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On August 27, 2015, Carowinds announced that Boomerang Bay would undergo a major expansion in 2016 and would be renamed Carolina Harbor. The expansion includes a new wave pool named Surf Club Harbor , 2 children splash areas named Myrtle Turtle Beach and Kitty Hawk Cove , a six-story, six-slide complex named Blackbeard's Revenge , [ 3 ] and a ...
Included in the price of admission to Carowinds is access to the 27-acre Carolina Harbor water park. Based on a Coastal Carolinian theme, it features 15 rides and attractions. It originally opened as Ocean Island in 1982, the water park has also been known as Riptide Reef (1989–1997) WaterWorks (1997–2006), and Boomerang Bay (2007–2015).
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
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.
Carowinds, a North Carolina amusement park, shut down its Fury 325 roller coaster after becoming aware of a crack on the ride's support pillar.
Carowinds laid off workers ahead of the opening season in March and just six months after Cedar Fair and Six Flags Entertainment Corp. merged. Carowinds spokesman Chris Foshee on Wednesday ...
Thunder Striker, formerly known as Intimidator, is a hypercoaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard and located in the Thunder Road section of the park, the ride opened to public on March 27, 2010. It features a 232-foot (71 m) lift hill, a top speed of 75 mph (121 km/h), and a track ...
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.