 righty, we have some interesting news coming out of Carowinds today. Interesting in the aspect of it's not confirmed yet. Hopefully I'll be able to grab an answer for you guys if it's confirmed. I'm going to reach out and try and figure out what's going on with this 2019 park map that Carowinds teased on their Facebook post today. So they did a 2009 versus 2019 map comparison and lo and behold, the Rapids ride is not on the map. Again, it is not confirmed yet, but it missing from the 2019 map does say a lot. So we know it's missing from the map. It could be a couple of things. It could be upgrades are maybe gonna happen. So maybe they'll actually upgrade the roaring Rapids attraction like they're doing over at Not Sparey Farm or maybe it'll be removed. Who knows? Honestly, comment down below what you think throughout the video because I'm gonna put forward a few kind of theories I have about what's going on. This is gonna be a really interesting video, especially if your home park is Carowinds. Cedar Fair is definitely heading down a road of doing interesting ride removals or upgrades and I can't wait to see what it is. So again, it doesn't necessarily mean it's gonna be removed. So please take whatever is said in this video with a huge grain of salt. I don't have any inside information about Carowinds nor this attraction. We're just assuming it's gone for the season or being removed because of the 2019 park map. So Cedar Fair has definitely been removing rides. We've seen Orbiter Go. We're seeing other attractions that other parks being removed as well. And you're seeing attractions over at Not Sparey Farm being upgraded similar to this. And now you're seeing this ride removal or ride upgrade in the 2019 season. So very interesting. Now the only thing I don't think, the only reason I don't think this is a ride upgrade is because they could have done that during the off season at the end of the season. Another reason, a little bit of information we're gonna give you is Canada's Wonderland received Carowinds shoot the shoot log boats. I think like a couple years ago or whatever that ride was removed, we received their excess boats. I do know Canada's Wonderland actually received more parts for Whitewater Canyon recently, our River Rapids ride. So that would align with it being removed. Again, take that with a huge grain of salt. But I do know Wonderland does receive parts for their water rides from Carowinds from what I've seen. And I know that if you were there during this season at Canada's Wonderland, you could see under Dragonflyer WC seatbacks, Whitewater Canyon. It was WWC seatbacks in a giant crate. So that would make sense. And I know that there's more arriving. So it does all align that this would be a ride removal. So again, my prediction is this ride is being removed for something down the line. This doesn't mean 2020. Don't get your hopes up. I have a feeling that if it's 2020, it's going to be something else. If it's 2021 or later, it's going to be a coaster. So Carowinds is definitely not investing in a coaster anytime soon. We know that from the stockholders call, we know that from a news interview they did online. Carowinds is now focusing on other things to invest in. Again, that's probably just the two to three year mark that they're talking about. So I'll go into which years I think a coaster could be coming to Carowinds. But it definitely seems like Cedar Fair is heading down this road of not building roller coasters every three years, like they've been doing at some of their parks. So it's more going to be like five every five years, your park will receive a coaster. So keep that in mind whenever you're predicting a coaster for your park, unless your park is under an expansion plan. So Carowinds was under an expansion plan, but they are not. That expansion is over. And Canada's Wonderland is now under an expansion plan. I'm assuming Nottsbury Farm is under an expansion plan. Cedar Point's always under an expansion plan rolling of the eyes. I'm kidding. I'm just jealous. And CGA will be entering an expansion plan shortly. I actually know a little more about the CGA expansion plan because they said they're going to mimic kind of what they did over at Carowinds and improve that expansion plan that they did and the way they did it over at CGA, but in a longer timeline. So that's a little interesting, that wording that was used in the interview. So CGA is definitely going to be heading down an expansion plan. It's just going to be a little slower than Carowinds. So what do I think could be the coaster timeline? Well, I'm looking at 2021 at the earliest. And the only reason I'm saying 2021 is I'm seeing signs that Canada's Wonderland may potentially be getting a coaster in 2021 as well part of their expansion plan. And there's sister parks with Carowinds. So it'll be interesting. It is a little early. And I may not necessarily believe that Carowinds is getting a coaster in 2021. But I do have reason to believe Canada's Wonderland is getting a coaster in 2021. We'll actually have a video on that soon. So