thedevariouseffect Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Is FL+ even quicker? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merthecat Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Two new teasers have been posted at the park:http://carowindsconnection.com/viewtopic.php?p=58605#p58605 http://carowindsconnection.com/viewtopic.php?p=58610#p58610 Also, a countdown has appeared on their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Can lightning strike twice? Hmm... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride On_17 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Maybe referring to that the new coaster will be another B&M? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy11 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Another B&M over 300 feet at that. ThatGuy11, using Jarsh's words of wisdom. Well, at least Merthecat knows what I'm talking about. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Grit Your Teeth Bear The Load Enjoy Your Ride On Thunder Road! Terp, recitin' poetry...but why? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Lightning strike twice... Remember when it hit Carowinds the first time? (I don't. Too young. ) And then there was 2009 - 2010 off-season when a really interesting White Lightning viral marketing campaign seemingly centered around Carowinds crescendoed with... ... ... ... Cedar Point's Shoot the Rapids?? It sort of SEEMS like White Lightning might've been the original working name for Carowind's Intimidator, which might've shifted when a deal with Earnhardt was finalized... No doubt we're supposed to think that White Lightning is real this time. EDIT: And if we've learned anything from American Horror Story: Coven, it's that the new twist is not having one. *shrug* 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 ...or the White Lightning thing was done on purpose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Could "above and below" be referring to tunnels? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merthecat Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share Posted July 30, 2014 Could "above and below" be referring to tunnels? There is supposed to be a tunnel underneath the main entrance, so probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyk Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Im going to guess a coaster that launches twice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHFan29 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 (edited) Someone made a recreation of the ride based on the ride's leaked blueprint in NoLimits 2.Edit: Just looked back through the pages and found someone else post the video. Edited August 6, 2014 by KHFan29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gplez90 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 At this point, i throwing out the name Centurion. Fury 325 seems to go along with the teasers they've been posting lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy11 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 At this point, i throwing out the name Centurion. Fury 325 seems to go along with the teasers they've been posting lately. I agree, they haven't said anything about Rome for a week or so. They have even changed their countdown from the Roman ruins to something like a honeycomb of some sort. Anyways, the Carowinds PR has done a really good job hyping up this event. I would even put it on par with the hype surrounding the Banshee announcement last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 "You can't stop it. You can only hope to contain it." Screamscape is wondering on Twitter if the ride will be named to tie in to the Charlotte Hornets. Oh man... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Apparently Carowinds had packages hand-delivered to area media outlets by a person in a beekeeper outfit, per their Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarowindsPark/status/497051880166797313/photo/1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AintNutinElse2Do Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 ^^While that term quoted is used in basketball isn't the origin of the term from the movie classic "The Blob" While in no way am I suggesting the coaster will be named The Blob the term would tie into the whole paranormal teasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Apparently Carowinds had packages hand-delivered to area media outlets by a person in a beekeeper outfit, per their Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarowindsPark/status/497051880166797313/photo/1The term "containment" is often used in fire fighting, this adding credence to Fury 325. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gplez90 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 If it is Fury 325, im very interested to see what, if at all, the theme surrounding the ride will be. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 At this point, they're just playing games. For a very long time (up until a week ago) the park teased with Roman columns and an ancient motif, pointing to Centurion. A centurion was the military leader of a Roman century. It's a perfect name for a ride with a Gatekeeper aesthetic. Centurion, to me, conjures images of a Wing Rider soaring over the park's entrance - maybe through ancient columns - like a protective gate. The competing idea was for Fury 325. All we really know there is the park featured a haunted house at their Scarowinds event called "Fury," which was more or less about a chemical injected into test subjects to make super soldiers. That storyline fits the more recent "you can't contain it" viral outbreak messaging. To me, Fury 325 would probably be a neon green coaster of substantial height and speed. Now, the bee-keepers and the quasi-honeycomb backsplash paired with the "containment" thing makes it seem like this could actually be Hornet themed. If so, hopefully it's done tastefully and not an obnoxious advertisement for the Charlotte Hornets. It's possible that it can be well-done, too... see Thorpe Park's The Swarm, which is a very cool Wing Rider that has incredible scenic interactions and is themed to a swarm of flying insect-type nanobots. But c'mon. To go from Roman columns to bee-keepers? Either they have no idea either and are pulling together a last-minute deal with the sports team, or they're just messing with us.EDIT: Oh man, and then there's White Lightning, which could be the real answer that they're just trying to throw us off of. SMART. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBEASTunchained Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Carowinds Amusement Park on Facebook: "What in the world is going on here? Wouldn't you like to know... #carowinds2015" Photo : Carowinds via Facebook 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Hmmmm, the best laid plans....uh, never mind. Terp, trying to be good (Hi, Don!) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHFan29 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 "You can't stop it. You can only hope to contain it." Screamscape is wondering on Twitter if the ride will be named to tie in to the Charlotte Hornets. Oh man... If that's true, I wouldn't be surprised since they essentially did the same thing with the Intimidator, which was the nickname of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTW Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Former NASCAR driver... Is that a joke? You decide. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekidd33 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Given our own experience with the somewhat false Bat logo/webpage before the Banshee announcement last year this could be a red herring...but... https://www.carowinds.com/Centurion as of this posting this is an active link. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Given our own experience with the somewhat false Bat logo/webpage before the Banshee announcement last year this could be a red herring...but... https://www.carowinds.com/Centurion as of this posting this is an active link. Too easy, I'd say. Which is a shame. That's a great name. Not a bad logo, either. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 I archived it here: http://www.webcitation.org/6Rl9NlSH3 Most of the CSS styling is missing from the archive, but it does at least have the logo and some text for future reference. EDIT: GYK's screenshots are better. I didn't think the archive copy would appear that badly broken. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkroz Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 One thing that gives away that it's a diversion, to me is that the countdown, which is appropriately labeled with Roman numerals. VIII.XXI.MMXIV (8.21.2014) would be the day of announcement. Problem is that, in theory, 8.21.2014 is the day that the name / site will be released. So this supposedly accidentally-released web-page is counting down to its own release. You see what I mean? It will reach 0 right as its first seen by the public. That's nonsensical. Meh. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 In terms of execution, The Bat wing coaster > Centurion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoraX Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 It kinda favors a blue Marvin the Martian. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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