(Source: intimidator.carowinds.com)On Friday, I got to visit Carowinds amusement park for the first time. I'd always wanted to go, but never had the opportunity, so i jumped at the chance when Coll invited me to go with her as she escorted a group of 16 students from her school on their senior trip.
I wasn't sure what to expect from Carowinds, but I have to say it was a great park. Loads of great rides. It's small enough to walk around the whole thing in very little time (unlike Six Flags Over Texas or Astroworld...is there still an Astroworld?... oh, how sad, I just Googled it and found out that it's closed and demolished) but big enough with enough rides to offer a day full of fun.
Anyway, the park's newest attraction is a ride called The Intimidator, a NASCAR-themed ride inspired by the late Dale Earnhardt. The Intimidator is billed as the tallest, fastest, longest roller coaster in the Southeast. I had to ride it.
Coll wasn't too keen on riding it, so I rode it by myself and I have to say... I loved it. It was THE most thrilling ride I've ever been on. The first thing that was different about this ride was the rider's seat. It sits up above the car rather than inside a car. There is no seat belt like most of other rides at the park, only a lap bar that I have to tell you I was holding on TIGHT to it the entire time.
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I had half a mind to reach my right hand out and hold on to the bottom of the seat to keep myself in, but I didn't. Starting with the first 211' drop and with each successive hill I got more and more air time, floating in zero G down the other side.
I look forward to taking on this ride again. It was one of the most thrilling rides I've ever been on.
