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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.
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Another major expansion occurred in 2006 adding a new Australian theme and changing the name to Boomerang Bay, a name shared with several water parks at other Cedar Fair amusement parks. In 2008, Cedar Fair added a 600,000-US-gallon (2,300 m 3 ) wave pool, Bondi Beach, increasing the total size of the water park to 20 acres (81,000 m 2 ). [ 2 ]
On August 15, 1991, Carowinds announced that a new stand-up roller coaster would be added to the park in 1992 called Vortex. [3] 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]
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The theme park is home to the Fury 325, North America's tallest and fastest giga coaster. Thrill-seeker alert: Carowinds a top 10 theme park for adrenaline junkies. Here's why it ranked.
Afterburn is an inverted roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina.After more than two years of planning and construction, the roller coaster opened on March 20, 1999.
A year ago, Carowinds said it would be open year-round. But those plans have changed. The amusement park released its season 2024 calendar on Tuesday showing the park will be closed in January and ...