trail, North Carolina

Mode of Transportation: Car

Hobbies: (Outside Parks) Dominoes

Favorite TV Shows: The Office, Man in the High Castle, Survivor, Patriot, The Grand Tour, Bojack Horseman.

Music You Listen To: Wilco, Radiohead, Muse, The Killers, The White Stripes, The Strokes, The Flaming Lips, The Postal Service, Death Cab for Cutie, Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Phoenix, The Paper Kites, and Pink Floyd.

Favorite Foods: Chili's

How Long Have You Been Going To Carowinds: Since 2009

Favorite Roller Coaster At Carowinds: Fury 325

Favorite Amusement Park: Knoebels

Favorite Roller Coaster: Maverick

Favorite Non-Coaster Ride: Drop Zone
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By maverick19
#49463
Hello!

Name: Alexis
Age: 16
Sex: Female
Where You're From: NC
Where You Live Now: NC
Mode of Transportation: my mom's car, sometimes walking
Job (or School): high school
Hobbies (outside parks): ping pong, volunteering, Leader's Club at the YMCA
Sports Teams You Cheer For: duke blue devils, dallas mavericks, new jersey devils, charlotte hounds
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: not sure, possibly duke
Video Game Systems Owned: Nintendo, Super Nintendo, Wii, Nintendo ds, gameboy (original)
Favorite Game(s): anything mario, and almost anything from the original nintendo
Music You Listen To: a bit of everything
Favorite Movie(s): space jam, remember the titans, diary of a wimpy kid, saw movies, any horror movies
Favorite Book(s): harry potter, hunger games, peak (by roland smith)
Favorite Food(s): macaroni and cheese, pizza, pizza with macaroni and cheese on it...
Favorite TV Show(s): malcolm in the middle, boy meets world, the middle, ed edd n eddy, college basketball
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: i can't remember, i was googling something about carowinds!
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: For about 4 years
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: for at least 10 years
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Intimidator, Thunder Road
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: drop tower, and the flyers
Favorite amusement park: Carowinds
Favorite roller coaster: Intimidator, El Toro, Nitro
Favorite non-coaster ride: drop tower, flyers. Oh, do county fair rides count? Sky diver and zipper.
Anything else you want to say: I love Carowinds! :D
By bro1968
#49689
Name: Martin
Age: 44
Sex: M
Where You're From: MA.
Where You Live Now: Iredell County
Job: missionary
Music You Listen To: Contemporary Christian
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: keep informed on changes and info on scarowinds
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: all my life
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: intimidator
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: white water falls
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By ImaMonster
#49715
oh this is so late!!! haha

Name: Steph
Age: 18
Sex: F
Where You Live Now: NC
Mode of Transportation: My Car
Job (or School): High School, Actress, Model, Singer
Hobbies (outside parks): P.L.U.R and music <3
Music You Listen To: BOTDF, Falling in Reverse, BVB, Pierce the Veil, Sleeping with Sirens
Favorite Food(s): Mexican
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: SCarowinds
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: forever
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: forever
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Intimidator
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: The Spongebob thing
Favorite amusement park: Carowinds
Anything else you want to say: Peace out
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