[Hiveminded]

Here are some of my photos I took from WWU this year, first time going to an off season event and it was much more than what I expected! The food was out of this world, and plenty of free stuff to go around.

I divided the pictures in two albums, one of low resolution. and one of high quality, Here is a little preview:











And the High res:

Edit: Snipped' the large pictures because lag.

Along with two panorama's, one of the entrance and one of the whole construction site: (Warning, they are huge!)

Entrance: http://i.imgur.com/yZoT5cN.jpg

Construction (Fury): http://i.imgur.com/ZFSSQLq.jpg

And I also got some videos:

60fps panorama (Look, I hate vertical videos just like everyone else, but thats how you have to take a panorama.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Q-3vnJRmg

And the unveiling of the car: http://youtu.be/MWahtZYuefA

Winter warm up photos: http://imgur.com/a/xO6Qr (84)
Winter warm up photos HD: http://imgur.com/a/uPDff (24)

I can upload photos in HD from the low res album in HD by request.

Sorry I was late getting this up, I've been crazy busy this week. Thanks for the awesome time guys!

[FamousAmos]

Hey guys, finally here's part 1 of the Winter Warm Up. It's supposedly HD video and it literally took all day to upload. I'll get part 2 up by sometime tomorrow, and part 3 up soon. I hope you enjoy...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQr45lMguVY

[tylerSC]

Did anyone hear at the Winter Warm Up if the Sky Tower will be open this year? Did they ever make the repair?

[Jonathan]

Skytower will be open.

[redrunner97]

Skytower will be open.

and thanks to FamousAmos' video (the super long one -that's not a jab, I really watched/enjoyed the entire thing!) I noted that Mike says they also replaced some of the glass and had a few other touch-ups done to the SkyTower.

The big emphasis on food, to me, seems like they are taking a cue from Dollywood and trying to make the food a highlight of the park experience. Introducing gourmet southern/Carolina food might be their way of trying to edge into the Golden Ticket Awards over the next couple years, perhaps?? If any of that tasted half as good as it looked (combined with the Harmony Hall food from 2014 and the new HH improvements mentioned for 2015) then they might actually have a chance when people start to really notice how food is becoming a staple at Carowinds.

[arby]

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

Yeah, but with it there it makes it much easier to file a DMCA take down. Also cropping out the picture doesn't remove all the information stored in a picture

[FamousAmos]

Hey guys, here's part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jXVWAA ... e=youtu.be
It includes the entire Carowinds presentation, Q&A with Mike, the train reveal, Q&A with Steve about the trains, lunch, and the giveaways.
I'll get part 3 uploaded by tomorrow. Part 2 literally took 17 hours to upload due to it being HD. So part 3 may take about 20 hours. Part three is, basically, the entire construction tour.

[RollerBee]

I thought it was hilarious when Mike put the Fury hat on in part 1!

[FamousAmos]

Hey guys, Brian just finished his report on the Winter warmup:
http://theamusementwire.com/ace-southea ... carowinds/
It's an interesting read. Lots of great pictures and information for those of you who did not get to attend. Not to mention the numerous videos that have recently popped up. I am really excited for Taste of the Carolinas.

[IsaacMcCalla]

I've been skipping over this thread and now I'm regreting not going. Well at least I got to view some of these amazing videos and photos

[Jarsh]

Everyone can talk about the SFOG Winter Warm Up surprise "ediR ehT :namtaB" now that's it's officially announced.

[jsz1002]

Everyone can talk about the SFOG Winter Warm Up surprise "ediR ehT :namtaB" now that's it's officially announced.

It would be fun to try once.

[Edwardo]

Did they say how long it will be running backwards? I'm planning on going July 4th weekend, but if its not lasting that long, I can always go another weekend.

[Jarsh]

They never specified an end date since they want to see how popular it will be. But they are certain it will be there for the first part of the year.

[cwgator]

Everyone can talk about the SFOG Winter Warm Up surprise "ediR ehT :namtaB" now that's it's officially announced.

I already knew about it without attending...lol