Fairly Odd Coaster (Carowinds)
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| Fairly Odd Coaster | |
| Location | Carowinds |
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| Type | Wood |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | 1975 |
| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Company |
| Designer | John C. Allen |
| Model | 144a |
| Height | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Length | 1,356 ft (413 m) |
| Duration | 1:30 |
| Capacity | 1250 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 3 ft 4 in (100 cm) |
| Fairly Odd Coaster at RCDB Pictures of Fairly Odd Coaster at RCDB |
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Fairly Odd Coaster is the name of a wooden roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is named after the Nickelodeon cartoon The Fairly OddParents. Though containing all of the elements of a "full-size" or standard wooden roller coaster, its short drop heights, slower speed, gently curving layout and short track length lead to its mistaken identity as a 'junior roller coaster'.
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[edit] History
It opened as "Scooby Doo" in 1975, loosely themed to the Hanna-Barbera cartoon of the same name in the Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera. Shortly before the park's 1993 season, the name was expanded to "Scooby-Doo's Ghoster Coaster". In 1993, Paramount Parks bought Carowinds' parent company and added areas themed to the Nickelodeon television channel, owned by their parent company Viacom. As part of this, the Hanna-Barbera area was eventually annexed into the Nickelodeon Central area, and in 2005, the roller coaster was renamed "Fairly Odd Coaster" in 2005.
As part of the new theming, the wooden superstructure was painted indigo, and the cars repainted to mimic the Fairy Oddparent characters from the show; one train pink and the other green, with the fairies' faces on the front of the cars. This theming is highly regarded because in the television show, the fairies are pink and green, and can change their shape at will, though their faces always remain visible on whatever they become.
[edit] Signifigance
The coaster is recognized by the American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) as an "ACE Coaster Classic". Roller coasters with this designation must be wood, not steel, and meet certain operational and design criteria, including non-ratcheting lap bar restraints, no seat dividers or headrests, and free choice of seating for riders (over being assigned a seat by the operator).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.rcdb.com/ir.htm?category=107 Roller Coaster Database's List of American Coaster Enthusiast Coaster Classics
[edit] External Links
Carowinds' Fairly Odd Coaster fact page
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