Couple of stories on it:

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/ca...10,938243.shtml

http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.asp...3398&EDATE=

All I can find so far.

This massive attraction will stand 232-feet (23-stories) tall at its highest peak and send guests plunging down a 211-foot first drop at a 74-degree angle, reaching speeds in excess of 75 miles per hour. The second (178-feet) and third (151-feet) hills are also taller than any rollercoaster at Carowinds. With 5,316 feet of track, the Intimidator™ will feature high speed twists and turns including seven steep drops -- one for each of his NASCAR® championships -- and an intense finish through a diving spiral. The ride experience will last more than three minutes, and replicate the speed and intensity of a fast-paced NASCAR(®) race.

http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.asp...3398&EDATE=

http://www.intimidator.carowinds.com/

^It's live.

intimidator.carowinds.com is up. It looks pretty cool.

Looks Pretty familiar.

I'll go out on a limb and say this will probably be a pretty good ride!

Looks like a fantastic ride, maybe not as good as Diamondback but still a wonderful Hyper, as usual. I love how they are going to go into a lot of detail for the ride plaza and pay a lot of respect for the Intimidator himself, that just shows care and attention to detail on Cedar Fair's part, which is unusual.

Nice to have at least one ride this summer that wasn't a let down.

Creative process to designing a new hyper by B&M

1.Copy down Magnum XL 200 exactly (hill, turning 2nd hill, turn around, camel backs)

2. Update with B&M track, taller faster, etc...

3. Profit

^^I don't know. I think this may come closes to Dimaondback. Intimidator has a more interesting layout (IMO) and looks more interesting overall with the twists and turns. But, I like how Dimaondback has more and taller hills.

.....And a splashdown.......

I think the layout is a little more twisted than Diamondback, the trains look sharp too. Are seeing a trend here? Behemoth was pretty much straight out and back, Diamondback was a little bit more twisted, then Intimidator is even more twisted...

Looks like a great ride, similar to our DB but just different enough to be a different ride. Though I'm a wee bit dissapointed since I was expecting a US or World record breaker, not a "local" record breaker. (Unless it break's Diamondback's airtime record, which we have not found out yet) Oh well, it's the ride experience that counts.

PS: I wonder if anyone will get this and Intimidator 305 confused with each other...(I say yes!) Maybe naming TWO rides "Intimidator" was a bad idea...

I love the layout of this ride! It's a little Nitro and a little Behemoth rolled into one coaster. This coaster looks like it may have the best first half of any B&M hyper, which is saying something considering that Nitro's and Behemoth's first halves are both very good. The turnaround, particularly in the back, will catch a lot of people by surprise, as the one on Behemoth is fantastic. There's also NO TRIMS SHOWING! If this thing isn't trimmed I can almost guarantee this will be a top 10 ride. I'm actually more excited about riding this than KD's Intimidator.

Actually, it is the tallest B&M in North America.

Actually, it is the tallest B&M in North America.

Wow, just checked and you are right! I guess that's some sort of record...(Lame Joke Ahead!)they built 2 whopping feet taller than they normally do! How did Cedar Fair talk them into that?

The helix at the end looks awesome. Totaly different from DB's. I like this 100 times more than King's Dominion's coaster.

None of these rides can be NASCAR themed unless your intimidated into a wall at the end of the ride. Then it would truly be an experience

LOL. ^ I was waiting for somebody to say that.

Besides, shouldn't these rides only be able to turn left in large ovals?

You think Sterling Marlin will ride it?

LOL. ^ I was waiting for somebody to say that.

Besides, shouldn't these rides only be able to turn left in large ovals?

Road courses. Duh!

You think Sterling Marlin will ride it?

Didn't he used to get death threats everyday?

^not sure why that would ever be funny...

D@mn! That coaster looks intense! Can't wait to ride it... and I miss Dale he was the king of stock car racing.

I must say, this is looking like a very nice coaster. Only complaint I would have is that the final helix seems a little awkward, as if it were added in order to have more length. I must say that I like Diamondback's layout a tad bit better as well.The ride altogether seems top-class though, definitely putting Carowinds on the map! I wonder if there's a trip to Carowinds for me in the future...

Looks like a pretty neat coaster. The only thing I've got against it is that I think hypercoasters should have a straightforward camelback after the first drop.

It's the exact same drop and speed as Diamondback! And that hammerhead looks really weird! But why the same theme as Kings Dominion's new coaster?

I'm more excited about this Intimidator than the other. It seems to me CF said "Okay we have a budget of $2X million for Carowinds. Let's buy the best roller coaster we can get for the money." And with KD, they said "Okay we have a budget of $2X million, let's make the height above 300' so that we can call it a Giga, but less than 310' because we don't want it to be better than MF. Now that the first hill is over 300' we've used half our budget so now we need to keep the coaster close to the ground and just give it some twisties so we can save money and be within budget."

I like the Carowinds approach.

^not sure why that would ever be funny...

The fact that he gets death threats is comical, not the actual death threat.

It's the exact same drop and speed as Diamondback!

Diamondback's drop is 215, and goes 80 mph. This has a drop of 211 and goes 75-80 mph.

I must say, this is looking like a very nice coaster. Only complaint I would have is that the final helix seems a little awkward, as if it were added in order to have more length. I must say that I like Diamondback's layout a tad bit better as well.The ride altogether seems top-class though, definitely putting Carowinds on the map! I wonder if there's a trip to Carowinds for me in the future...

If you watch the on-ride video on their website, I think the final helix looks great.

the amount of banked turns and dives are really going to add to the excitement, and force of this ride.

I think DB will have more air-time, but I think this one will keep you pinned in your seat a little more.

I could be wrong, and I usually am, but I think this is going to be a perfect mixture of airtime and g's.

The final helix reminds me of The Beast and SoB. In a good way.

If the video would stop its constant stopping and starting for me, then I definitely would watch it!

By the pictures though, it just looks out-of-place to me. Maybe (quite possibly) I'm wrong.