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A steel roller coaster featuring two vertical loops and two corkscrews. It was the first roller coaster to feature four inversions. Carolina Goldrusher: 1973 Arrow Dynamics: A steel mine train roller coaster. It was the first roller coaster at Carowinds and is only one of three original rides still operating.
Thunder Striker, formerly known as Intimidator, is a steel roller coaster 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 ...
Copperhead Strike at RCDB. 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.
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.
Fury 325 is a steel roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard, Fury 325 opened to the public on March 28, 2015. It features a 6,602-foot-long (2,012 m) track that reaches a maximum height of 325 feet (99 m), making it the fifth-tallest roller coaster in the ...
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.
More than a week after Carowinds shut down its Fury 325 roller coaster, an investigation by North Carolina’s Department of Labor found that the crack had been visible for at least a week before ...
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. The ride previously operated as Top Gun: The Jet Coaster, before it was renamed following Cedar Fair's purchase of Paramount Parks in 2006.