Nestled besides Interstate 77 connecting North and South Carolina in Charlotte, the Carowinds theme park is an amusement park for the people of all ages. It offers some 50 attractions including 13 roller coasters and 12 water slides. It was built with the aim of maintaining a good relationship between North and South Carolina. Also known as the 'Thrill Capital of the Southeast', the Carowinds theme park is packed with exciting rides to ensure constant ride on.
Main Rides
These include coasters, thrill rides, planet snoopy rides, and much more.
- Coasters
- Afterburn as an inverted coaster in the Country Fair zone
- Carolina Cyclone with two vertical loops in the Carolina Boardwalk zone
- Carolina Goldrusher crossing state line in the Carolina Boardwalk zone
- Carolina Cobra as a Vekoma 38 m coaster
- Woodstock Express as a family coaster
- Lucy's Crabbie Cabbie as a 15 foot coaster making up for a city chase
- Hurler as a wooden coaster in the Thrill Zone
- Intimidator as the longest and fastest coaster with the height of 232 feet and speed of 80 mph not to be seen anywhere else in the southeast
- Nighthawk as a Flying Dutchman coaster
- Ricochet as a wild mouse coaster in the Carolina Boardwalk zone
- Flying Ace Aerial Chase as family coaster
- Thunder Road as a dual wooden coaster crossing the frontier in the County Fair zone
- Vortex as a stand up coaster in the Carolina Showplace zone
- Adventure Rides
- Drop Tower: Scream Zone offering a tower of 160 feet high with a 100 feet drop in the Thrill zone
- Scream Weaver in the Thrill zone
- Southern Star as a looping ride in the County Fair zone
- Xtreme Skyflyer as a Sky coaster in the Thrill zone
- Thunder Raceway Go-Carts in the Thrill zone
- More Rides
- Carolina Sky Tower offering tower of 320 foot for viewing Carowinds and Charlotte from the Carowinds Plaza zone
- Boo Blasters on Boo Hill as a dark ride for shooting in the Country Fair zone
- Action Theatre as a 3D attraction in the County Fair zone
- Yo Yo as swing ride in the County Fair zone
- Dodg'ems offering bumper cars in the County Fair zone
- Scrambler with spinning gondolas in the Carolina Showplace zone
- Rip Roarin' Rapids as white water ride in the Carowinds Plaza zone
- WhiteWater Falls offering a splash boat in the Carolina RFD zone
- Planet Snoopy Rides
- Charlie Brown Wind Up as a swing ride
- Flying Ace Balloon Race
- Woodstock Gliders
- Snoopy's Junction as a train ride
- Woodstock's Whirly Birds
- PEANUT'S Yacht Club as speedy boat ride
- Snoopy's Space Race as jet ride
- Character Carousel, an ancient one
- Snoopy's GR8 SK8 as a swinging ride falling at 10 m/s
- PEANUTS Pirates with a circling pirate ship
- Boomerang Bay Rides
- Great Barrier Reef
- Bondi Beach
- Kangaroo Lagoon
- Wallaby Wharf
- Sydney Sidewinder
- Down Under Thunder
- Awesome Aussie Twisters
- Platypus Plunge
- Jackaroo Landing
- Dining Options
- Joe Cool Café in Planet Snoopy offering burgers, pizza, kid's items, and fresh salads
- Jukebox Diner in the Thrill Zone offering grilled burgers, shakes, and soft drinks
- Bondi Bites at the Boomerang Bay offering pepperoni Pizzas, hot dogs, ice creams, and Coca-Cola beverages
- Cinn-a-bon in the Carowinds Plaza offering fresh cinnamon roll and coffee
- Hannah's Lemonade in Carolina RFD offering a fresh lemonade, Carmel corn, and popcorn
- Mobile Carts spread everywhere in the park offering frozen lemonade and Dip-N-Dot items
- Panda Express in the Planet Snoopy for many oriental items
- Operating Months
Late March to Late October
- Accommodations
- Charlotte Marriott Executive Park - Charlotte
- Great Wolf Lodge - Charlotte
- Holiday Inn Express - Carowinds
- Hyatt Place – Charlotte
- The Westin Charlotte
- Carowinds Camp Wilderness Resort – For Campgrounds
- Charlotte/Fort Mill KOA RV Resort Campground
- Tickets
A single day admission to the Carowinds theme park for an adult (48" in height) costs $49.99, while for juniors (above 3) and seniors (above 62); it costs $23.99. For seasonal pass benefits, kindly visit the site - http://www.carowinds.com/.
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Verdict: The Carowinds theme park offers all kinds of rides to delight the young and old. So, one time visit is a must.
