According to Twitter reports, the announcement stated that there will be a "bigger splash in 2016."

When was the last time they had a water park expansion?

This year... Dorsal Fin Drop and Surfers Swell were both added to Boomerang Bay this year at a cost of 2.5 million. They mentioned "a bigger splash" several times during the announcement which makes me think that several more attractions will be added to BB for 2016 in addition to being re-branded as Soak City.

Carowinds is getting waterpark expansions 2 years apart, awesome... KI not so much

Wow. I'm speechless. This coaster is way above and beyond anything I imagined it would be. The layout (even though the leaked blueprints were out, seeing the exact elements is awesome), the colors (a color on the underside of the track???? So cool!), and height, the speed, and just everything about it is perfect. Plus the new entrance and parking booths as well as other things to come for Carowinds both next year and in the near future.

B&M has really been surprising me lately and they're going down a path I'm beyond thrilled they have chosen. 2015 is already looking like a great year for coaster, if not just for Thunderhawk and Fury 325 alone. Both B&Ms. Both game changers.

I love it.

Makes me jealous. Banshee is great, but dang...and Carowinds isn't done yet. C'mon Kings Island, you gotta give us something for next year - anything!

But KI is giving us something - a free season passholder preview day if you renew your season pass this year :-)

Let's not forget that Banshee is a world-class coaster itself. Let's allow KI to get some mileage from that ride for a few years before we start chatting about our next major attraction.

That's why I said "anything". Even if it means Flying Eagles. I just want something to look forward to next summer!

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You know other coasters have two tone paint..See quick examples..Mantis..GK, etc. but it is really sweet & I do enjoy the paint. The blue is GK esque, but enough to tell the difference..but that front gate deal had me thinking haha

But B&M has saturated the market now..they basically offer every type of coaster any company can produce for the most part aside from a 4D I think they do everything else.

Wooden coasters?

Terp, who likes to ask questions.

Should have specified...Steel coasters

However I know it probably won't happen, or at least for awhile, but I'd be curious to see what they could do in creating a wooden coaster..

I'm not familiar with Carowinds, so what is that structure Fury 325 dives under near the far end of the course?

I rather like the colors. It looks like the colors of a coaster that should be slapped somewhere in Florida rather than Carowinds, and at 325 ft, it'll be quite the eye catcher with that bit of neon green towering above the park.

I'm not familiar with Carowinds, so what is that structure Fury 325 dives under near the far end of the course?

I rather like the colors. It looks like the colors of a coaster that should be slapped somewhere in Florida rather than Carowinds, and at 325 ft, it'll be quite the eye catcher with that bit of neon green towering above the park.

It's the new entrance path, if we're thinking of the same thing.

I'm not familiar with Carowinds, so what is that structure Fury 325 dives under near the far end of the course?

I've only been a few times but if I'm looking at this right, and remembering it right, that is the entrance way after you enter the park.

This looks like a great addition to the park. My friend already asked how many times I will come visit her next summer. Maybe we can convince her teenage son to get on something bigger than the Flying Eagles.

I think Banshee still wins the award for all time best teaser trailer.

Oh it did for sure, I like how it interacted with Charlotte, that was sweet.

The SOB deal though, can't top that..

Its an entirely new entrance. Which us good because their old one kinda sucked.

Having to walk half a mile to get from the lot to the gate was a challenge after driving for hours and having kids that had to pee. The new design looks much better.

Btw, is it ironic that i was stung by a bee today?

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Is there a video from the announcement from this morning? .

I love the entrance plaza! It will leave a good first impression on the park. I'm wondering if the same company that did Cedar Point's entrance plaza will do this one too.

Love the coaster, it reminds me somewhat of Leviathan but this one may sneak to #1 on my list whenever I ride it. Wondering if the eyes on the bee will light up in the Fury 325 sign. With these B&M Giga Coasters, I'm loving the look of the lift and first drop!!

I wouldn't be surprised if it was. They kinda sorta did a cookie cutter deal, but in it's own way. Nothing wrong with that whatsoever, they took what works and looks good, and added what their own little spin on it. But I'd bet alot of people involved from GK-on are still working on this project too.

Is there a video from the announcement from this morning? .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HoPz_Afp4Q&list=UUIxiXRZqUv9zYVM80cz6ZnA

Thank you.

You are very welcome, and does anyone know if Fury's trains will have different colors? If so, I'd like to see a color similar to this:

original image: https://www.carowinds.com/images/uploads/file/Fury01_FuryMidway300dpi.png

As of now, each rendering seems to show the same colors on the trains.

I think this is a ride they could definitely do a lot with in terms of lighting also. How cool would it be to have all of the hexagons around the rides entry plaza light up in the patter they did on the animation? Also, to have textured lighting with teal and yellow hexagons all over the place. Im sure Carowinds will get creative with this thing!

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This whole thing just looks absolutely incredible for Carowinds. The layout is very imaginative and it seems to deviate from Intimidator a lot more than Leviathan does from Behemoth...

And I LOVE the paint on the underside....

Seeing this happen for Carowinds makes me more confident that we might get a giga next time it's our turn for a coaster...

The only problem I see with this ride is the fact that you will have to deal with the staff and clientele at Carowinds in order to ride it!

It's okay. Kinzel Jr's gone.

Maybe my pass will work there now!

Terp...only 1/3 kidding (Mr. B. Kinzel liked me nearly as much as Mr. E. Hart does these days!).

Maybe my pass will work there now!

Terp...only 1/3 kidding (Mr. B. Kinzel liked me nearly as much as Mr. E. Hart does these days!).

Does your pass work at Kentucky Kingdom, is the new question?

No. I bought single day admission.

For a myriad of reasons.

No. I bought single day admission.

For a myriad of reasons.

Yeah, I wouldn't tempt fate either if I was you.

The construction cam for Fury 325 is atrocious. Come on Carowinds, you can do much better.

Apparently tomorrow we will see vertical construction beginning!