JoshC.
Strata Poster
- Feb 28, 2024
- #1
Apologies if this has been posted elsewhere and I've missed it, but it looks like KD are doing...something to i305.
No indication as to what this is yet, so could be pretty minimal. But maybe something to keep an eye on?
CanobieFan
Strata Poster
- Feb 28, 2024
- #2
New name, paint. Trains?
Carowinds already announced their Intimidator is now .....Thunder Striker
Hyde
Matt SR
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- Feb 28, 2024
- #3
CanobieFan said:
New name, paint. Trains?
Carowinds already announced their Intimidator is now .....Thunder Striker
Just when we thought Flight Deck was the bottom of the name barrel!
emoo
Hyper Poster
- Feb 28, 2024
- #4
Just drop the ntimidator, i305 is good enough. Thunder Striker is another random who really cares generated name.
LightningColossus46
Mega Poster
- Feb 28, 2024
- #5
I sort of like thunder Striker as a name. Fits the whole vibe of Carowinds, and the backstory actually really makes sense. Wish there was a new color scheme, as seeing that just gives me DEI vibes. Maybe a brown and gray color scheme with yellow trains and accents would have looked better. I would guess a name change for I305 as well since the DEI licensing was more than likely the same for both. I305 sounds fine, just keep that. If not, I have always though GigaByte is a cool name,
davidm
Strata Poster
- Feb 28, 2024
- #6
"Thunder Striker 305"?
Presumably the Earnhardt licensing agreement has just run out / CedarFlags saving money have cancelled it.
MLDesigns
Hyper Poster
- Feb 28, 2024
- #7
^Probably the former; the rides were marketed & introduced in 2009, so it tracks that it would have been a 15-year deal. I305 losing the Intimidator name makes sense, as the whole area is (likely) going to the Jungle Xpedition theme. I'd've expected the Carowinds one to keep the name since that's more proper NASCAR country, but obviously the investment wasn't deemed worthy. Carowinds' decision to rebrand their B&M Hyper to a name that could also apply to bumper cars, that's a different discussion.
As for "Project 305", I'm kind of hoping that they go the route of Kings Island's Area 72; turn I305 into a space-ish theme (Polaris?) and bring Flight of Fear into it as well. I'd be incredibly cautious trying to slap an animal/jungle theme on it.. just don't know how you do that.
ECG
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- Feb 29, 2024
- #8
RCDB posted Project 305 as the new name of the coaster, but I assume that's probably just a placeholder until the new name is officially announced.
davidm
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- Apr 7, 2024
- #9
ECG said:
RCDB posted Project 305 as the new name of the coaster, but I assume that's probably just a placeholder until the new name is officially announced.
Well it has opened as "Project 305", signs outside and all!
Ref ; https://rcdb.com/4520.htm#p=141506
and it appears to be on the map as that as well; https://qr1.be/HUBG
Oh.
ECG
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- Apr 7, 2024
- #10
davidm said:
Well it has opened as "Project 305", signs outside and all!
Ref ; https://rcdb.com/4520.htm#p=141506
and it appears to be on the map as that as well; https://qr1.be/HUBG
Oh.
Better not to assume. Can't believe they couldn't come up with a better name. 
Peter Immelmann
Mega Poster
- Apr 7, 2024
- #11
Still to be seen what they meant by "the look and feel of the coaster will evolve". Well, thinking about it, if they cut on the maintenance budget as well, there is certainly some truth to it...
Hixee
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- Apr 7, 2024
- #12
Well that's completely uninteresting in every possible way...
MLDesigns
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- Apr 7, 2024
- #13
Truly can't decipher how much sarcasm is being thrown around in this thread... 'Project 305' is very clearly the placeholder name for this season (or two) until the proper retheme, incorporating it into Jungle Xpedition, occurs. That entrance sign is no indicator of it being the permanent name; it'll be thrown away just like the printed park maps with the P305 name, once the actual retheme happens.
davidm
Strata Poster
- Apr 7, 2024
- #14
"Placeholder" or not, "Project 305" _IS_ the ride's name now and not (just) the name of the "project" to rename/re-theme the ride.
And that's all rather unexciting.
CanobieFan
Strata Poster
- Apr 7, 2024
- #15
Hixee said:
Well that's completely uninteresting in every possible way...
I mean, what did you expect, from the company that came up with other great names such as.... drop tower.... flight deck......
Hixee
Flojector
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- Apr 7, 2024
- #16
CanobieFan said:
I mean, what did you expect, from the company that came up with other great names such as.... drop tower.... flight deck......
Yeah, that's fair.
emoo
Hyper Poster
- Apr 8, 2024
- #17
It's more inspired to me than the random word generator Thunder Striker, not that I'm impressed. We shall see if they can come up with something better given a couple of years thinking time.
Hyde
Matt SR
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- Apr 8, 2024
- #18
Oh dear - I fear they're going with the "Project" theme continuity they used for Orion, built on the trope that each "Project" (aka roller coaster or major thrill attraction) is some advanced science experiment. (photo from Orion queue below)
This bit has a downside: Very few people will understand any actual thematic continuity. You can call it a coaster enthusiast Easter egg if you want, but to me, it's just lazy copy-paste theming.
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