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...
Continue reading...Carowinds Debuts New Shows for Summer 2019
While you might not realize it at first glance, over the last several seasons, the additions to Carowinds have made the “place where the Carolinas come together” an incredibly well-rounded theme park. Whether it’s been the additions of world-class roller...
Continue reading...Review: Kentucky Flyer Takes Off at Kentucky Kingdom
Kentucky Flyer is ready for takeoff at Kentucky Kingdom, and a few members of the Coaster101 team were at the media preview event to take flight on the park’s new-for-2019 wooden coaster. Kentucky Flyer is a Gravity Group-designed wooden coaster...
Continue reading...Carowinds Offering Exclusive “Coaster Showdown” Opportunity To Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Have you ever thought about what it would be like for you and 99 of your closest friends to have two full hours of ERT (Exclusive Ride Time) on two of Carowinds’ most exciting roller coasters, the Golden Ticket Award-winning...
Continue reading...Examining The “Easter Eggs” of Carowinds’ Blue Ridge Junction
If you look at a calendar, you’ll see that Easter isn’t for a few more weeks, but it’s clear that Carowinds didn’t get the memo when constructing their all-new Blue Ridge Junction. The new seven acre area is full of...
Continue reading...A Look At 2019 Off-Season Maintenance at Carowinds
There’s a lot going on at Carowinds this off-season in addition to the construction progress on Copperhead Strike. (Not to mention the new SpringHill Suites by Marriott at Carowinds and Employee Dorms being constructed just outside of the park gates!) The...
Continue reading...Our Most Anticipated 2019 Roller Coasters Opening in North America
2018 was a great season for new roller coasters. But the season has come to an end and now we turn our attention on the new year and the new crop of roller coasters and thrill rides. Which ones are...
Continue reading...Our 2019 Plans and What We’re Most Excited About
In our last round-table discussion, we looked back on 2018. Now it’s time to turn toward the future and discuss our plans for 2019. 2018 was a great year for Coaster101 thanks to our amazing readers and fans. We want...
Continue reading...Ringing in 2019 at Carowinds’ WinterFest New Years Eve
After the success of their inaugural WinterFest in 2017, Carowinds announced earlier in the 2018 season that the park would be adding several additional days to the WinterFest calendar, including December 31, New Year’s Eve. Even with the promise of...
Continue reading...Coaster101’s 2018 Year in Review
Where did the time go? It’s that time of year again — 2018 is coming to a close and the calendar is turning to 2019. Every year we take a look back and reflect on the past year. Each member...
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...
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