If you’ve been reading Coaster101 for any significant period of time, you’ll know that we cover what’s going on at Carowinds pretty thoroughly. Typically we’re not ones to comment on speculation at the park, but there was an email sent...
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Monster Jam Thunder Alley Coming to Carowinds in 2020
Boogie Board Racer and Grand Carnivale aren’t the only new experiences coming to Carowinds in 2020! On SATURDAY! SATURDAY! SATURDAY! March 21, Monster Jam Thunder Alley, a full-throttle immersion into the incredible world of Monster Jam, will “rev its engines”...
Continue reading...The Sights And Sounds of Carowinds’ WinterFest 2019
Now in its third year (in its current run — following versions in 1983 and 2005 ), WinterFest at Carowinds continues to grow into one of the premier holiday events in the Carolinas. Following visits in 2017 and 2018 (including...
Continue reading...4 Reasons Why the Carowinds PEANUTS Celebration May be the Best Time to Visit The Park
Earlier this season, Carowinds quietly added three additional weekends in November to their operating calendar. In the time where Carowinds typically closed to transform from “Scary to Merry” in between SCarowinds and WinterFest, the park announced a new fall event...
Continue reading...Behind The Screams: SCarowinds Begins To Take Shape
The calendar has officially turned to September, which marks the end of the “regular” season of daily operation for most regional parks around the United States. However, as summer days give way to brisk autumn nights, it means we are...
Continue reading...Boogie Board Racer, Grand Carnivale Coming to Carowinds in 2020!
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...
Continue reading...Six New Experiences Coming to SCarowinds in 2019
It’s officially almost August, which means the summer theme park season is winding down. Fortunately for theme park fans, that means that Halloween is right around the corner, and with Halloween comes Halloween events. If you’ve followed this site for...
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...CONTEST: Enter to Win a Coaster101.com Copperhead Strike Prize Pack!
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...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...Creating Copperhead Strike’s Byrd Farm with Adam McIntyre of Weber Group, Inc.
One of the early hits of the 2019 season has been Copperhead Strike at Carowinds. Not only is it a great addition to the park from strictly a roller coaster point of view, the theming for the attraction is some...
Continue reading...Copperhead Strike Debuts At Carowinds
From Speculation, to Announcement, To Documenting Construction Progress (And More Construction Progress, and More, and More) we’ve covered nearly every aspect of Carowinds‘ newest roller coaster, the MACK Rides-designed Copperhead Strike, the first “double-launch” coaster in the Carolinas. All that’s left...
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