I'm looking at more 2022 2023. I definitely think it's going to be one of the three years so 2021 2022 or 2023 that they're going to get a coaster and it's definitely going to be in that plot of land looking at the map looking at Google images. That area definitely looks like it's going to house a coaster. Don't know why the ride was removed so early. But who knows. So again, they're sister parks with Canada's Wonderland. So whatever Canada's Wonderland does and whatever Carowinds do, I honestly think they'll eventually mirror it or upgrade upon that. So that does lead me to the types of coaster that I coasters that I do think Carowinds will receive down the road. And it's definitely interesting topic of discussion. So again, Carowinds and Canada's Wonderland are very close parks and they definitely build a lot of similar attractions. Usually Canada's Wonderland builds the attraction and then Carowinds kind of does it afterwards. So we're now seeing the two parks build different attractions for the first time in a while. And I honestly think they're going to kind of like reverse those attractions if that makes sense kind of spoiling my future videos. But oh well, it kind of needs to be set in this video for my point to get across. So yes, the Carowinds expansion is over. Yes, they're focusing on different aspects of the park. I'm assuming water park kids area and family attractions for one to two or three years, and then they'll get another coaster. This park is now becoming a super important park for the chain. So I wouldn't be surprised to see every three years to five years, they're still getting some sort of coaster or bigger attraction if that now a bigger attraction could mean something like forbidden frontier as well. The chain is heading down this direction of building kind of experiences. But I definitely think dinosaurs alive will be that plot of land they use that experience for if they're to put one in over at Carowinds. So what do I honestly think the next coaster is going to be? Well, I have two models in my mind. A wing coaster is one of them. I think a wing coaster at Carowinds would do phenomenal. I don't think there's one in Florida. I'm trying to think really hard sometimes I always forget again, I'm not a hardcore enthusiast anyone that watches my channel knows that I am definitely one of those kind of like hardcore enthusiasts mixed with a little bit of GP so I do get my facts wrong and stuff like that. Again, I am always open to criticism in the comment section down below or correcting me in a polite way always feel free I'm open to learning. But I don't think there's a wing coaster in Florida. So I think a wing coaster at Carowinds would actually do phenomenal and draw people in from a broader audience. And I think that's something we could potentially see over at Carowinds now whether it's a launch or a lift hill, I definitely think it would probably be a launch because it looks like it would be next to fury and a lift hill would look a little weird next to a giant lift hill. So a launch coaster would do a lot better in that plot of land than that. Now I do honestly think that a dive coaster is more likely. I don't know how big the plot of land is based off of the map and again maps tend to make things look smaller. It looks like a pretty hefty plot of land. So I do think that it's big enough to house any one of these coasters. But I do think a dive coaster is most likely again this goes back to Carowinds and Canada's Wonderland being sister parks. So this is where it gets really interesting. Will Carowinds build a dive coaster and break Canada's Wonderlands records on the dive coaster? And then will Canada's Wonderland build a mock double launch coaster and break their records on that? Honestly, that like to me that screams yes. I think that's the most plausible thing to happen and a dive coaster in that area would pull people as well, especially if they're going for world records. You would have people coming from Florida and neighboring areas. Other theme parks around them don't have any attractions like that. I know Bush Gardens Tampa has a dive coaster, but it is outdated, even though it's an amazing dive coaster still, but definitely room to improve upon that. So what do you guys honestly think could be coming to Carowinds in 2021, 2022 or 2023? Or what do you think is happening to the Roaring Rapids ride? It's definitely a very interesting topic of discussion. Definitely I'm going to be reading the comments down below on what you think can be coming. Do you think it's going to be a wing coaster? Do you think it's going to be a dive coaster? Do you think it's going to be a completely different coaster? Definitely disagree with me down below if you think these two options are not up for discussion whatsoever. Definitely want to see anyone's opinions on the matter. But hopefully you guys really enjoyed this video on Carowinds and what I think is going to be going on with the Roaring Rapids ride and in their future. Thanks for watching guys. 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