FamousAmos wrote:From what I can tell by comparing the layout plans on the pdf files and that which we see in the animation, I think that the architecture will be of a more contemporary design like what Cedar Point got. Which is a little heartbreaking in a way. I am hoping that the architecture will take us back to the old Carolina times like the Plantation House did.
This is something I wanted to comment on, especially since I've seen it mentioned several times that what was shown in the animation was just a 'concept'.
When Cedar Point announced Gatekeeper, at first, they did not announce a whole new front gate, but showed the old gate with the new towers for Gatekeeper to go thru (the keyholes, if you will, but I'd rather not since I always hear Alvey screaming 'Keyholing'). But a couple months after the announcement, and just before work started, they released a press release that they were, indeed, completely renovating their new front gate to what it ended up being.
Carowinds announced the new front gate from the get go, and showed us what it would be like in the animation. That wasn't just a conceptual placeholder. As things are shaping up, you're going to see that front gate at Carowinds that was shown in the animation. It's not just a concept.
And the new gate worked very well at Cedar Point, which was no surprise to me when they announced that the new front gate for Carowinds would be so similar.
Not trying to be shady, but I think it's time to realize that the front gate is going to be very close to what was in the animation.
