California's Great America- Flight Deck Repainting

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California's Great America- Flight Deck Repainting

 Some news today from California's Great America Park- It seems they've banished the ghost of "all black track" finally.

 Screamscape has reported that the park is re-painting their "Flight Deck" attraction to a lovely shade or red and white, breathing some new colors into the once colorless ride. Fans are starting to wonder if perhaps this re-painting will also come with a new name and possibly even a new theme? So far, no real answers yet.

Kings Island- The Bat Update

Image from Kings Island's Facebook Page

 The Bat- Repainting Keeps Going

 I've got to admit, this ride hasn't looked better for a long time.

 The new re-theme of 'Flight Deck' into the classic attraction 'The Bat' at Kings Island is making some amazing progress. No longer will it blend in with the back of the park and go unnoticed by many.

 The new Orange and Charcoal paint job is going to make this ride stand out once again. I also have to admit, I really hope the coaster cars will get a nice new update with some new fiberglass work also. Plus some nice new queue line goodies, really drive this thing home completely!

 I'm really beginning to wonder if Kings Island is planning to fully re-theme this area of their amusement park into a full 'land' type of area. With great themes like 'The Bat' and 'Banshee' happening, I hope it goes beyond the rides and extends to the park. It'd be nice to see something with a slightly darker theme lurking around!

Carowinds- New Coat of Paint for Two Coasters

Image from Carowinds Facebook Page

 Carowinds Repaints both Afterburn and Ricochet for 2014.

 Carowinds is spending some of their big new budget on repainting. Both Afterburn and Ricochet are getting fresh coats of paint for the 2014 season.

 Afterburn, which is a B&M version of the old Paramount Parks "Top Gun" coaster, will celebrate it's 15th birthday during the 2014 season and is seeing some much needed attention in return. Carowinds has posted several new photo's to their Facebook Page showing Afterburn getting a coat of primer.

No one is currently sure if the coaster will be repainted in it's current colors or if it'll be receiving a new color for it's birthday. 

 Ricochet, the parks 'Wild Mouse' coaster, is also getting a new paint job for 2014.

 Carowind's reports on it's Facebook page that the track will now be painted a 'lime green' color to go with the new blue and teal supports.