50 Years of Fun: BORG Assimilator

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  • Опубліковано 19 бер 2023
  • On March 20, 2004, BORG Assimilator opened at Carowinds. The roller coaster featured immersive Star Trek theming and a unique flying experience. Now known as Nighthawk, the ride is still a fan favorite. #Carowinds50

КОМЕНТАРІ • 49

  • @mitchellries256
    @mitchellries256 Рік тому +13

    Please don't get rid of this ride. At least not until after I get out there to ride it for myself one year.

    • @Freddy-jl2fn
      @Freddy-jl2fn Рік тому +2

      Believe me, you’re not missing anything special.

    • @Flooperman33
      @Flooperman33 Рік тому

      Its the headache hawk if that’s what your looking for

    • @BananaMaster101
      @BananaMaster101 Рік тому +1

      It’s not nighthawk, it’s you go night night hawk

    • @mitchellries256
      @mitchellries256 Рік тому +1

      @@BananaMaster101 I don't get it.

    • @d.n.8919
      @d.n.8919 11 місяців тому

      it's broken down half the time lol

  • @tinojca
    @tinojca Рік тому +4

    Glad 19 years later I am apart of the crew for this ride

  • @stevencartrette8217
    @stevencartrette8217 Рік тому +2

    very cool i love carowinds i went there last year. it is fun

  • @filmedbymakennah
    @filmedbymakennah Рік тому +3

    Whenever I go ti Carowinds I never get a chance to ride this. The line is soooo long, and usually they only have one train going. Still LOVE this place🔥🔥

    • @LaunchRider
      @LaunchRider Рік тому

      The line wasn’t long when I went on it the first time. Then again, it was a cloudy Wednesday while Fury’s beam was cracked, so nothing was busy.

    • @filmedbymakennah
      @filmedbymakennah 11 місяців тому

      @@LaunchRider that is true! I actually went to carowinds the other day and got to ride this! The line was pretty long but it took about 35 minutes!

  • @CoasterCreationTV
    @CoasterCreationTV Рік тому +5

    I don't know how they are going to keep this running much longer. I'm a season pass holder and it breaks down multiple times almost every day. Also the line is always super long because of the ride's slow operations.

    • @Flooperman33
      @Flooperman33 Рік тому +3

      Agreed im a pass holder as well and it is the slowest rollercoaster ive ever seen dispatch in my life.

    • @Deadsphere
      @Deadsphere Рік тому +1

      Firehawk at Kings Island suffered the same setbacks and issues. I'm shocked they've kept Nighthawk there for as long as they have. My guess is that its days are numbered by now.

    • @namevone
      @namevone 11 місяців тому

      @@Deadspherespare parts from firehawk are definitely helping

  • @demon_balloon674
    @demon_balloon674 Рік тому

    Looks cool

  • @BananaMaster101
    @BananaMaster101 Рік тому +2

    NIGHTHAWK IS AWESOME

  • @BananaMaster101
    @BananaMaster101 Рік тому

    YESSS

  • @ThrillsofColdplay
    @ThrillsofColdplay Рік тому +16

    The original colors are so much cooler

    • @shanegrigg1984
      @shanegrigg1984 Рік тому

      Yeah it was I love the green and black

    • @That_southern_kid_original
      @That_southern_kid_original Рік тому

      I think carowinds is changing the theme of the ride cause i was at carowinds earlier today and while going up furys lifthill me and my dad say black and red trains for nighthawk.

    • @That_southern_kid_original
      @That_southern_kid_original Рік тому

      Rollercoaster*

    • @shanegrigg1984
      @shanegrigg1984 Рік тому

      @@That_southern_kid_original black and red trains would look awesome only if Carowinds would paint the roller coaster the same

    • @ThrillsofColdplay
      @ThrillsofColdplay Рік тому

      @@That_southern_kid_original cool

  • @ObeyAngel
    @ObeyAngel Рік тому

    I rodé that on 2004 ❤

  • @TKGIOIA
    @TKGIOIA 9 місяців тому

    Now Nighthawk!

  • @Ms.TrinaASL
    @Ms.TrinaASL 11 місяців тому +1

    Here’s an idea … bring back the theming to this park…. Universal come buy this park please… (jk) 🙂

  • @coastercreations5299
    @coastercreations5299 Рік тому +1

    Amazing ride, but are you ever gonna add a second train?

