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...
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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...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...
Continue reading...What You Fear…Is Here: Previewing SCarowinds 2022
Recently, we were invited to Carowinds for a preview of SCarowinds, one of the premier Halloween events in the Carolinas. The 21st edition of the park’s Halloween Haunt features five terrifying mazes, including the all-new Paranormal, Inc., seven unnerving scare...
Continue reading...Lights On: Inside Boo Blasters on Boo Hill at Carowinds
During a recent trip to Carowinds for a SCarowinds media preview (you should read that too!), we had the opportunity to take a walking tour inside the park’s Boo Blasters on Boo Hill dark ride. For those who might be...
Continue reading...Kick It Up, Up, Up: Grand Carnivale Returns to Carowinds
After a successful debut in 2021, Grand Carnivale, the “Spectacle of Color, Unlike Any Other” has returned to Carowinds (and multiple other Cedar Fair parks) this season. Described by the park as a “day-to-night, larger-than-life, global celebration,” Grand Carnivale, taking...
Continue reading...Celebrating The Carolinas at Carowinds’ State Line Celebration
All the way back in 1973, E. Pat Hall opened an amusement park that was situated on the border of North & South Carolina, eventually giving Carowinds the motto (quite literally) of “Where the Carolinas Come Together.” Holding the distinction...
Continue reading...WinterFest Returns to Carowinds; Here’s What We Saw!
One of the best things about 2021 is that after a pretty “meh” year for many parks around the world, normalcy is beginning to return. Last year, Carowinds was able to provide a “Taste” of both the holiday and theme...
Continue reading...Behind The Scenes of Carowinds’ WinterFest Preparations
Last month, we had the opportunity to go “Behind the Screams” at SCarowinds with Ryan Allen, manager of live entertainment for the park. What many guests might not realize is that when SCarowinds gave its final scares of the season...
Continue reading...Behind the Screams of SCarowinds’ Two New Mazes
Last weekend, we visited SCarowinds for the first time since 2018, and experienced everything the event had to offer. Check the review, we had an amazing time! The Halloween Haunt features two brand-new mazes; The Reaping and The Tooth Fairy, and what...
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