Carowinds’ Paladium Amphitheatre will be rocking once again this summer with the announcement of the Carowinds Summer Music Fest – and best of all, the concerts are included with Park Admission. Since its inception in 1975, the 13,000-seat Paladium Amphitheatre,...
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Five(+1) Things We Learned At Carowinds 2024 Opening Weekend
It’s been less than 10 weeks between Carowinds closing the book on their 50th Anniversary season with the final day of WinterFest on January 1, 2024 and the park’s 2024’s opening weekend (March 9-10) at the “place where the Carolinas...
Continue reading...Carowinds’ Intimidator Renamed to Thunder Striker
In a surprise announcement from Carowinds, the park’s B&M Hypercoaster, formerly known as Intimidator, will receive a new name and backstory in the 2024 season. The coaster will now be known as Thunder Striker. According to Carowinds – Thunder Striker was...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Carowinds’ Hurler is Getting RMC’d – No, Not That Way.
Hurler at Carowinds is getting RMC’d. Pause for gasp. But not quite in the way you’re thinking those letters typically represent, where Rocky Mountain Construction is involved. Instead, Hurler is receiving Routine Maintenance by Carowinds. This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Steve Jackson,...
Continue reading...Stepping Into Christmas at Carowinds Winterfest 2023
One of my favorite holiday traditions is heading to Carowinds for the park’s annual holiday event – Winterfest. For six of the past seven years (we’ll let you take a guess which year was skipped), Carowinds transforms – not only...
Continue reading...Tricks (and Treats) for SCarowinds 2023
As the calendar turns to October, it’s officially “Spooky Season,” and what better way to kick off the month than with a trip to your favorite local theme park haunt? If you’ve been reading our site with any level of...
Continue reading...Aeronautica Landing Officially Opens at Carowinds
Get ready to take flight, as Carowinds‘ newest area, Aeronautica Landing, opened to the public earlier today. Located in between Copperhead Strike and Afterburn in an area that was previously known as Crossroads and the original County Fair, Aeronautica Landing...
Continue reading...Inside Aeronautica Landing Construction at Carowinds
Back in August 2022, when Carowinds announced that “Crossroads” would close and become the all-new Aeronautica Landing in 2023, it’s been very exciting following the progress of the new aviation-themed land. Featuring five all-new (and one reimagined) attractions, Aeronautica Landing...
Continue reading...A Walk In The Park: Carowinds Winter Weekends
When we learned that Carowinds would shift to a 12-month operating calendar beginning in 2023, we were immediately eager to visit the park during the January “off-season.” (Though we all know there’s really no “true” off-season at a regional amusement...
Continue reading...The 12 Days of WinterFest at Carowinds
Last week, we had the opportunity to take part in what is quickly becoming one of our favorite holiday theme park traditions — a visit to WinterFest at Carowinds. Now officially in its fifth year in its “current” iteration (Winterfest...
Continue reading...The Coaster101 Podcast: Ghoster101 – The C101 Team Takes on HHN, SCarowinds, and ZOMBIEzi Bay!
With one week until Halloween, we’re taking the time to talk Haunts — from the small ZOMBIEzi Bay at Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, to SCarowinds at Carowinds, to the Granddaddy of them all, Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando. This...
Continue reading...Carowinds and Kings Dominion Announce Year-Round Operations in 2023
Carowinds and Kings Dominion will not go into hibernation after the holidays. The parks will expand to year-round operations beginning January 1, 2023. The scheduling change introduces additional weekends to the calendar in January, February, and early March, with regular...
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