BoddaH1994 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Could you “snap” the Flying Eagles? This historic attraction was a Cincinnati staple from its origins at Coney Island in 1940 until it was moved to Carowinds after the 2004 Kings Island season. In the latest #TowerTopics, Don Helbig and I discuss the wonderful history of this ride and our frustration over its departure. Listen or watch: https://linktr.ee/towertopics 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeast Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Biggest mistake by the park ever! Miss snapping those Eagles more so today than ever. My favorite flat ride ever! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 I got a few snaps on it when I was down at Carowinds a few years ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbeast Posted December 20, 2023 Share Posted December 20, 2023 Yep, I went a couple years ago to Carowinds and spent the entire day between them and Fury! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super7 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 I just rode them last month. Carowinds has completely destroyed the experience. The range of the front fin on this ride at Carowinds has been restricted. And the cycle is VERY short. You might get two or three good dives at the most on a ride. It’s about the same experience now as the Larson replacement at Kings Island. But I rode the Flying Eagles at Kings Dominion last week and they are running perfectly. Full range of motion on the front fin and a good cycle length. You can get about 10 or so good dives on the cycle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyGuy4KI Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 On 12/21/2023 at 1:21 AM, super7 said: I just rode them last month. Carowinds has completely destroyed the experience. The range of the front fin on this ride at Carowinds has been restricted. And the cycle is VERY short. You might get two or three good dives at the most on a ride. It’s about the same experience now as the Larson replacement at Kings Island. But I rode the Flying Eagles at Kings Dominion last week and they are running perfectly. Full range of motion on the front fin and a good cycle length. You can get about 10 or so good dives on the cycle I agree, I had issues with the Carowinds set on my few cycles. The ones at KD are now my favorite set! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastfan11 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Probably my favorite show so far! Miss our Eagles. I hope they fly back to Cincy one day soon. That spot behind the Eiffel Tower looks empty… 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chad_1138 Posted December 24, 2023 Share Posted December 24, 2023 Extra sad about these being gone after listening to the podcast. I cannot imagine the experience had they been placed on the Flight Commander pad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingsislandfan1972 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I remember the year before it was taken out, my sister and I went to ride it, but it had a long wait, my sister said "Eh we can just ride it next year." Next year comes and yeah... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YuYuYuuki Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 I rode this the last year it operated AND at Paramount's Carowinds in 2006. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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