    • @diamondjebgold9906
      @diamondjebgold9906 Рік тому

      It has a 2nd train

    • @seyn1x
      @seyn1x Рік тому

      @@diamondjebgold9906 its never up

    • @diamondjebgold9906
      @diamondjebgold9906 Рік тому

      @@seyn1x I know. They really need to run the 2nd train. I don’t know if it’s maintenance on the train or what.

    • @tcn9519
      @tcn9519 Рік тому

      I went yesterday and it broke down earlier so it might be maintenance issues and there using one train probably because of the said maintenance the ride but the ride is fun

    • @Deadsphere
      @Deadsphere Рік тому

      The ride's on its last legs. No point in accelerating the wear and tear with two trains.

  • @jasongenova9194
    @jasongenova9194 Рік тому +2

    Ah Carowinds used to be so themed; now it’s like going to a county fair from the fair flat rides to lack of characters, boring waiting ques, and fair food

    • @Deadsphere
      @Deadsphere Рік тому +2

      Carowinds was owned by Paramount who treated the park like a throwaway towel. You should be thankful that Cedar Fair picked it up. You wouldn't even have a park anymore if they hadn't.

    • @jasongenova9194
      @jasongenova9194 Рік тому

      @@Deadsphere I gave your comment a thumbs up, thanks for agreeing

    • @Deadsphere
      @Deadsphere Рік тому

      @@jasongenova9194 I wasn't agreeing, I was saying you're fucking crazy for complaining about a "lack of theming" from an owner who's more focused on the quality of a park than its theming.

  • @Deadsphere
    @Deadsphere Рік тому +1

    The most annoying thing with Vekoma Flying Dutchmans is that they all suffer from the same issues. Slow dispatches, and they're unreliable. No wonder Vekoma stopped making them.

  • @bobafett4ever
    @bobafett4ever Рік тому +2

    Resistance is futile!

  • @BananaMaster101
    @BananaMaster101 Рік тому

    It’s not nighthawk, it’s you go night night hawk

  • @diamondjebgold9906
    @diamondjebgold9906 Рік тому +2

    Carowinds don’t listen to the dumb enthusiasts. Keep this ride forever. It’s a little shaky but so what, a rattle doesn’t matter if it’s intensely forceful and fun.

    • @diamondjebgold9906
      @diamondjebgold9906 Рік тому

      And if your wondering, Carowinds is my home park and I have ridden this multiple times before. And I love it!

    • @Deadsphere
      @Deadsphere Рік тому

      Except the enthusiasts know these rides and parks like the back of their hands? Firehawk at Kings Island suffered the exact same issues Nighthawk does, like all Vekoma Flying Dutchmans. Slow dispatches, unreliable, and extremely slow queue times.
      Nighthawk's days are numbered since Firehawk was torn out. I'm sorry but that's the truth of the matter. Vekoma doesn't even make these anymore, so parts for them are probably pretty limited anyway. It's literally a matter of time before something breaks on this thing and Carowinds can't fix it.
      A ride can't stay open forever. Most Arrow Dynamics coasters aren't standing anymore because Arrow went bankrupt ages ago. Schwarzkopf loopers are getting rarer and rarer because Schwarzkopf doesn't exist anymore. Nighthawk is probably the last Vekoma Flying Dutchman, and it will probably be torn down before the end of the decade.

    • @diamondjebgold9906
      @diamondjebgold9906 Рік тому

      @@Deadsphere exept the fact that that they are using parts from fire hawk to help nighthawk. The track doesn’t have any issues. It’s the trains. They can also always get modern gen vecoma Flying trains for nighthawk if the current trains get out of hand. The main reason of the ride breaking down is when it doesn’t fold the trains down or up. Also nighthawk is not the last Flying Dutchman. Batwing exist too you know

    • @Deadsphere
      @Deadsphere Рік тому

      @@diamondjebgold9906 And what are you gonna do when those parts from Firehawk are done? You just further proved my point that this ride's done for.

    • @diamondjebgold9906
      @diamondjebgold9906 Рік тому

      @@Deadsphere when they run out of fire hawk parts and they run in to something they can’t repair modern gen vecoma makes flying trains that would work for this ride. Why do you want the ride gone anyway?