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Carowinds KIC Meetup 3/28/17 PTR


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On 3/25/17 electricsun and I met up with malem, chugh43 and pianoman at Carowinds for their opening day for 2017. Got to the gates at 8:45 AM to see them a few cars ahead of us. We got out and chatted with them until they opened the gates right around 9:00 AM. We then got parked and up to the gates about 9:20 AM. As we waited for the turnstiles to open electricsun and I got a picture. 

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After the 10 AM rope drop we headed to Fury for the first ride of the day. Oh my goodness guys. This ride is amazing. This was what I was expecting out of Mille the first time I rode it. I love Millie, but this really takes the cake! An the themeing and sign are awesome!

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All of us together!

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We rode Vortex, their B&M stand up. Much better than Mantis (at least on your knees.)

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We then hit up Ricochet their Wild mouse. I like their wild mouse better than KD's. Here is our Funpix thanks to Chugh43.

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We then went to Nighthawk where we waited about 35 minutes to ride. A lot like Firehawk, but not totally. The layout was a little different at the end. 

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It takes a great picture!

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After that it was off to Intimidator. I think i I rank DB over it by a slight margin.

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We then went to Harmony Hall for Lunch. We so need an additional building for KI that servers the same food. I had a fresh beef brisket sandwich with BBQ sauce and Mac N cheese on the meal plan. It was very good and cut right in front of me. Excellent meal.

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We then meet up Laresa Thompson, the PR manager of Carowinds. Very nice lady, and we chatted for several minutes. The Mods got a picture with her as well. 

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She and I standing in County Fair.

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Here is the group being silly at a Funpix location

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Up next was Carowinds looping Arrow, Carolina Cyclone. A fun little Arrow.

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electricsun in a county fair sign.

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Then we did their tiny Drop Tower. Same color scheme as ours, but 1/3 of the height. Still a fun Drop Tower. We then hit up Goldrusher, Zephy, BBOBH, and then Afterburn! I put it right after Banshee! There was literally no head banging for me on this ride.

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We then hit up Plans Vs. Zombies, which is cool but not my type of ride. 

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Right next to them was Yo-Yo a swing ride which was fun. Next up was Flying Eagles, I mean the Gliders. A fun set, but they ride nothing like KI's. I was not successful at even getting much air. I needed a few more rides on them to learn the differences. 

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Then we did the Peanuts Pirates, which is a must do!! Hurler, WindSeeker, and then is was getting dark so back to Fury! The lighting is awesome! 

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The guys getting ready for a night ride!

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It is hard to not take pictures of Fury. 

Here we are on our way our after a full day of Carowinds. We had a great time, and thanks to the other guys for making it a fun day as well. I will be back! 

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The train is so fast it was a blur!

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I hope you enjoyed the PTR, If you can get to Carowinds do it. You will love it!

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This was my first ever KIC meet up at an amusement park and I must say I had a blast! It's great going to parks with other people who love them just as much as you do. I upgraded to a platinum pass for this year and I look forward to spending a great season with everyone.

 

 

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Thanks for sharing Brad!

I've been to Carowinds twice, once in 2014 and in 2015 just to ride Fury 325.

I only have one ride to my credit on Fury 325, and that is a night ride. The LED strip on the lift hill is one of the coolest lighting techniques on any coaster I've ever ridden.

When I went down in 2015, I came back to get a ride on Fury 325 since I was unsuccessful during the day. Opening weekend, a Saturday, and nice weather equals a 4 hour line. Came back and walked right on! No joke, you could see the light on the lift hill 5+ miles from the park traveling down Interstate 77. Fury 325 is easily in my top 10.

I'm wanting to get down there again this year, schedule permitting of course.

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1 hour ago, jcgoble3 said:

Great pictures! Seems like @malem isn't really into the silly pictures; the look on his face in some of these is funny in and of itself! :lol:

It took a few tries to get him to duck down to look at the camera - I think he was purposely trying to hide behind the flag. :) 

Edited to add that malem was a great sport as we played with snapchat filters in one queue. (All of which I deleted and didn't save or share.)

This was on Peanuts Pirates; a huge thanks to @chugh43 for getting us to ride this. It was quite the unexpected surprise (in a good way!).

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25 minutes ago, electricsun said:

It took a few tries to get him to duck down to look at the camera - I think he was purposely trying to hide behind the flag. :) 

Edited to add that malem was a great sport as we played with snapchat filters in one queue. (All of which I deleted and didn't save or share.)

This was on Peanuts Pirates; a huge thanks to @chugh43 for getting us to ride this. It was quite the unexpected surprise (in a good way!).

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Best Flat Ride!!!! :D 

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30 minutes ago, Vortex lover said:

I love how @malem was just sitting casually on Fury with his legs crossed!

Force of habit.

I'm tall enough that I need to cross my legs to be comfortable on some rides with limited leg room. Sometimes, I do it where it's completely unnecessary.

 

2 hours ago, jcgoble3 said:

Great pictures! Seems like @malem isn't really into the silly pictures; the look on his face in some of these is funny in and of itself! :lol:

Silly faces just aren't my thing. :)

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This makes me really want to go to Carowinds. My sister actually has a friend who lives only a few miles from the park. Unfortunately, she's not planning to go visit her friend in the near future, so I will have to wait a while. I really, really want to ride Fury 325 and Carolina Cyclone!

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