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It was the first coaster built at Carowinds since Carolina Cyclone in 1980, and also became the park's most expensive ride to date at $5.5 million. [3] Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Vortex was the sixth stand-up coaster to open in the United States. [3] Construction began in September 1991, and officials believed it would be completed by ...
Carolina Cyclone is an Arrow Dynamics roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina.The coaster is located in the Carolina Boardwalk area of the park. Built in 1980 by now defunct coaster manufacturer Arrow Dynamics, it was the first roller coaster to have four inversions, two loops and two corkscrews [citation ne
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.
The theoretical hourly capacity of the ride is 1,380 riders. [1] [2] Afterburn's Immelmann. To match the original Top Gun theme, the ride's area was designed to feel like a military base. The main queue was housed in a hangar with a two-thirds scale F14 Tomcat fighter. Guests enter the ride area by passing through the batwing element. [1]
Fury 325 is a steel roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States.The Giga Coaster manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard opened to the public on March 28, 2015, featuring 6,602 feet (2,012 m) of track and a maximum height of 325 feet (99 m), making it the fifth-tallest roller coaster in the world and the tallest overall that uses a traditional ...
1–89 – local routes in various areas of the city; 40X–88X – express routes (specifically designated with an X) from uptown to various park and ride lots; 90–99 – Circulator routes in North Mecklenburg (and formerly Matthews/Mint Hill) that will deviate for pick ups up to 3/4 of a mile from the route with advanced notice.
WXRC (95.7 FM, "95.7 The Ride") is a commercial FM radio station licensed to serve Hickory, North Carolina, and targeting the Charlotte market. The station is owned by David Lingafelt and his Pacific Broadcasting Group and broadcasts a classic hits format.
The Charlotte Transportation Center (CTC), also known as Arena or CTC/Arena, is an intermodal transit station in Center City Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It serves as the central hub for the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) buses and connects with the LYNX Blue Line and CityLYNX Gold Line. It is located on East Trade Street ...