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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 new ...
Carowinds is a 407-acre (165 ha) amusement park primarily located in Charlotte, ... In 2016, Boomerang Bay was re-themed and expanded into Carolina Harbor, removing ...
South Bay Shores is a water park located at California's Great America amusement park in Santa Clara, California. The water park is owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and opened as Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay in 2004. The name was shortened to Boomerang Bay in 2007. For the 2021 season, it was expanded and renamed ...
Cedar Fair purchased Carowinds in 2006 from Paramount for $1.2 billion. Cedar Fair has about 4,400 full-time employees and 48,800 seasonal and part-time employees, according to the company’s ...
The water parks at Kings Island and Carowinds were also known as WaterWorks for a period of time before being renamed Boomerang Bay. In 2015, Kings Dominion announced that WaterWorks would undergo a major expansion and be renamed Soak City, a name that has been used for other Cedar Fair water parks.
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.
Crocodile Dundee's Boomerang Bay 2004 2011 An Australian themed Waterpark. The name was shortened to Boomerang Bay in 2007. Replaced by Soak City for the 2012 season. X-Base 2007 2019 A secretive military installation themed section of the park which housed Firehawk (roller coaster) and Flight of Fear (roller coaster).
In 2018, Carowinds was named among Time’s top 10 best amusement parks in the country, with Fury 325 recognized as the hottest ride in the park, the Observer reported at the time.