After several months of teases, Carowinds has finally revealed Granny’s Epic Secret, and it’s Copperhead Strike. The Carolinas’ first double launch coaster, Copperhead Strike simulates the harrowing chase of getaway cars racing through rolling farmland, sending riders on two launches through...
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Two New Scarezones Coming to SCarowinds
If there’s one thing we’ve learned over the past few years writing about Carowinds, its that SCarowinds is constantly evolving. Having visited the last three seasons — if you need a refresher, check out our reviews from 2015 | 2016 |...
Continue reading...Carowinds Construction Update: July 1
There’s a lot going on at Carowinds this season in preparation for the future of the park. We visited the park this weekend, and were able to snap a few photos of the two main ongoing construction projects at Carowinds;...
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...Carowinds Spring 2018 Photo Update
There’s always a lot going on at Carowinds, it seems. While I had been able to document some of the park’s off-season’s construction process in November and February, I finally got to see the finished product in person when I made my...
Continue reading...Carowinds 2018 Off-Season Construction Update
This week, we had the opportunity to visit Carowinds and take a look at some of their off-season construction progress as the park expands and rebrands its Camp Snoopy kids area and makes several other improvements around the park. Do-Si-Do...
Continue reading...Carowinds Building New SpringHill Suites Hotel for 2019
A small part of E. Pat Hall’s original vision for Carowinds as a Resort Destination is on the way. Originally reported by Ashley Fahey of the Charlotte Business Journal, a hotel is coming to Carowinds, and ground will be broken...
Continue reading...Carowinds’ Flying Ace Aerial Chase to become Kiddy Hawk in 2018
Celebrating its 15th birthday this season, Carowinds‘ Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster will feature a new name and color scheme for 2018. Taking its name from a play on the town in North Carolina where Orville & Wilbur Wright made their first...
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...Carowinds Camp Snoopy Construction Update
Last Friday, while we were at Carowinds taking a look at the ongoing progress for Winterfest, we also had the opportunity to look at some of the construction of Camp Snoopy, which will be replacing Planet Snoopy at the park in...
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...
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