Four years ago, Carowinds debuted Fury 325, then the world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster. Later that season in August, Carowinds made a “big splash” with the announcement of the all new Carolina Harbor water park, coming to the park...
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PEANUTS Celebration Coming to Carowinds in November
Earlier this season, Carowinds extended their operating calendar into mid-November, adding eight operating days past the typical “main” season cutoff of Halloween. Today, Carowinds announced a new celebration that will occupy six of those eight days and bridge the gap...
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At Coaster101, we’ve had a great time covering Carowinds‘ newest roller coaster, Copperhead Strike, from teases, to announcement, to construction (and more construction, and more construction, and more construction, and more construction!) to actually getting to experience the Carolinas’ first double launch...
Continue reading...WinterFest Returns To Carowinds
Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin’? In the lane, snow is glistenin’. A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight, walkin’ in a WinterFest Wonderland. After its debut last year, WinterFest at Carowinds quickly became one of my favorite events/seasons to visit...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair 2019 Season Pass Options: Which Are Best For You?
We’re coming down to the end of the “regular” theme park season for 2018. While we still have another weekend of Halloween events and several dates of Winterfest to look forward to at multiple Cedar Fair parks, for many theme...
Continue reading...Copperhead Strike Taking Shape at Carowinds (and the Gliders’ Return!)
Since Granny’s Epic Secret at Carowinds was revealed to be Copperhead Strike on August 30, lots of eyes have been on the construction site adjacent to Carowinds’ County Fair, which will become Blue Ridge Junction in 2019. Today, Coaster101, along...
Continue reading...Copperhead Strike Announcement and Construction Photos
Yesterday, we headed to Carowinds for their 2019 announcement. Next year, the park will add its 14th Roller Coaster, Copperhead Strike, the first dual-launch coaster in the Carolinas. While we gave you the press release details and “fast facts” for...
Continue reading...Carowinds’ 2019 Teasers: What Do They All Mean?
If you’ve visited Carowinds at all this season, you’ll notice that there are construction walls up in the back of the park, between Crossroads, County Fair and Carolina Harbor. Earlier this week, Carowinds added some signage to these construction walls,...
Continue reading...Carowinds Debuts “Great Carolina Fest”
In recent years, Carowinds has put an emphasis on special events in an effort to bring more and more guests to the park. Whether it’s food-centric events like Taste of The Carolinas (2015-2017, Be sure to check out our reviews...
Continue reading...Walking in a WinterFest Wonderland at Carowinds
I wasn’t alive for the 1983 introduction of WinterFest at Carowinds, and as a 14-year old in 2005, wasn’t aware that the event was returning to the park for one year after a hiatus. So when Carowinds announced that WinterFest would...
Continue reading...“It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas” as Carowinds Prepares for Winterfest
In past years, after the monsters of SCarowinds finished terrifying the midways of Carowinds around Halloween, it meant that the park would settle down for a long winter’s nap, until reopening the following Spring. Not this year, though. Carowinds is...
Continue reading...The Daytime Details of Halloween at Carowinds
Now entering its 18th year, SCarowinds is Carowinds’ Halloween Haunt event, and takes place on select weekend nights; Fridays and Saturdays in September and Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October. We’ve visited SCarowinds at night the last two years (you can check...
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