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By carolinaman
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Name: Butch Bennett
Age: 44
Sex: M
Where You're From: Sarasota, Fl
Where You Live Now: Saluda SC
Mode of Transportation: Truck
Job (or School): Fuji Film Inc
Hobbies (outside parks): Fishing, Hunting, Grilling, outdoors stuff
Sports Teams You Cheer For: Gamecocks
Video Game Systems Owned: PS3
Favorite Game(s): CoD
Music You Listen To: Country, Rock, Christian
Favorite Movie(s): Tombstone
Favorite Food(s): Just about anything on a grill
Favorite TV Show(s): Diners Drive-ins and Dives
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: Found it on an internet search
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: All my life
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: 6 Years
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Fury 325
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Scrambler
Favorite amusement park: Carowinds
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It has been a while so I decided to give you guys an update

Name: Jalen
Age: 16
Sex: M
Where You're From: Orlando, Fl
Where You Live Now: Conover, Nc
Mode of Transportation: 2002 Volvo s60
Job (or School): Discovery High ( Small magnet school)
Hobbies (outside parks): NoLimits, RCT3, any computer game, running
Sports Teams You Cheer For: Panthers, Hornets
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: North Carolina State University, East Carolina University (engineering)
Video Game Systems Owned: Xbox 360 (don't play much)
Favorite Game(s): No Limits 2
Music You Listen To: R&B, Hip-Hop, The occasional oldies (Jackson5)
Favorite Movie(s): Jobs
Favorite Book(s): To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Food(s): Parmesan crusted chicken from Longhorn
Favorite TV Show(s): The Amazing Race
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: I had always been a guest and then decided to become a member.
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: Since 2005
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: since I was 2, when I moved to N.C
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Fury 325
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Southern Star
Favorite amusement park: Cedar Point
Favorite roller coaster: Lightning Rod
Favorite non-coaster ride: Drop towers
Anything else you want to say: Thanks for having me!
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By Maverick44
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Name: Chris
Age: 32
Sex: Male
Where You're From: Columbus, Ohio
Where You Live Now: Columbus, Ohio
Mode of Transportation: Car
Job (or School): Customer Service / Medical insurance
Hobbies (outside parks): Music, Nature, Sports
Sports Teams You Cheer For: Columbus Blue jackets, Cleveland Indians, Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Cavs.
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: n/a
Video Game Systems Owned: Xbox 1, Xbox 360, Snes.
Favorite Game(s): Halo, Call of Duty, NHL, Nba 2k.
Music You Listen To: Metal, Rock, dubstep.
Favorite Movie(s): The Ring, Batman Movies, Disaster Movies.
Favorite Book(s): n/a
Favorite Food(s): Pizza , Panda Express
Favorite TV Show(s): Dexter, The Walking Dead , Game of Thrones.
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: About to visit the park for first time. I am also on the King's Island and Cedar Point pages.
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: Since date of birth.
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: Since 2016
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Fury 325
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Drop Tower
Favorite amusement park: Cedar Point
Favorite roller coaster: Maverick
Favorite non-coaster ride: Skyhawk
Anything else you want to say: Ride on!
By pinwheelguy
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Name: David
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Where You're From: Chicago, IL
Where You Live Now: Manhattan, KS
Mode of Transportation: Car
Job (or School): Kansas State University
Hobbies (outside parks): Music, Nature, Sports, video games, drones
Sports Teams You Cheer For: Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings, Bristol City FC, Georgia Bulldogs, Kansas State Wildcats
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: Kansas State University
Video Game Systems Owned: PS2, GameCube, Wii, Xbox 360, PS4, PC
Favorite Game(s): DOOM, Rocket League, RCT2
Music You Listen To: Punk Rock, Southern Rock, and a whole bunch of other different stuff
Favorite Movie(s): The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Favorite Book(s): n/a
Favorite Food(s): Beef Brisket with Carolina BBQ sauce
Favorite TV Show(s): The Inbetweeners, Drake and Josh, Shameless, Psych, Stargate SG-1
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: The 2019 construction updates
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: Since 2008
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: Since 2017
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Fury 325
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Drop Tower
Favorite amusement park: Dollywood
Favorite roller coaster: Fury 325
Favorite non-coaster ride: Dare Devil Falls
Anything else you want to say: Ride on!
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By mdsmith98
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Name: Matthew
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Where You're From: Buffalo, NY
Where You Live Now: Lake Wylie, SC
Mode of Transportation: 2012 Ford Focus
Job (or School): Retail. Currently attending York Tech
Hobbies (outside parks): Video Games, Computer Programming (web based, studying this further in college)
Sports Teams You Cheer For: Buffalo Bills
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: York Technical College, then transfer to University
Video Game Systems Owned: PS2, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii
Favorite Game(s): Madden, RCT3, Planet Coaster
Music You Listen To: Rock, Rap, Hip Hop, Modern, Country, really anything. I’m not too picky
Favorite Movie(s): I don’t have a favorite movie
Favorite Book(s): I don’t have a favorite book
Favorite Food(s): Chicken, Burgers, Pizza (pretty basic)
Favorite TV Show(s): Drake and Josh, Game Shows (I don’t watch TV too often)
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: I am a long time lurker, been lurking since 2014ish, finally getting around to posting, especially with this being an exciting time with the new upcoming coaster
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: Since 2004
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: Since 2001
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Fury 325
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Windseeker or Do-Si-Do
Favorite amusement park: I don’t really have a favorite right now. Too hard to choose
Favorite roller coaster: Fury 325
Favorite non-coaster ride: Windseekers/Tower Swings
Anything else you want to say: If you want to get to know me or have any questions, feel free to shoot me a PM!
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By Techedchart1551
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Name: Thomas A.
Age: 13
Sex: Male
Where You're From: Greenville, SC
Where You Live Now: Greenville, SC
Mode of Transportation: Car
Job (or School): PJFMS
Hobbies (outside parks): Music and Art
Sports Teams You Cheer For: Clemson, New York Giants, Seattle Seahawks
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: Clemson/MIT/Notre Dame
Video Game Systems Owned: Xbox One S
Favorite Game(s): Overwatch, Sea of Theives, Fortnite (not really)
Music You Listen To: Gorillaz, Jack Stauber
Favorite Movie(s): Austin Powers trilogy
Favorite Book(s): N/A
Favorite Food(s): Bagels with cream cheese and alfredo pizza, my dudes
Favorite TV Show(s): the office, aggretsuko, and disenchantment
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: to meet other enthusiasts in the area
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: since i was about 7
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: 3 years
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Fury 325 (duh)
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Windseeker
Favorite amusement park: Carowinds/Dollywood/Kings Dominion
Favorite roller coaster: Intimidator 305
Favorite non-coaster ride: N/A
Anything else you want to say: I hope to meet some new friends here!
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By yawetag
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Didn't see this thread until now, so I'll give my details:

