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Carowinds is a 407-acre (165 ha) amusement park primarily located in Charlotte, North Carolina.Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, the park first opened to the public on March 31, 1973.
In 1984, Carowinds added Smurf Island, which was a children's play area located on the 1.3-acre (5,300 m 2) island surrounded by the Carolina Sternwheeler. In the 1990s, Smurf Island was eventually closed and later demolished to make space for a new ride.
Thunder Road was a wooden roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park on the border between Fort Mill, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] Opened in 1976 and built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, the racing roller coaster cost $1.6 million to construct and featured two identical tracks that paralleled each other.
The Fury 325 rollercoaster at Carowinds can reach speeds of up to 95 mph during its 81-degree plunge. (Alex Slitz/CHARLOTTE OBSERVER FILE PHOTO) A year ago, Carowinds said it would be open year-round.
Copperhead Strike is a double launched roller coaster at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. Manufactured by Mack Rides, the ride debuted to the public on March 23, 2019. [1] It opened as the headlining attraction of a new themed area, Blue Ridge Junction, which is located on the South Carolina side of the park.
The Flying Cobras was the first roller coaster addition to Carowinds following the park's purchase by Cedar Fair in 2006. It originally debuted in 1996 at Geauga Lake in Ohio as The Mind Eraser , and was later known as Head Spin from 2004 to 2007 after Geauga Lake was purchased by Cedar Fair.
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Xtreme Skyflyer (known as RipCord at Carowinds [4]) is a Skycoaster at several Six Flags parks. The Carowinds and Kings Island models opened in 1995, while the Canada's Wonderland and Kings Dominion models opened in 1996 followed by California's Great America which opened their model in 1997.