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Post August 18th, 2016, 9:48 am

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Family Fun in County Fair with FOUR New Rides - Coming Spring 2017

A new lineup of family fun is coming to the place where the Carolinas come together! Take a step back through time and experience the home-grown thrills of a early era Carolina County Fair. True to this classic tradition, guests will experience a blast from the past with FOUR new rides, new food offerings, experiences and an atmosphere full of timeless fun for all ages!
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Electro-Spin Get ready for a jolt of fun when Electro-Spin sends riders through a freely rotating orbit through the air on its floorless gondolas. This unique ride will leave thrill seekers awed by its arsenal of tangled.

Zephyr This classic family swing ride will suspend guests as the ride rotates in a circular, wavelike motion ??? all while serving up some breathtaking views of the new County Fair and the rest of the park.

Rock 'N' Roller A staple of any County Fair, the Rock ???N??? Roller is a fast-paced circular ride that will rock n??? roll you around and around, up and down as high-energy tunes and spectacular lighting complement this awesome experience.

Do-Si-Do This super-fun spiraling adventure will send guests flying through the air and gliding up, down and around as three giant arms rotate riders in different directions ??? all while increasing speed and elevation.


Excitement fills the air at WinterFest, a grand celebration of the holiday season at Carowinds. Guests will be immersed in the season???s sprit with spectacular holiday lights and d??cor, world-class live entertainment, luscious treats and fanciful experiences throughout the park. Carowinds will be magically transformed into a winter wonderland full of enchantment and holiday cheer!

Best yet, 2017 Gold & Platinum Season Passholders will receive FREE admission to this extended season of festivities and celebration!

This new holiday tradition begins November 2017.
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Post August 18th, 2016, 10:34 am
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So the Boomerang is getting a repaint as well with Murica supports? Seems the CP "midway fixes" are hitting the other parks as well by storm.
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Post August 18th, 2016, 12:11 pm
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I LOVE Troikas and Top Scans so this is a great addition. I wish they would have gotten a Star Shape instead though.
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So the Boomerang is getting a repaint as well with Murica supports? Seems the CP "midway fixes" are hitting the other parks as well by storm.


They are changing it name to "The Flying Cobras", it supposed to have an airshow there.

The Flying Cobras
The Carolina Cobra is getting a makeover with a new name and theme. Fitting for any Carolina County Fair, guests will look to the sky for an air show featuring the daring aviation maneuvers of The Flying Cobras.


Height Requirement: ???48
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Mine name idea is the Spin Cycler, it sounds more fair like.
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I didnt think we where going to see this.
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Interesting. The wet park absorbed some of the dry park, now the opposite happens.

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hopefully they move it to another location in Carolina Harbor, from what i've seen from Twitter and TPR, People LOVE these slides.
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Interesting. The wet park absorbed some of the dry park, now the opposite happens.

To be honest, I really feel that as well! ;)
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Post November 14th, 2016, 7:20 pm
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Carolina Cobra beginning its transformation into The Flying Cobras.
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From Carowinds Facebook.


It also looks like they removed one of their waterpark slide complexes to make room for the new additions.
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Rumors are going around that the park will resume operation all year next year, as long as temperatures are favorable. a family member heard this at a travel stop in North Carolina, when they where trying to acquire a brochure for me but was unsuccessful.
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Post November 14th, 2016, 8:59 pm
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That's a much darker blue than I thought it would be.
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Post November 15th, 2016, 8:38 am
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Good thing they're finally painting it. Xcelerator's faded color scheme does not look well on that ride.
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Post November 21st, 2016, 4:17 pm
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^ Um, neither good nor bad as for the track color. I think that's a bit too dark. Not that I'm saying like the ride experience is bad.
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Splendid. The victims can appreciate a pleasant color scheme.
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The boomerang at Carowinds is actually not that bad. It has vest restraints as well which makes it a lot better. It's no Zoomerang on a scale of smoothness but it's by no means horrible.
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Post December 4th, 2016, 11:09 pm

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The little air race paint job has been put on! photo creds to the parks twitter!
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Is it the same blue as CP's Corkscrew?

The support detail looks neat. I hope the sun doesn't murder it. How is Kumali doing? That's the only one with stripes I can think of.
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Make all those supports checkered, please! What a decent idea! :D
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Kumali has the advantage of not using red paint, so that will definitely fade quicker. Looks good for now though.
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I wish there would be more fancy support paint like that out there! The ones I think of first are Kumali (as stated above), Untamed, and Stealth. That's a great job they did!
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Oh... tricolor supports seem to work as well! :)
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Latest Screamscape rumors say that Vortex might be closing in 2017 to be converted into a floorless coaster for 2018. While it would definitely be much less painful than the ride in its current state, it probably wouldn't be very interesting by floorless coaster standards. :|
2018 - Vortex Floorless Conversion - Rumor - (12/15/16) As much as I was hoping this wouldn't happen, Screamscape sources tell us to get your last rides in on Vortex in 2017, because at some point before the season is over Vortex will shut down early and begin work to convert it into a B&M Floorless coaster experience instead, with all new colors and a new name for when it reopens in 2018.

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