I was looking forward to my trip to Carowinds but ...

I was looking forward to my trip to Carowinds but it was a total nightmare. First we had to wait in line in the car to get through the gate to park. Then I had to stand in line for over 30 minutes to buy a ticket.Then we had to wait in line again for over 45 minutes to have our articles checked. Then we went to the souvenir shop to buy a fast lane ticket & they were out so we had to wait again to get bracelet. Not only that the price for the fast lane was $87.00 but online on Friday the price was $77.00 but on their website, the price was $65.00. Why? They don't even tell you that you have to get a locker to put your articles in until you try to ride Fury 325 & Copperhead strikes & they will allow you on the ride with loose articles. For all the other rides, they have bins for your articles. Their motto regarding buying a fast pass: wait less & ride more: is not true either. We waited in line for over 45 minutes to ride Copperhead Strikes & then we had to wait 1 hour to ride Night Hawk. The people who were responsible to let us get on the ride, let more people that did not have a fast pass ride before the people who paid big money for a fast pass ride. Overwhelming. Carowinds is more interested in the money they charge people instead of the people that came to the park to have fun & paid alot of money just to be there