Since the announcement of a new maze and scare zone, and getting to experience both first hand, I have been excited to get back to Carowinds and experience the 2016 edition of their SCarowinds Halloween Haunt event. After my first visit to...
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SCarowinds Adding New Scarezone & Maze for 2016
Last year was my first visit to SCarowinds, which is Carowinds’ annual “Halloween Haunt” event. After last year’s experience, I was curious how the event would change for this year’s event, now in its 17th season of operation. When the SCarowinds...
Continue reading...An Inside Look at FunPix at Carowinds
It’s not often that I buy on-ride photos, and it’s not just because it’s impossible to look cool while riding a roller coaster. Normally, the cost of $15-20 for one photo is the deterrent, and that’s just for one ride....
Continue reading...Carowinds to Add New County Fair and Winterfest in 2017
After a successful re-election campaign, Carowinds‘ Mayor, Earnest Lee Higginbotham, made good on his campaign promises and announced a new County Fair area for the park, as well as a new Winterfest, both to debut in 2017. A new lineup of...
Continue reading...Analyzing Carowinds 2017 Tease- Week Four
Just a few days remain before Carowinds reveals their plans for the 2017 season, and we have our fourth week of teases. The tease involves Carowinds’ mayor, Earnest Lee Higginbotham, and his campaign for re-election to serve as the park’s...
Continue reading...Analyzing Carowinds’ 2017 Teaser – Week Three
Carowinds has entered their third week of teases for their 2017 additions to the park. The tease involves Carowinds’ mayor, Earnest Lee Higginbotham, and his campaign for re-election to serve as the park’s mayor for four more years. We’ve been keeping...
Continue reading...Analyzing Carowinds’ 2017 Teaser – Week Two
Last week, Carowinds began teasing their 2017 addition(s) to the park. The tease involves Carowinds’ mayor, Earnest Lee Higganbotham, and his campaign for re-election to serve as the park’s mayor for four more years. If you missed it, you can read...
Continue reading...Carowinds Begins to Tease for 2017 (And Our Speculation!)
Last week, Carowinds‘ YouTube channel posted a cryptic video with the title “2017…” Inside this video, there are various screenshots from around the internet discussing the Los Angeles Times report from February that Carowinds, along with other Cedar Fair parks, would...
Continue reading...North Carolina Couple Gets Married on Fury 325
It’s that classic “fairy tale” love story we all know and love. Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Boy proposes to girl, and then they get married on top of the world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster and live...
Continue reading...Carowinds to Debut “KidsFest” This Weekend
Over the past several years, Carowinds has created several new special events to showcase the park’s offerings. Last year, the park introduced the “Taste of the Carolinas” food festival that showcased regional cuisines from North and South Carolina, as well as “Bands, Brews & BBQs,” which...
Continue reading...Carolina Harbor Media Day Report
After “making a big splash” last August with the announcement of Carolina Harbor, and working tirelessly throughout the off-season and the early spring to make the concept a reality (Construction Updates: #1, #2, #3, #4), Carowinds officially opened the “largest water park...
Continue reading...Review: Carowinds’ Taste of the Carolinas
I did a lot of different things at Carowinds in 2015, but one of my major regrets from last year was missing the park’s inaugural “Taste of the Carolinas” Food Festival. After rave reviews from last year’s event, I knew that I wasn’t...
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