General Carowinds discussion
#63092
On the renderings...I know I know...its just a rendering, you can see the fence where it goes under the bridge is slightly different than the regular fencing...
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By Axel
#63093
continuing the trend, CF has started planning the next Carowinds coaster... :)

......................hgt.......mph.....ang......lgth
Intimidator.......232.......75.......74.......5316
Fury325..........325.......95.......81.......6602
NextBigThing...455......120......89.......8199
By Tawny71
#63095
Jonathan wrote:Man, all you folks always seem to assume the worst about people haha. First people are going to be running around murdering each other if they remove the metal detectors and now they're going to be hurling themselves onto the track of Fury.

I wish I had a better picture, but here's the bridge over Griffon at Busch Gardens:

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That looks really nice!

And I'm not thinking the worst of people...I just figure Jarvis didn't get a chance to hump the track properly at the announcement, so I figured he'd jump on it for a second try. ;)

But seriously, I do worry about people trying to do something stupid. People don't have a lot of common sense these days, ya know?
#63098
Axel wrote:continuing the trend, CF has started planning the next Carowinds coaster... :)

......................hgt.......mph.....ang......lgth
Intimidator.......232.......75.......74.......5316
Fury325..........325.......95.......81.......6602
NextBigThing...455......120......89.......8199


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#63118
Wormy wrote:DavidW deserves the credit for the weekly time-lapse updates - (yes, that ten year old webcam sucks, but it's what we have ... for now), but I’m around for backup, and to pop in every now and then with something else of interest. Don’t see this everyday!

Charlotte Douglas International Airport night traffic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou79iOeO0UY

Wow that's something else!
By Sokeman
#63142
...of course [Leviathan] was just too short for a giga coaster.


Leviathan is still longer than i305 by 386 ft... i305 also comes up short by 1502 ft in comparison to f325. Now THAT is a really short giga! :lol:

I think the length is really the thing that is shocking about it.


I know right? I always assumed it'd been a safe bet that B&M would always ensure their creations would remain near or at a mile in length. And then here comes f325 with a mile and a quarter of track. What imaginary boundary will B&M shatter next... a launched coaster? Oh... wait. Never mind! :P

Another thing I just thought of, this will only be [757 ft] shorter than the Beast.


I think it'd be more appropriate to compare f325 to the defunct Son of Beast rather than the Beast because the latter has two lifts instead of just one you understand... besides being made of wood. Not a fan of using multiple lifts/launches just to eek out some contrived record of some sort (e.g. The Smiler, The Ultimate, etc.).

...all you folks always seem to assume the worst about people...


Remember why Dueling Dragons no longer duel? Yeah... :thumbdown:

...when FURY 325 opens Carowinds will hold the record for the park with most CUSTOM B&M coasters in the world.


B&M appreciation day? :idea:

My apologies to Jay but... I just gotta... forgive me!!

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Honeycomb's big... yeah yeah yeah!!
It's not small... no no no!!
#63169
Axel wrote:continuing the trend, CF has started planning the next Carowinds coaster... :)

......................hgt.......mph.....ang......lgth
Intimidator.......232.......75.......74.......5316
Fury325..........325.......95.......81.......6602
NextBigThing...455......120......89.......8199

I wish :lol:
#63173
Carolinacoasterguy wrote:
Axel wrote:continuing the trend, CF has started planning the next Carowinds coaster... :)

......................hgt.......mph.....ang......lgth
Intimidator.......232.......75.......74.......5316
Fury325..........325.......95.......81.......6602
NextBigThing...455......120......89.......8199

I wish :lol:


I thought that it was about time to make a "Carowinds Wishlist 2020" Thread! :D
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By Merthecat
#63176
It seems to me that if they had moved the transfer tracks over to the brake side, they could have more room for the lift hill, and it could probably hit 350'.

Just dreamin'
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By FamousAmos
#63177
I didn't know where to post this, but here it goes... I saw this today at the store. It has nothing to do with Fury, but I couldn't help myself...
The exact same colors... I just noticed it on the shelf.
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