Since last year’s Fury 325 announcement, Carowinds has been hinting at making a “Big Splash” in 2016. Today, they finally revealed the long-awaited “splash” with the announcement of the expansion and rebranding of the park’s existing in-park water park, Boomerang Bay....
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Behind The Scenes of Devin Olson’s “From Dreams to Screams: Fury 325”
Back in November, we interviewed Devin Olson of Devin Olson Media about the process of creating a theme park documentary, as he has done quite successfully with his “From Dreams to Screams” series. His next installment; “From Dreams to Screams: Fury...
Continue reading...Carowinds Announces Inaugural “Coaster Campout”
Do you love roller coasters? Do you love camping? What about supporting a good cause? All three you say? Carowinds has the event just for you. The inaugural Carowinds “Coaster Campout” will take place on Thursday/Friday, August 13-14, and is an opportunity...
Continue reading...Thunder Road’s Last Day, In Photos
On May 23, Carowinds announced that Thunder Road would close on Sunday, July 26. After over two months of celebrating Thunder Road’s 39-year legacy, the day for the Thunder Road’s “last ride” finally arrived yesterday. Ever since I moved to North Carolina in...
Continue reading...Carowinds Announces “Bands, Brews & BBQs”
As a native North Carolinian, I know there are three things that people in the Carolinas love; good music, good beer, and good barbecue. (And yes, here, in the Carolinas, “Barbecue” is a food. It is not an event. That’s a...
Continue reading...A History of Carowinds’ Thunder Road
On May 23, 2015, Carowinds announced the closure of its iconic racing wooden roller coaster, Thunder Road. Originally opened in 1976, Thunder Road has taken nearly 40 million riders on a wild ride across the North Carolina and South Carolina...
Continue reading...#ThanksThunderRoad Celebration Underway at Carowinds
On May 23, Carowinds announced that Thunder Road would close for good on July 26. With just under three weeks until the iconic coaster’s closure, Carowinds is doing a few special things to commemorate the coaster’s 39 years of rides across...
Continue reading...Carowinds’ Coasters: From Tame to Thrilling
Edit: This article was originally written in 2015, and has been updated to include Carowinds’ “New for 2019” Coaster: Copperhead Strike I visited Carowinds this past Sunday for the first time as a “regular visitor” this season. After a relatively...
Continue reading...Coaster101 named Inaugural Caro-Bloggers!
Recently, Carowinds announced the “Caro-Bloggers” ambassador blogger program for the 2015 season, and Coaster101.com was one of eight websites selected for the inaugural program! Caro-Bloggers were selected on the following factors: SEO rankings, active readership, website visits, overall quality of content,...
Continue reading...Fury 325 Media Day Report
From announcement to track completion, and everywhere in between, Coaster101 has been on top of Fury 325 construction at Carowinds Amusement Park in Charlotte, NC. On Wednesday, March 25, (3/25, get it?) a mere 217 days after I attended the announcement for...
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