tylerSC wrote:Why was Cedar Point announcement delayed, and what is it expected to be? Something similar to plants and zombies theme?
pproteinc wrote:fishels wrote:pproteinc wrote:I swear you cant please everybody. Smh. I dont know why peaople expect to get some high thrill ride every year when there are multi demographics to address in the park. Everybody are not thrill junkies a park gets a high thrill ride one year more than likely the next year would be a kids or waterpark expansion. In this case waterpark that stretches to all demographics from infants to seniors. Great job Carowinds. Who said that they were replacing Thunder Road next year? Not a soul. Maybe in 2017 or 2018. Chill. Dont like dont come. Simple.
Am I the only one excited about the Harbor House Restaurant? Lol Got my meal plan I'm ready. Seafood freak here.
Cant wait for October now.
I like water parks so It's not about that. I knew what was coming as far as it being not high thrill. The slide complex is completely unoriginal and the attractions just don't look all that fun. Everything else space wise was wasted(stuff we already had). if you are gonna tear down a ride like TR you are gonna face some backlash for the decision, especially if it's not for a good reason. It's a great reason for them money wise but I expected this water park expansion to really wow me. I'm lining their pockets just like you and the general public so I have a right to speak my mind(as do you) so forgive us if we aren't exactly the most happy people right now(go check Facebook). no idea why the plants vs zombies thing is later on.
Do get me wrong I dont do water parks at all, maybe once a year to get me little fill like I will next year. If anything I'll be over there eating at the Harbor House lol. I mean what do you expect concerning the slides. Looks to me it's a chain thing all parks get one, as like the Windseekers and DA attractions. Updating is not a bad thing, the new play house was MUCH needed, bigger and better, and all they did was move the old wave pool to make way for what it looks like the all new play pad garden for the tiny tots. Families have more to do. Obviously TR had something going on which warranted its removal. Was I upset yea. Im still grasping the fact Rebel Yell and The Racer are still rolling to this day. You cant get mad at Carowinds tho. I feel Paramount might have put more work into maintaining the older versions so Cedar Fair was left with the monstrosity of trying to get TR to where it needs to be and came to the conclusion even after a rebuild that its sucking the funds away so it had to go. IDK just my thought process. By all means speak you mind, you have that freedom. Why be mad or unhappy when the park is going in a great direction and obviously you know headquarters are going to continue to poor new and exciting things into the park?
pproteinc wrote:^ Understandable. Oh and I'm not mad at all I like debates. loltylerSC wrote:Why was Cedar Point announcement delayed, and what is it expected to be? Something similar to plants and zombies theme?
Due to the fatal accident with Raptor, and suppose to be the dive coaster.
pproteinc wrote:^ Understandable. Oh and I'm not mad at all I like debates. loltylerSC wrote:Why was Cedar Point announcement delayed, and what is it expected to be? Something similar to plants and zombies theme?
Due to the fatal accident with Raptor, and suppose to be the dive coaster.
NEW EXIT ON PLEASANT ROAD
Due to the size of the expansion, construction crews are already hard at work to ensure Carolina Harbor is ready for our guests in the spring of 2016. Every historic expansion must start somewhere, and ours started with a new four-lane exit onto Pleasant Road.
In addition to our new waterpark entrance, which will provide guests direct and convenient entry, we are also building a four-lane exit to improve traffic flow out of the park. Guests will enter the park as they currently do via Avenue of the Carolinas, but can now exit onto Pleasant Road, which is already equipped with a four-way stop and traffic lights.
Edwardo wrote:Anyone who feels 'slapped across the face' by their hobby is doing it wrong.
The GP can complain all they want. Just as many complain about Fury. And yet Carowinds is expanding and growing and changing and making $$$.
Having an opinion is one thing. Whining and acting like you've been disrespected is ridiculous.
. I give them my money and I can feel however I wanna feel. If you truly believe what you just said you should talk to more fan bases with hobbies. Plenty feel and do worse than anything I've said. I'm sorry that some of us expected more when a beloved and iconic ride was torn down. I'm trying to remain optimistic and move on... But comments like yours don't help... At all. And don't pretend the GP complained about Fury When it was announced. There was nothing but excitement on that Facebook page then.... Go look now. Now if people stop bringing up my earlier comments we can all move on.fishels wrote:Edwardo wrote:Anyone who feels 'slapped across the face' by their hobby is doing it wrong.
The GP can complain all they want. Just as many complain about Fury. And yet Carowinds is expanding and growing and changing and making $$$.
Having an opinion is one thing. Whining and acting like you've been disrespected is ridiculous.
You don't have to be rude towards other people ya know.
Edwardo wrote:The person with a problem moving on is you. You want to come in and have everyone agree with you and no one voice a dissenting opinion. This is a discussion forum. If you're really so affected by a hobby that you feel 'slapped in the face', then I feel you have way deeper problems than a coaster being torn down and a water park being expanded. There are far more important things to be upset about.
Everyone gets on facebook and complains every year. And the park has yet to close.
You can feel however you want. But if you come in here to talk about it, you have to expect other people will have a different opinion to express.
.tarheel1231 wrote:fishels wrote:Edwardo wrote:Anyone who feels 'slapped across the face' by their hobby is doing it wrong.
The GP can complain all they want. Just as many complain about Fury. And yet Carowinds is expanding and growing and changing and making $$$.
Having an opinion is one thing. Whining and acting like you've been disrespected is ridiculous.
You don't have to be rude towards other people ya know.
When Fury was announced, people complained about Carowinds not having any family rides and Fury not going upside down. And let's not forget that one lady who's too scared to ride it or Intimidator because they're "too high."
I think the expansion looks great. Those of you who were expecting more have to remember that even something like this is in the ballpark of $15-$17 million. They aren't going to have a World-class water park overnight. However, this is a great start!
You make some good points and I totally respect the way you bring your opinion across . I did forget that the expansion didn't have as much money behind it as I thought. My point about Fury was the vast majority were happy about it. I suppose the vast majority off Facebook are happy about this too. I really hope those new slides are fun and you are correct that they can always do more later. I really do think another wave pool is excessive but they can always make up for that with other slides. BTW, this water park expansion will approximately double the capacity of the water park. 
