After a year off in 2020 due to COVID-19, SCarowinds has returned to the state line, celebrating 20 years of fear at Carowinds. Boasting a line-up of five haunted houses (including the new Reaping and Tooth Fairy), eight scare zones,...
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Six New Experiences Coming to SCarowinds
After a year off, SCarowinds is returning to the midways of Carowinds to celebrate the 20th edition of the scariest Halloween event in the Carolinas. While past mazes and scare zones like Slaughterhouse: The Final Cut, Depths of Darkness, and...
Continue reading...Behind The Scenes: Carowinds Prepares for Grand Carnivale
One of the most exciting of Cedar Fair’s “new-for-2020” announcements (for me, anyway) was that my home park, Carowinds, would be adding their own version of Grand Carnivale, which took place at Kings Island, Dorney Park, Kings Dominion, and Worlds...
Continue reading...Carowinds Announces Manny Gonzalez as New Vice President/General Manager
Carowinds announced today that Manny Gonzalez, most recenly Vice President and General Manager of California’s Great America, has been named vice president and general manager of the park. He succeeds Pat Jones, who has been promoted to senior vice president,...
Continue reading...A “Taste” of the Holidays at Carowinds’ Taste of The Season
For fans of Carowinds, it’s been a long 2020. The park was promoting “Four Seasons of Fun” in January, which would have included Monster Jam: Thunder Alley in the spring, the All-New Boogie Board Racer & Grand Carnivale in the...
Continue reading...Carowinds Announces “Taste of the Season” Outdoor Holiday Event
When it was announced in August that Carowinds would remain closed for the season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it was assumed that the park’s “long winter’s nap” following WinterFest 2019 would continue into Spring 2021. Fortunately, for those...
Continue reading...A Whirlwind 40 Years of Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds
According to meteorological data, since 1980, there have been more than 100 tropical or subtropical cyclones that have affected residents of North and South Carolina. But in these past forty years, there has only been one Cyclone that the people...
Continue reading...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...20 in 2020: Carowinds’ Nickelodeon Flying Super Saturator
As I’ve become more of a roller coaster “enthusiast” over the past several years, one of my biggest regrets is never taking the time to experience the Nickelodeon Flying Super Saturator, which operated at my home park, Carowinds. Flying Super...
Continue reading...Inside Fury 325’s Custom Gates with Carowinds’ Shawn Hopkins
On a majority of roller coasters that operate today, there is a series of queue gates that line up riders into specific rows before allowing guests to board a coaster train. Often, these gates aren’t given a second thought by...
Continue reading...40 Facts to Celebrate 40 Years of Carowinds’ Carolina Cyclone
When thinking about the roller coasters at Carowinds’ roller coasters, your mind likely first thinks of the “new kids on the block,” Copperhead Strike and Fury 325. However, did you know that Carowinds is home to a true “Coaster Classic?”...
Continue reading...“Four Seasons Of Fun” Coming to Carowinds in 2020
Carowinds opens for the park’s 48th season on Saturday, March 21, 2020, and this season, Carowinds has promised “Four Seasons of Fun” with their 2020 event schedule. Curious what’s going on in each season? Let us educate you! SPRING! March:...
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