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Trip Report: Summer Trip to Carowinds for some Fury

8/25/2018

 
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Last week, friend of the site Justin made his way out to Carowinds to have some fun in the park. 

​Here are some amazing pics from this awesome park, we hope you enjoy!! 

Written by Justin Adams
Good Morning Carowinds!! 
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We're ready to get Fury'd
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Don't mind if we take a look
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We totally loved Intimidator as well, not sure why it gets a bad rap
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Wheeeeee!!! 
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Love the tower and being able to view the entire park, and a couple of states. 
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Obligatory Construction shot!!! Can't wait to see what Carowinds is cooking up for 2019!!! 
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Hey sexy ... 
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Related Updates: 
  • RailBlazer Media Day at California's Great America
  • Ghost Town Alive 2018 at Knott's Berry Farm
  • Backyard Bands and BBQ and RailBlazer Update from California's Great America 
  • Knott's Boysenberry Festival Opening Weekend Report 
  • Trip Report: Canada's Wonderland - A Beautiful Park with two Top 20 Coasters​


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Cedar Fair Announces all New Attractions for 2018 Season

8/16/2017

 

Cedar Fair Parks announce all New Attractions for 2018 Season
Be sure to check back here all day for the running tally of all Cedar Fair parks announcements. We already have our first announcement from Canada's Wonderland. 

We think it's pretty safe to say that the big "announcement events" at Kings Dominion, Cedar Point. California's Great America and Knott's Berry Farm will be for larger attractions. While announcements of smaller capital improvements will come out as press releases, as Canada's Wonderland did. This is a pretty good strategy we think. 

6:00am Pacific - Canada's Wonderland Announces two new flat rides  and Splash Works expansion for 2018 season
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Lumberjack is a thrill ride that will take guests soaring to heights of 75 feet (21m) on two swinging axe pendulums, propelling them into a looping 360 degree experience.  

Flying Canoes is an interactive family ride that will allow riders to control their journey of flight in two-person canoes that rotate speedily around a circuit.
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Splash Island’s children’s pool in Splash Works will be expanded to double its size and feature all-new interactive spray features.

6:45am Pacific - World's of Fun Announces Nordic Chaser 
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On Nordic Chaser, guests of all ages will board mini ships that rotate speedily around a circuit. The ride captures the imagination as guests experience the sensation of rising and falling along ocean waves. The ride will be placed in the park’s Scandinavia themed area.
“The new Nordic Chaser ride will allow parents and children the opportunity to make lasting memories together,” said Tony Carovillano, general manager, Worlds of Fun. “We strive to provide new and exciting changes at Worlds of Fun every year, and look forward to having more families experience every aspect we have to offer at the park.”

7:00am Pacific - Carowinds Announces Camp Snoopy Expansion
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The Camp Snoopy playtime spot will feature five new rides:

  • Camp Bus: Buckle up on the wacky camp bus and take a ride that will lift guests into the air and back down to the ground in smooth extensions.
  • PEANUTS™ Trailblazers: Get behind the wheel of a Jeep-themed vehicle and burn rubber on a small, round speedway.
  • Kite Eating Tree: Ride along in a kite vehicle that travels up and down a tree.
  • Pig Pen’s Mud Buggies: Take a trip in a “mud buggy,” where guests will rotate around the popular Pig Pen character while bouncing on a bumpy ride.
  • Woodstock Whirlybirds: Spin around in an oversized birds nest on this classic ride.

7:00am Pacific - Valleyfair Announces Delirious 
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Valleyfair will introduce Delirious, a 70-foot looping thrill ride for its 2018 season.

Delirious will coil riders upside-down on a seven story, 360-degree freestanding structure with a high capacity, high speed train.

8:00am Pacific - Kings Dominion Announces Twisted Timbers for 2018
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​Twisted Timbers sits at the edge of Candy Apple Grove and gives riders a one-of-a-kind experience. Plummet down a 109-foot-tall barrel roll drop that sends you twisting across 3,351 feet of track with two more inversions and 20 airtime hills at speeds of 54 miles per hour. Hold on tight, because this is a ride with a twist… this is Twisted Timbers.

9:30am Pacific - Cedar Point Announces Steel Vengeance for 2018 Season
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​This Wild West thrill comes action-packed with a height of 205 feet above the prairie, a 90-degree initial drop down to the earth, almost 30 seconds of airtime (the most on any roller coaster on Earth), 4 head-over-boots inversions, ricocheting movements left-to-right, up-to-down and side to side…it’s a roller coaster only Cedar Point could build – and you have the chance to saddle up and take the ride of your life beginning in 2018!

11:00am Pacific - California's Great America announces Railblazer for 2018
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RailBlazer will lift riders to a height of 106 feet before plunging them face down at a 90-degree angle. Throughout the 1,800 feet of track, riders will travel 52 miles per hour, experience an abundance of airtime and steeply banked turns, undertake three inversions and twist through a zero gravity roll.

8:00pm Pacific - Knott's Berry Farm Announces Hang Time for 2018 Season
​HangTime will send riders up a vertical lift hill into a raised 96-degree drop - the steepest drop in California. The coaster’s train will come to a halt once the highest peak is reached, and will leave riders suspended at the crest for several seconds at a 60-degree angle, giving the illusion of a disappearing track. Then the train will suddenly descend in a beyond-vertical drop, through 2,198 feet of steel track and five gravity-defying inversions. HangTime will be only the second rollercoaster in the Western Hemisphere to feature a negative-g stall loop, which gives riders the sensation of floating.

​Related Updates: 
  • California's Great America 2018 Rumor Roundup and Construction Update
  • Trip Report: Canada's Wonderland - A Beautiful Park with two Top 20 Coasters
  • Ghost Town Alive Makes a Triumphant Return to Knott's Berry Farm
  • Red, White and Brews at California's Great America 
  • Knott's Soak City Opening Day and quick Berry Farm Update ​​


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Carowinds County Fair Construction Update 

11/17/2016

 
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​Charlotte, N.C. (Nov. 17, 2016) – Construction on the new County Fair section of Carowinds is moving forward ahead of schedule. As of mid-November, Southern Sidewinder waterslide has been demolished along with a game stand in the area on the north side of the park to make way for the expansion. Demolition is expected to wrap up this week. Foundation grading will begin next week for the four new family rides that will call County Fair home— Electro-Spin, Zephyr, Rock N’ Roller and Do-Si-Do. 
 
In addition, the well-known thrill ride Carolina Cobra is getting a new name and color scheme. It will be called the Flying Cobras and will pay tribute to the classic air shows one would see at a Carolina County Fair. Flying Cobras will be blue and white with a stunt plane theme on each train.
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Thanks to Carowinds for sending us these great pictures. We hope you enjoyed this look at their 2017 attractions. 

Related Updates: 
  • Grinchmas begins at Universal Studios Hollywood on December 3 
  • Holidays come to Legoland CA on November 25
  • SeaWorld Orlando's Christmas Celebration begins on November 25
  • Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Tampa begins on November 25
  • Knott's Merry Farm Returns on November 19


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