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I doubt people think when they get on the ride "Hey, these aren't the right cars!" If you could save some money, and add something in with the same effect for a cheaper price, wouldn't you? Did you also notice that the lasers in the commercial actually shoot out a red beam?

I've never really even seen the park when it was that dirty, so I gave it a neutral vote pretty much. Last time I was there, the park was very clean however.

By the way I just realized the title of this topic. The ride didn't break! That would suck if it did.

I don't recall I have ever seen it close more than twice, but those days were jam packed days. The gate is usually always unlocked so you don't have to walk all the way back to the end.

Sorry I had to, no one knows if the rides will be open until they test them.

The ride probably didn't "allign" itself to the correct loading position. It happened to me on Media Day. No big deal. From what I hear on the video shoot the brakes didn't stop the pendulum so it kept swinging for a bit. Just some kinks with a new ride...

Let me pull out my time travel device.........oh yes Backwards Racer is, and Tomb Raider is, but breaks down alot!

The one time I've gone this year so far, they were racing, but then again it was only once. I'd say theres a bigger chance of them racing on weekdays when crowds are down. On weekends there is too big of a capacity issue with the racing.

Yes you are right, however though if you don't want it at that height, but higher, just move your mouse up and it will move higher as long as you are still pressing shift.

My school never got a list of open rides. Actually when PKI sends out their "learning kits" or whatever they're called to the schools, a list of all rides that should be operating on there. Plus there is a list on the website stating specifically "Rides in Hanna Barbera Land or Nick Central will not be open on these days" or something close to that effect.

Sure, SOB has three trains, but when was the last time they used all three at the same time?

Here's what Carowinds site says about it... of course it wouldn't be in the same location or anything. Tomb Raider Stunt Show July 1-11, 2003 at Paramount's Carowinds Paladium Amphitheatre! Come watch this spectacular show featuring live action stunts and special effects with Lara Croft. And don't miss Paramount Pictures' summer blockbuster Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life in theaters starting July 25 (visit TombRaiderMovie.com for more information). Note to Parents: The Tomb Raider Stunt Show features live action stunts and dramatic Hollywood special effects including smoke, hand-to-hand combat, gunfire and loud explosions. As a result, it may be frightening for young children.

A week or two old? I saw that at least a month ago. Probably even longer.

Yeah that was a repeat though. The new shows are on tonight starting at 6 on the Discovery Channel.

Funny when you posted the original message, there was a link from the index page to that thread.

That's funny how I said MY ADVICE. Good thing I kept to my opinion and not say that it was your advice. Who knows what you would have done then.

My advice is stay away...

I guess you could try to read the other thread?

Face/Off: 1 Drop Zone: 1 Son of Beast: 1 (Maybe Never Again) Top Gun: 2 Delirium: 8 Scooby Doo & The Haunted Castle: 1 Beast: 4 Vortex: 5 Sponge Bob 3D: 1 Racers (both sides): 1 Flight of Fear: 1 Adventure Express: 0 Shake Rattle & Roll: 1

I'd take Face/Off. Not because I liked the ride, because I don't like it all that much. All I hear at school is how awesome the ride is and that it's the best ride in the park. It'd be a big big money maker in my backyard, and it being compact is a plus!

Since you have that time travel thing, go a couple years ahead for usand report the outlook.

Longest I've waited was about half hour with a full line. All other 5 times have been walk-ons. Those 5 include Media Day. Or as someone part of Team Delirium may call it, a run-on.

Well to put it quite frankly MATH AND SCIENCE DAYS SUCK! I went last year, for some odd reason the days always seem to be rainy, because the year before it rained too. The park's parking lot is filled with school buses if that gives you an idea on crowds. The wait for Top Gun last year was about 1.5 to 2 hours. Also Tomb Raider was shut down all day because of the Travel Channel doing the shoot on that day. People said if it wasn't raining that day also that Drop Zone and SOB would be shut down because they were filming those. SOB and Drop Zone have already been aired, but not the Tomb Raider. I'd avoid.

Yesterday the ride crapped out right after the geysers got my friend in the face. It was pretty funny.

