Carowinds unveils WindSeeker for 2012 season
Carowinds opens for the 2012 season this weekend and Friday park officials held a preview for the media and park VIPs for the unveiling of the 301-foot tall WindSeeker.
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[/media-credit]The 6.5-million dollar attraction takes up to 64-passengers per run at speeds upwards of 30 miles per hour.
VIDEO: Carowinds’ Windseeker
York County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Bennish Brown says the WindSeeker– which was built on the South Carolina side of the park — adds to the county’s bottom line.
[audio: 0330-Brown-C.mp3]York County Councilman Chad Williams and his wife Melinda were on one of the first batch of thrill-seekers who took to the skies
[audio: 0330-Williams-B.mp3]Carowinds Vice President and General Manager Bart Kinsel says he’s hoping to capitalize on the 30-thousand delegates coming to the Carolinas the first week of September for the Democratic National Convention.
[audio: 0330-Kinzel-A.mp3]Friday’s first public viewing of the WindSeeker is the third new addition to the park in three years.
The Dale-Earnhardt-inspired Intimidator launched in the spring of 2010, Snoopy’s Starlight Spectacular opened last year and the WindSeeker officially opens to the public on Saturday.
