News Project 2027/Otter: Rip Roarin’ Falls (Whitewater Super Flume)

[BlackWeird]

Retheme not rename. Fury 325 sounds futuristic but could work with a rustic outdoorsy theme if you really lean into the hornet motif. I wouldn’t advocate for a name or track color change. Both are too iconic

Off the top of my head, they could change the theme to be similar to Untamed at Walibi Holland. It’s moth-themed but I don’t think it would be that great of a leap:



I think Hurler is the only other ride in that area that lends itself easily to a Woodland theme. Kaleidoscope is too standard amusement park-ish.

 

[CarolinaDog]

The gorgeous color scheme can remain, ideally with a repaint, though it has faded beautifully over the past almost 12 years. What needs to be looked at is the queue and station which are not in good condition. It's a bit embarrassing having the tallest traditional rollercoaster in the world be presented like that. A refresh of that entire area is needed, unfortunately including Fury.

You don't need a major aesthetic change to match RRF, just add to what is there and make it look nice.

 

[chknwing]

We've gone vertical

 

[sfgatim06]

The gorgeous color scheme can remain, ideally with a repaint, though it has faded beautifully over the past almost 12 years. What needs to be looked at is the queue and station which are not in good condition. It's a bit embarrassing having the tallest traditional rollercoaster in the world be presented like that. A refresh of that entire area is needed, unfortunately including Fury.

You don't need a major aesthetic change to match RRF, just add to what is there and make it look nice.

I fear the day they repaint Fury simply because I have a feeling they wont take the time or money to paint the track both colors again. I feel like they would just stick with white supports and that teal track color.

 

[CarolinaDog]

I fear the day they repaint Fury simply because I have a feeling they wont take the time or money to paint the track both colors again. I feel like they would just stick with white supports and that teal track color.

I sincerely doubt they would eliminate the lime accent, as it is core to the coaster and park identities.

 

[Mojosdad]

Tower is growing, see it on the webcam clearly now.

 

[Nomrah]

It would be nice if they had the ability to tilt the webcam down slightly so we could see more of the construction. Right now, we can just see the tower construction.

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It looks like they did adjust the camera so you could see a little more of the construction... They also happened to flip the camera upside down

 

[at4n27]

Fresh from the Skytower just a bit ago.

 

[CLT_JOHN]

Now all that needs to happen is to tear down palladium so you can see the new area as you enter the park.

 

[sfgatim06]

Now all that needs to happen is to tear down palladium so you can see the new area as you enter the park.

Tear down Palladium, empty the junkyard under and around Fury (I despise the way Fury dips, dives and dodges through a bunch of junk) and use that land for expansion.

 

[cackylack]

Tear down Palladium, empty the junkyard under and around Fury (I despise the way Fury dips, dives and dodges through a bunch of junk) and use that land for expansion.

I've always thought this was incredibly trashy for Carowinds to have a world class coaster and stow random junk underneath it, for years now. Hopefully Bridgette gets this taken care of. Imagine a bunch of stuff sitting under Pantherian – does not compute.

 

[Mojosdad]

Carowinds has a history of this all the way back to the early 80’s beside Thunder Road. Always had junk stored where ever it would fit. If nothing else put is all under shade structures to camouflage the ugly side.

 

[at4n27]

Another level of structure was added overnight.

I've always thought this was incredibly trashy for Carowinds to have a world class coaster and stow random junk underneath it, for years now. Hopefully Bridgette gets this taken care of. Imagine a bunch of stuff sitting under Pantherian – does not compute.

She’s probably familiar with some of the “junk” under Fury.

 

[cackylack]

It looks like we're now topped off, flag and all. In any other location, this would probably look huge, but next to Fury, nothing would.

Source: Carowinds Fans Only

 

[CoasterBroCam]

It looks like we're now topped off, flag and all. In any other location, this would probably look huge, but next to Fury, nothing would.

Source: Carowinds Fans Only

That's it?! (complimentary)

 

[Zachary]

Can I just say that I love the truss structure in 2026? Tubular steel is great and all, but sometimes you just want some good, old-fashioned truss work. Really love it here.

 

[GASM]

As someone who hasn’t been on a water ride in 4 years and generally dislikes being wet in a dry park, I’m stupid excited for this. Helps that the Carolina heat will probably have riders dry in a few minutes.

 

[cackylack]

I'm looking forward to the sound of it. Water rushing hasn't been heard at the dry side of Carowinds in years. The cherry on top would be if they found a way to work in the Giant Discovery from SFA, that would be a nice 1-2 punch. I keep looking for it in the urban explorer videos and it's either there and not on video or it's gone.

 

[the_pantsmith]

Pretty hilarious to add the world’s tallest log flume to your park and place it right next to the world’s tallest lift hill so it looks tiny. Bet it’ll feel super high up on-ride though

 

[sfgatim06]

Can I just say that I love the truss structure in 2026? Tubular steel is great and all, but sometimes you just want some good, old-fashioned truss work. Really love it here.

I also like the trusswork but I wish they would paint it brown like the renderings show. I feel like it would look better once the ride and encompassing theming/landscaping is complete.