[Prongfan]

"redrunner97 wrote:
Did the topic of repainting Ripcord come up at all? All that rust is kind of an eyesore in such a nice looking area of the park."

Like was said above, Steve said it's galvanized so they're not painting it at this point, but he did say they're going to put some lighting on it.

[Prongfan]

Can someone explain the pessurized track question?

Someone asked if B&M does the pressurized rail testing on their coasters like Arrow did.
Steve said they don't, and that Arrow doesn't anymore even.
Arrow used to do that to check to see if there were any cracks in the rails or welds.

[RiDeWaRrIoR]

Had a great time at the event! Really glad they unveiled the train for us, that was unexpected. Also very very nice of six flags and Dollywood to give us free tickets! I can take my kids to Dollywood now since I have a pass! See you guys on 3-25 already took that day off work.

[Jarsh]

I figured I'd add a few photos from my trip back to my car after Winter Warm Up ended.

Since this has happened before I need to make it known up front this time. These photos are for viewing by Carowinds Connection members only. Please do not copy these images to other websites.

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[Tawny71]

Those are pretty amazing, Josh!

[Jarsh]

Thanks! Taken with my iPhone 6+, lol.

[Tawny71]

Who needs a "real" camera when you can get that quality with your phone?

[Edwardo]

Great pix Jarsh! In excited to try my 6+ out in Florida in March. Reeeeeally want to try out the slomo video.

[Bigcoasterguy]

I've got the 6+ and I've used the Slow Mo to take videos of my pitching and hitting for baseball and it is amazing. I also used it the other day to get an awesome panorama of the park with Fury.

[theamusementwire]

Awesome pics! It was also great to meet you on Saturday, you did an amazing job at the event with keeping things going in a timely manner!

[arby]

Great pics, Josh! It's sad that we have to watermark our pictures because usually people just have to ask.

[Axel]

^^ not like it matters... a grade school kid could crop the watermark area off anyways.

[Jarsh]

True, but these pics will be hard to replicate by anyone else. They were taken from an access road that no one has access to, even during the regular season. With the clouds the way they are and the angle of the shots, I'll know, and I'll go after them - especially if they end up on a certain site.

[Axel]

Your background clouds truly makes for beautiful pics!

[tylerSC]

True, but these pics will be hard to replicate by anyone else. They were taken from an access road that no one has access to, even during the regular season. With the clouds the way they are and the angle of the shots, I'll know, and I'll go after them - especially if they end up on a certain site.

Those were impressive pics from a new vantage point that definitely revealed the true magnitude and scope of this coaster.