On Friday, Carowinds placed the final piece of track into place for Fury 325. We had the opportunity to take a hard hat tour of the Fury 325 site yesterday, and took some photos. Be sure to check out part...
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Photo Update: Fury325 Construction
Carowinds put the final piece of the Fury325 lift hill into place today. We used this opportunity to provide a Fury325-Sized Construction Update for you. Fury325 Hard Hats. This is a construction area after all. . What awaited us. Lots...
Continue reading...15 to 15: Our 15 Favorite Coaster Construction Tours
Over the last 15 years, the Coaster101 team has had the opportunity to tour numerous roller coaster construction sites. These tours have given us up-close looks at a new coasters’ shiny track, freshly cut timber or glistening trains. As we...
Continue reading...Copperhead Strike Announcement and Construction Photos
Yesterday, we headed to Carowinds for their 2019 announcement. Next year, the park will add its 14th Roller Coaster, Copperhead Strike, the first dual-launch coaster in the Carolinas. While we gave you the press release details and “fast facts” for...
Continue reading...Carowinds Winter 2016 Construction Update
With the addition of the new County Fair area at Carowinds in 2017, it makes sense that there would be a lot of construction going on in the park during the winter off-season. But, there’s more going on at the...
Continue reading...A-Z Coaster of the Week: Fury 325
Welcome back to another addition of A-Z Coaster of the week, where we examine a coaster corresponding with each letter of the alphabet. This week, we’re headed to where the Carolinas come together, Carowinds, and taking a look at the...
Continue reading...Behind The Scenes of Devin Olson’s “From Dreams to Screams: Fury 325”
Back in November, we interviewed Devin Olson of Devin Olson Media about the process of creating a theme park documentary, as he has done quite successfully with his “From Dreams to Screams” series. His next installment; “From Dreams to Screams: Fury...
Continue reading...Fury 325 Media Day Report
From announcement to track completion, and everywhere in between, Coaster101 has been on top of Fury 325 construction at Carowinds Amusement Park in Charlotte, NC. On Wednesday, March 25, (3/25, get it?) a mere 217 days after I attended the announcement for...
Continue reading...Construction Update: Carowinds’ New Entrance and Slingshot
There is a lot going on at Carowinds this offseason. Not only are they building the world’s tallest, fastest, and longest Giga coaster, but they are also constructing a brand new entrance plaza as well as a Slingshot attraction. As...
Continue reading...Fury 325 Steel Rises at Carowinds
Vertical construction for Fury 325 has begun at Carowinds as construction workers carefully placed the first piece of coaster track onto support beams. Opening in spring 2015, Fury 325 will be the tallest, fastest giga coaster in the world at...
Continue reading...Carowinds’ 2019 Teasers: What Do They All Mean?
If you’ve visited Carowinds at all this season, you’ll notice that there are construction walls up in the back of the park, between Crossroads, County Fair and Carolina Harbor. Earlier this week, Carowinds added some signage to these construction walls,...
Continue reading...Q&A With Mike Fehnel, GM and VP of Carowinds
This offseason, Coaster101 wants to take you behind the scenes of the theme park industry and talk to some key personnel at various parks around the country, not only to find out a little more about their respective parks, but about them...
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