General Carowinds discussion
By LocalYokel
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I was driving by and stopped to get a better look.

The new Carowinds skyline is going to be very cool. The lift hill for Fury is far enough northwest that I don't think it will overlap Intimidator from any of the common approach directions.
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By Tinkerdog
#65764
FamousAmos wrote:It is the basket for the men. I imagine that Big Bird will lift the last section of track.


You are correct! I was just joking around !!! They are moving quickly to get this thing secured! I am guessing they are going up to unhook the lift cable from that support and get ready for the next piece of track.
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By FamousAmos
#65766
So, not including the section they are about to install, there are 4 more straight lift sections left, so 8 total. The arched piece will be out of the camera frame unless the camera is moved a few inches up and to the right.
By goldsteh
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You couldn't pay me a million dollar to get in that "bucket" and have a crane pull me up there to disconnect a wire. What ever these men are paid, they deserve more! Crazy job. It reminds of those window washers that clean the tall buildings. I thank them for their outstanding work, not for me.
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By MarkD
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I remember watching a video, very recently but can't remember where, that stated that when a track piece is lifted it must match the corresponding tracks angle perfectly. So far I have watched 2 pieces of the lift raised and lowered then raised again.
I wonder if that is the reason, Angle not correct.
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By Axel
#65772
goldsteh wrote:You couldn't pay me a million dollar to get in that "bucket" and have a crane pull me up there to disconnect a wire.


How about being one of the three guys on the track being lifted to the top? :shock:

Edit: oh... they just jumped off... must have been rigging the angle.
Last edited by Axel on November 15th, 2014, 5:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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By DavidW
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so some of you don't like the sound of that basket... watch this
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbKYq0G9nU[/youtube]
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FamousAmos wrote: The arched piece will be out of the camera frame unless the camera is moved a few inches up and to the right.


Just checked and it just happened. Thanks to the park for reading your camera complaints/requests. Always seems to occur.

In other news, the 3rd piece of lift hill track is now UP. They also have track after the drop now up.
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