Intimidator Timeline

There are rumors that Carowinds, a theme park on the border of North Carolina and South Carolina, is getting a B&M Hypercoaster next year. Last April, they have not only the yellow B&M track, but they have some red B&M track. I suspect it is the hypercoaster going to Carowinds. Here is a timeline I made:

October 27, 2008 - It is rumored that Carowinds will close down the Wild Thornberry's River Adventure to make room for something "big and impressive."

November 28, 2008 - The Wild Thornberry's River Adventure has been taken off the website.

December 4, 2008 - The log flume was put back up on the website (weird...).

December 9, 2008 - Carowinds announced the closure of Wild Thornberry's River Adventure to make room for the replacement rumored to be a B&M Hypercoaster. It may actually take up some of the parking lot as well. They might have already chosen a name, rumored to be "White Lightning."

January 27, 2009 - Some of the log flume has been ripped into pieces.

January 29, 2009 - Carowinds plans to get a new coaster opening 2010 replacing the log flume.

March 19, 2009 - The 2009 park map is out showing Carolina Cobra up and the log flume now gone.

April 4, 2009 - Some of the parking lot is now a restricted area by the South Gate. The old lift for the log flume is now a mound. Trees are still there. The only log flume track that remains is after the drop, the station, and before the lift. Dora train is getting rerouted due to the land clearing.

April 13, 2009 - The trees by the old lift are gone.

April 19, 2009 - Red B&M track appear at the B&M Manufacturing Plant in Ohio.

May 10, 2009 - The station for the Wild Thornberry's River Adventure is demolished along with the remaining log flume track.

May 31, 2009 - Dora's train has returned. Fences begin to go up around the Dora train. Footer writings appear to the right of South Gate.

June 2, 2009 - The area of what used to be the Wild Thornberry's River Adventure is now flat. The entrance sign of the log flume is now gone.

June 8, 2009 - The fences around the Dora train are complete and the ride reopens.

June 14, 2009 - They are digging holes in the restricted area of the parking lot. The old log flume site is cleared.

June 16, 2009 - Mounds are appearing in the log flume site.

June 18, 2009 - Footer markings appear by the Picnic Pavilion #3. They began digging up the parking lot by South Gate.

June 19, 2009 - They dug a trench on the old flume site.

June 23, 2009 - The old log flume area is now flat.

June 29, 2009 - Concrete boxes and pipes have arrived (possibly for drainage). They removed the remaining pieces of the old station for Wild Thornberry's River Adventure.

July 1, 2009 - They put one of the concrete boxes underground.

July 2, 2009 - A plethora of footer markers appear to the right of the pathway leading to PP3 by PP2. The footer truck has arrived.

July 5, 2009 - More concrete basins have been dug at the old log flume site.

July 6, 2009 - Rebars are being put underground. New platforms for the catwalk have appeared at the Ohio plant and the red B&M is still there while the yellow B&M is gone. Cement trucks are on site and began pouring concrete today.

July 9, 2009 - Footer holes are dug.

July 11, 2009 - The first footer has been poured. More rebar has been put underground.

July 16, 2009 - There are four footers on site. Trees are starting to come down by the Picnic Pavilions.

July 17, 2009 - They began digging in the parking lot. A fence has gone up by the Picnic Pavilions with signs on them. More footers are poured in the old log flume site. Construction is in full swing.

July 20, 2009 - White Lightning is a possible name of the new coaster.

July 24, 2009 - The B&M hypercoaster is rumored to be named either White Lighting or the Intimidator. The new roller coaster will be announced on August 26, 2009.

July 25, 2009 - Footers for the lift hill have been poured. Rebars are in the fenced off parking lot.

July 28, 2009 - Signs stating the announcement date have gone up on the construction walls.

August 5, 2009 - The red B&M Hypercoaster track from the Ohio plant has begun arriving at Carowinds behind Thunder Road thus confirming it will be a B&M Hypercoaster.

August 6, 2009 - 5 more pieces of track arrived.

August 12, 2009 - 7 more pieces of track arrived (including the station and turn-around to the station or lift). More footers are poured to the right of the pathway leading to PP3. There are only 6 trees left to the right of PP3.

August 13, 2009 - 2 more pieces arrived. The gray supports have arrived.

August 18, 2009 - Footers are poured in the parking lot.

August 26, 2009 - The B&M Hypercoaster is confirmed as the Intimidator. Standing 232 ft. tall (making it the tallest coaster in the south), it will open Spring 2010. The station will be at the old log flume site. Exiting the station, the train (themed to Dale Earkhardt's black race car) will go up a 232 ft. lift hill. Reaching the top, the train will drop 211 ft. into the fenced off parking area. It will then reach a 178 ft. hill turning to the right, followed by a 151 ft. camelback hill. It will then enter a 121 ft. hammerhead turn at the South Gate. Turning back, the train will enter 105 ft. and 90 ft. camelback hills all leading to the block brake exiting the fenced off parking area. Exiting the block, the coaster will enter a 62 ft. hill which banks into a diving helix to the right of the Picnic Pavilions. It will be followed by a 52 ft. hill turning right. It will then enter a 48 ft. hill onto the final brakes dipping down slowly. It then makes a left u-turn and enters the station. The train will feature staggered seating just like two other hypercoasters: Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland (2008) and Diamondback at Kings Island (2009).