I do not see this posted anywhere, but the story focused on riders being stuck on WindSeeker yesterday and other rides.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/06/10/power-outage-at-north-carolina-amusement-park-strands-visitors-on-300-foot-tower-ride.html?intcmp=hpff

Park is open today there is a KIC member there now. Parking tolls did not open till about 9:45.

Transformer blew yesterday, three older waterpark attractions and Whitewater Falls will be closed today.

OH NO, Carowinds must be unsafe!

 

Unsafe.....their maintenance dept's budget isn't that low. Just alittle rust here and there, SIX FLAGS Kentucky Kingdom let Greezed Lightning be covered in rust, almost appearing to have rust holes in place while operating.

It must be pointed out that was a very different Six Flags company--one whose business methods were bankrupt in so many ways.

That Six Flags is long gone, praise be.

Six Flags and Kentucky Kingdom both are exactly how I remember them.......

I was there on Friday. I didn't ask about the delay for the entry into the park. I had arrived around 9:15ish to see three long lines of cars waiting a fair distance from the tolls. For those that have been there, the first set of cars were about halfway between the tolls and Cabella's. Cars weren't allowed into the tolls until sometime between 9:31-9:40ish. They didn't scan my pass but just waived me through. I didn't look to see if they were just waiving everyone through.

Long lines for security and bag check as we all waited outside the park for them to let people in around 9:50a.

I was there until 2ish and didn't see WindSeeker or Carolina Skytower running any of the times I thought to look. Carolina Cobra and Hurler weren't running either when I went through. I don't know if any of that was or wasn't related to the power outage.

Edited to clarify that I don't know why those four rides weren't running while I was there on Friday.

Speaking of power outages at east coast Cedar Fair parks, Kings Dominion apparently had one this evening.

 

http://wtvr.com/2016/06/11/kings-dominion-power-outage/

http://kiss951.com/2016/06/12/rides-shut-down-at-carowinds-after-reported-power-surge/

Carowinds without power again.

I can confirm this as my family is there.

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Dang, it's the time of the year everyone's using the ac. Wonder if it's going to happen to ki next..

Duke Energy blames bad cable for Carowinds power outage: http://www.wbtv.com/story/32203069/duke-energy-blames-bad-cable-for-carowinds-power-outage

#Repairowinds