Photo Update from Carowinds

I visited Carowinds on Sunday as part of their last day of operation for the season. I took some photos with my iPhone.

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Tons of Fury 325 Track on site.

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Giant Mound of Dirt for Fury 325 Construction.

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Temporary Ticket Booth as Carowinds Reimagines their Entrance for 2015.

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Temporary Entrance Gate. This path wound around Intimidator through the park’s hospitality area.

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Nighthawk was running well in the morning.

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Afterburn’s Vertical loop and Fighter Jet. (Must. Not. Refer. To. It. As. Top. Gun.)

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Got my 88th Coaster Credit on the Carolina Cobra Arrow boomerang coaster.

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GCI renovated the first drop and banked turn on Hurler last off season. Wonder if we’ll see any work this offseason?

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Now to the new construction at the Fury 325 site.

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Brake Run

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Turn between the brakes and the station.

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The start of the lift hill. (Fury 325’s lift hill went Skyward Monday, according to this photo from user /u/rollercoasterfanitic on reddit. 

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Steel Beams

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An extended look at the brake run

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Fury 325 Merchandise for Sale at the Park.

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Temporary Display showing ride footage of Fury 325, and providing some stats.

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A view of Intimidator’s first drop from the parking lot.

Some quick thoughts:

-It was chilly in the morning, and the park was relatively empty. Waits were non-existent. I waited a maximum of 5 minutes for the front row on Nighthawk, Afterburn, Thunder Road (with a re-ride because no one was waiting), Hurler, and Carolina Cobra.

-Windseeker, Intimidator, and the Carolina Skytower were listed as closed for the day when I entered the park, but Windseeker and Intimidator opened later in the day.

-Construction was full steam ahead in the park, at both the Fury 325 Site and the park’s new main entrance. Carowinds is going to look AMAZING in 2015.

-When I visited the park in the spring, the Harmony Hall marketplace wasn’t finished yet. I had lunch there. Not only was the food amazing, (I had a Brisket Sandwich and Mac and Cheese, both of which I’d put up against any theme park food in the country) the atmosphere in Harmony Hall was great as well.

-2015 is going to be an incredible year for Carowinds. I can’t wait for the new year to get here!

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