Happy New Year! Native North Carolinian Andrew is joined by two other North Carolinians, Andrew from Park Rovers and Erik of “Erik’s Coaster Tweets” to conduct a Carolinas Coaster Draft, with the added wrinkle of Virginia and Tennessee thrown in...
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Celebrating 10 Years of Intimidator at Carowinds
While this year marks the 40th Anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s first of seven NASCAR Cup Series wins and 20th anniversary of his 76th and final NASCAR win, for fans of Carowinds, 2020 also marks another Earnhardt-related milestone. 2020 marks the...
Continue reading...How to Eat Your Way Through Carowinds’ Taste of the Carolinas
Returning for the third consecutive year to Carowinds is their annual “Taste of the Carolinas” food festival. After sampling several dishes at last year’s festival, I knew for this year that I needed to call in some reinforcements if I wanted...
Continue reading...An Interview With Bob Baranick, Former Disney Imagineer and Creator of Whirligig Woods
Recently, WRAL, the Raleigh, North Carolina NBC Affiliate, aired a “Tar Heel Traveler” segment on their evening news that featured former Disney Imagineer Bob Baranick that highlighted his plans for a small theme park to be built in Saxapahaw, NC,...
Continue reading...Fury 325 Media Day Report
From announcement to track completion, and everywhere in between, Coaster101 has been on top of Fury 325 construction at Carowinds Amusement Park in Charlotte, NC. On Wednesday, March 25, (3/25, get it?) a mere 217 days after I attended the announcement for...
Continue reading...Surfer’s Swell and Dorsal Fin Drop Open at Carowinds
The “CaroSwim Team” from University City YMCA in Charlotte will be the first riders on Dorsal Fin Drop and Surfer’s Swell. Photo via @CarowindsPark Back in October, we told you about Dorsal Fin Drop and Surfer’s Swell, two new water slides...
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