Got to the park at around 8:45. My friend still had to buy his season pass so we did that and hopped in line at the metal detectors. Waited five minutes and got through in a breeze. No slow down at all. Then came the wait for the park to open its gates. The park opened at 9:04 today! darn them! After we got in and passed by all the annoying "Please Stop For A Quick Photo" people we went into Paramounts Theatre to get our passes processed. After that which took less than 3 minutes we headed to out early ride times in Action Zone. Our first two rides of the day took place on Delirium. Both of course walk ons. Then we headed to Face/Off for a quick ride and got yelled at by an small fat Arab woman because she couldn't ride twice in a row because we were waiting in line. So we had a quick ride on Face/Off (by the way my first coaster of the 2003 season.) After that we headed to Son of Beast. Not my best ride, but not my worst. BTW BACK TO TWO TRAIN OPERATION WITH NO RESTRAINT MODIFICATIONS WHATSOEVER. So lets put that aside until it does in fact happen. After SOB we headed to Top Gun for a quick circuit on the train they glued the pieces back together on. The new train looks nice except the last 3 that the paint is fading on since they're part of the old train. Also there was a weird noise throughout the ride. After Top Gun we hit Drop Zone and that marked the opening of the park at 10:00. Next on the agenda was Coney Mall. The new sign for Racer looks great. We got on the first ride on the backwards side since it had a delayed opening. Next was a walk on to Flight of Fear and that was a fun ride. Seems alot darker and faster. Vortex was the usual. No head banging for me, but I seem to have grown and I was cramped and the hard seats suck! I think I'll bring a pad next time! Let me says Sponge Bob 3D is cute. It's a fun little ride with alot of motion. Next of course was none other than Rivertown! Our first stop was at Tomb Raider. Oh man were we lucky we decided to go! We got in the last ride at that time because as we were almost to the end the ride just crapped out (sounds like opening day) and we swung for about five minutes and were stuck in an awkward position for the next 25. Then we had people cussing saying they wanted off, and then some kids decided to get a chorus going of Bingo Was His Nameo! After a quick and loud Shut Up from many guests the kids did. A wasted 30 Minutes in my opinion! Next we hit The Beast. Three train operation with little wait. But of course our bad luck in Rivertown continued. We're next to go and they decided "we'll send this train though empty." "Oh thats fine" as it seemed they were very slow and wanted to balance the ride out. Then we were told they were closing down for a while due to a "Mechanical Problem." We decided to wait it out as they send the next trains through empty. After about 20 minutes of waiting (we had nothing better to do) the mechanic shows up and fixes the problem. What was the problem you ask? None other than an unplugged microphone to the intercom system! Wow! After a great ride we hopped right back on as they let us since we waited and took another spin. We then went to check out Scooby Doo, but let me tell you the line was huge! We didn't get a chance to ride because the line always stretched past the exit, of course when it didn't and we hopped in line it was brokedown and they predicted a 30 minute wait until the line moved again. Oh well below is a review of the rides and other things we did today with ratings. Delirium - 3 Rides - Walk-On, Walk-On, & 5 Minute Waits - 9/10 This ride still amazes me! The G's are amazing and is just an all out fun ride in my opinion. A little short, but I can live with it. Face/Off - 1 Ride - Walk-On - 8/10 My first coaster of the season. Very fun ride mainly because there was no wait as it was during Action Zone early ride time. Son of Beast - 1 Ride - Walk-On - 6/10 Still too rough for my long legs. Even tighter fit than last year, but of course I'm still growing. I was excited at first to see a two train operation since I heard about one train ops since the beginning of the year. The first thought that popped into my mind was new restraints! However there were no new/modified restraints. Top Gun - 2 Rides - Walk-On, 10 Minutes - 7/10 Fun little ride. Liked the look of the rebuilt train because it was all shiny and clean! However the ride is short, but doesn't seem to pack much punch to me. Still fun, but in my opinion shouldn't be rated a 4 on the thrill list! Drop Zone - 1 Rides - Walk-On - 7/10 The trip up was fun, but did seem a little slower. The drop wasn't a big rush to me as it always has been in the past. That is why it is only a 7 in my book today. Was still very fun. Backwards Racers - 1 Rides - 5 Minutes - 8/10 A fun ride that was pretty smooth. Great airtime also. The new sign looks great also! Forwards Racers - 1 Rides - 5 Minutes - 9/10 Same as backwards, just with more airtime. Flight of Fear - 1 Rides - Walk-On - 9/10 WOW! This was great. The on-ride photo is back and looks cool with the aliens in the backseat. Was a fun ride, very dark. Better than ever! Vortex - 2 Rides - Walk-On, 15 Minutes - 7/10 Great coaster. No head banging, but I was cramped of leg room. Also I need to grow some fat on my butt, so the seats aren't so hard anymore. Sponge Bob 3D - 1 Rides - Walk-On - 8/10 A great fun ride. Tons of motion. My only complaint is that the volume was up a little loud. Tomb Raider - 1 Rides - 5 Minutes - 5/10 Usually a 10/10 in my book. The ride was amazing. At the end when we were being lowered to the unloading position, the ride just crapped out. We swung back and forth for about 5 minutes. then stopped in a awkward position between face down and normal. The Emergency Lights came on, and it WAS cool to see all the things inside the ride. However the annoying announcement "We are having technical difficulties" got annoying. Also when they said we'd be off in a minute and to not be startled by the ride starting up to put us into position. We got that announcement twice before the moving actually got us into the right position. Tom you missed it by the way, you were walking down the exit, while we were walking out. Beast - 2 Rides - 30 Minutes, Just Stayed On - 9/10 Would get a 10/10, but the intercom system shutting down the whole ride for half an hour lowered it a point. Still a great ride though! Also we need mechanics to respond a little faster. Bathrooms - 1 Rides - Walk-In - 15/10 Alot cleaner than I expected them to be. Very relieving! Mandarin Cusine - 12/10 Exceeded my expectations by far. My General Tso's Chicken, Fried Rice, Egg Roll, and Drink only came out to be $9.95 and was less than I expected. I usually paid $13 at Festhaus. The food was MUCH better than I expected it to be. A must visit for any die-hard chinese fan. Very friendly staff also. Oh yeah! Comfortable booths! PROS: Park basically empty for the first 4 hours Very Friendly Staff Great Food CONS: Tomb Raider Crapping Out On Us Beast Intercom System Operators Seem To Be Slamming Down Restraints Hope you liked my novel!