Name: Andrew
Age: 39
Sex: Male
Where You're From: St. Louis, MO from 2002; lived in Forest City, NC as a child, before moving to St. Louis, MO.
Where You Live Now: Fort Mill, SC
Mode of Transportation: 2009 Hyundai Sonata
Job (or School): Data Analyst; also baseball umpire for high school and above
Hobbies (outside parks): board games, reading, playing classical guitar
Sports Teams You Cheer For: St. Louis Cardinals; St. Louis Blues
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: Attended University of Missouri - St. Louis
Video Game Systems Owned: PS4
Favorite Game(s): Kingdom Hearts series
Music You Listen To: Literally anything; favorite bands are Blessid Union of Souls, Barenaked Ladies, and Burlap to Cashmere
Favorite Movie(s): Dumb and Dumber; National Lampoons Vacation (and Christmas Vacation)
Favorite Book(s): Too many to list
Favorite Food(s): Anything Italian
Favorite TV Show(s): None; haven't watched TV in a long time.
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: Finding Carowinds fans.
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: Around 1991 or so, my first time going to Carowinds.
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: 1991, I think. My memory holds that Vortex was new the next year.
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Fury 325
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: What are those? :)
Favorite amusement park: Cedar Point
Favorite roller coaster: The Beast
Favorite non-coaster ride: What are those? :)
Anything else you want to say: Wife and I have a shared love of rollercoasters. Our motto is "Open to close, front seat only" and we've followed that mantra at a dozen or so parks together. Trying to get our kids interested now; our 12-year-old son rode Hurler last year as his first "big" coaster and loved it, so wants to ride Copperhead Strike this year. Our 9-year-old daughter is not as brave yet, but loves to ride Wilderness Run and wants to try the no-longer-named-Scooby-Doo coaster this year.
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By aoriole19
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Techedchart1551 wrote:College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: Clemson/MIT/Notre Dame


Ayy I went to MIT so if you ever have any questions about it let me know!
By shizzzon
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Name: Sean
Age: 37
Sex: Male
Where You're From: Louisville, KY
Where You Live Now: Louisville, KY
Mode of Transportation: 2008 Scion xB
Job (or School): Global importer/exporter of electronics, Proprietary electronic repair and modification, R&D, advertising
Hobbies (outside parks): Computer repair and modification, in house smart modding, trail walking, traveling
Sports Teams You Cheer For: Nobody
College Attended/Attending/Hope to Attend: U of L
Video Game Systems Owned: NES, SNES, gameboy, PS1, PS2, N64, PS3, Wii (131 more emulated)
Favorite Game(s): Battlefield, Raving Rabbids, Breath of Fire, Zelda, Tomb Raider, Need for Speed
Music You Listen To: Anything as in my line of business, music is also modified to match the output system so have hands in many genres.
Favorite Movie(s): too msny
Favorite Book(s): too many
Favorite Food(s): Anything at the Sugar Factory
Favorite TV Show(s): Big bang theory, nova, cosmos, startalk
What brought you to Carowinds Connection: Cedar Fair connection
How long you have been interested in amusement parks: Since I first went to one, Kings island first time in 1991.
How long you have been visiting Carowinds: 2019
Favorite roller coaster at Carowinds: Copperhead Strike
Favorite non-coaster attraction at Carowinds: Do not have one.
Favorite amusement park: Cedar Point
Favorite roller coaster: Maverick, i305, Lightning Rod, Steel Vengeance
Favorite non-coaster ride: Sledgehammer at Canadas Wonderland
Anything else you want to say:
My fiance and I love intense rides. We travel 1-2 per month to ride wherever.
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