Around 4:15 PM EST today Intimidator got the green flag and took its first test run with the train flying through the ride’s mile long track. While neither of the ride’s 2 trim brakes appeared to be on and the mid course brake run barley slowed down the ride, it’s pretty obvious that this ride will live up to its theme and be just pure speed, not to mention the airtime that will result from it. Intimidator opens to the public on opening day, March 27th.
The park did a great job getting the word out that the ride would be testing today allowing fans to come see the first test in person, in fact there’s already a great video on YouTube:
What did you think of the first test run? Does it make you want to take a trip to Carowinds this year? Leave your comments and Park Thoughts!
Planet Snoopy has been announced as the replacement for all of the Nickelodeon Central and Hannah Barbara’s Kidzville areas in the former Paramount Parks. These new Snoopy-fied areas are all currently in the construction phase and each ne is set to open in time for the 2010 opening day.
Cedar Fair recently launched a new Planet Snoopy website for each of their four new locations in California’s Great America, King’s Island, King’s Dominion and Carowinds. Each website comes with a video, a link to the parks home page, operating schedule, and a park map. Below is one of the park maps from California’s Great America.
The park maps are not the updated versions sadly but they do indicate the park entrance (what every theme park enthusiast needs to know) as well as the location of the up and coming area. Check out the website here. Be sure to leave your Park Thoughts on Planet Snoopy below.
Yes, we just covered Carowinds two days ago, but they’re probably the busiest park in the world right now, construction work of some kind is taking place in almost every corner of park. Intimidator is closing in on completion, the transition from Nickelodeon Central to Planet Snoopy is in full force, another year of Thunder Road rehab is underway, and Carolina Cyclone’s painting should begin any day now, plus even more announcements coming soon.
As far as Intimidator goes, we posted a couple of days ago that trains had arrived, since then concrete for the entrance plaza/queue area has been poured and it appears that the gift shop is nearly done. The park has posted a large gallery of photos of the train and some really detailed shots of the storage sheds that it currently occupies. See all of the Intimidator photos here.
The park also posted a nice collection of Planet Snoopy construction photos, including the work-in-progess paint job of “Flying Ace Aerial Chase” (formerly Rugrats Runaway Reptar). The supports are being painted bright orange, although the track color is unknown as it hasn’t gotten past the priming stage yet, and honestly, the ride looks more Nickelodeon-like then ever before. Hopefully the track color will change that. See these photos here.
At the other end of the park, GCI has begun work on the next phase of Thunder Road rehab. The hills on both tracks up to the turnaround has been completely removed. I certainly thought this “5-year plan” to essentially make Thunder Road a brand new ride would go a little faster.
Photo by Carowinds Connection member, derek_lentz.
As for Carolina Cyclone’s painting, there’s been word that a crane is up next to the ride, but no photos yet. I know I definitely look forward to seeing what color scheme the classic ride will sport next year.
What do you think about the construction at Carowinds? Leave your comments and Park Thoughts!
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