Comments on: Carolina Cobra breaks down at Carowinds http://www.thisoldblog.net/2009/10/carolina-cobra-breaks-down-at-carowinds/ this old man and his blog Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:26:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: thisoldman http://www.thisoldblog.net/2009/10/carolina-cobra-breaks-down-at-carowinds/comment-page-1/#comment-186 thisoldman Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:10:29 +0000 http://www.thisoldblog.net/?p=129#comment-186 yeah, the same company that owns Cedar Point, owns Carowinds as well. so what does that tell ya. :P yeah, the same company that owns Cedar Point, owns Carowinds as well. so what does that tell ya. :P

]]> By: shirley http://www.thisoldblog.net/2009/10/carolina-cobra-breaks-down-at-carowinds/comment-page-1/#comment-184 shirley Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:47:35 +0000 http://www.thisoldblog.net/?p=129#comment-184 oops that is supposed to say that the ride goes up a 400 FT hill, not 400 mph hill. oops that is supposed to say that the ride goes up a 400 FT hill, not 400 mph hill.

]]> By: shirley http://www.thisoldblog.net/2009/10/carolina-cobra-breaks-down-at-carowinds/comment-page-1/#comment-183 shirley Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:47:07 +0000 http://www.thisoldblog.net/?p=129#comment-183 i think the newer ones aren't as "tried and true" or something, because when we went to cedar point their newest roller coaster was being worked on half the day off and on. there's a ride there called the top thrill dragster that accelerates you forward to 120 mph and then you go up a 400mph hill. apparently sometimes there isn't enough force to clear the hill (probably depends on the distribution of the riders and stuff) and it rolls 400 ft down the hill. unlike the ride you described though, they don't consider that a malfunction. :p i think the newer ones aren’t as “tried and true” or something, because when we went to cedar point their newest roller coaster was being worked on half the day off and on.

there’s a ride there called the top thrill dragster that accelerates you forward to 120 mph and then you go up a 400mph hill. apparently sometimes there isn’t enough force to clear the hill (probably depends on the distribution of the riders and stuff) and it rolls 400 ft down the hill. unlike the ride you described though, they don’t consider that a malfunction. :p

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