In 2016, Boomerang Bay becomes Hurricane Harbor, Cirque Dreams debuts and Plants vs. Zombies 3-Z opens. In 2017, WinterFest returns and Country Fair debuts. In 2018, Planet Snoopy becomes Camp Snoopy. In 2019, Copperhead a Strike opens. And In 2020, a new racing slide opens in Carolina Harbor.
roxxxtar74 The log flume and oaken bucket were my favorite rides. I also liked the sky buckets and monorail too. I was disappointed when they stopped using shuttle buses which would take visitors to the front entrance from the parking lot.
Thank you for this. I am writing a book about the 2nd generation of amusement rides and could not, for the life of me, remember Carowinds' enterprise's original name. Now I remember. Thanks a million.
No mention of all the original Train rides or the Gold Rusher Roller coaster which has survived several decades of changes. The fact it out lasted Thunder Road is amazing, and not how you would have placed bets. A lot of sadness for rides removed that could have been kept. There was plenty of real estate around the park up into the 2000's that was undeveloped countryside.
Bondi Beach was apart of Boomerang Bay which was also the name of the waterpark. Summer 2016 the waterpark is currently being rebuilt and named Carolina Harbor. So excited cant wait to go next month! Been going to Carowinds all my life!
Carowinds made an stupid mistake when they stopped using those courtesy shuttle buses. They were inside and outside the park. When you arrived at the park, the shuttle buses in the parking lot would take you to the front entrance. Does anyone remember that?
Yeah It Was Double housed The speed way cars Should be brought Back Where vortex is cause majority people don't know how to properly ride Vortex so The Bottom vortex load station was filled In
Can anyone help me out with a name of a dark ride Carowinds had in the early 90s. It was a long hall where you sat down and the shows begins. It was pirate themed and the room would feel like it's spinning around you.
ColeM Geometry Dash you must have missed them, both are in the video. Thunder Road opened in 1976 and ran for 39 years, closing in 2015. Nighthawk opened in 2004 as BORG Assimilator (2004 - 2007.) The name was changed to Nighthawk when Cedar Point bought Carowinds from Paramount. Interesting fact not in this video. Nighthawk started out as Stealth at California's Great America. It was Vekoma's first flying dutchman coaster.
You forgot: 2016: Carolina Harbor opens and Plants vs Zombies replaced the Action Theater 2017: Panda Express relocates and Planet Snoopy closes 2018: Camp Snoopy opens with Kiddy Hawk 2019: Blue Ridge Junction opens with 2 new rides: Mountain Gliders and Copperhead Strike and new restaurants: Blue Ridge Country Kitchen and Granny’s Ice Cream Shop 2020: Carowinds closes due to COVID-19
I worked at Carowinds in the late 90's as a 15 year old kid and this brought back alot of memories!
I hate how Carowinds lost all its classic icons.
Rip thunder road
I wish they would bring back Smurf Island.
DJ Bowman same
Same here too, loved smurf Island as a kid with the blue ice cream!
They Cant really carowinds is owned by cedar fair now
@@PanMm2 A girl can dream.
Really?
Now 2019 Copper Head strikes opens
In 2016, Boomerang Bay becomes Hurricane Harbor, Cirque Dreams debuts and Plants vs. Zombies 3-Z opens. In 2017, WinterFest returns and Country Fair debuts. In 2018, Planet Snoopy becomes Camp Snoopy. In 2019, Copperhead a Strike opens. And In 2020, a new racing slide opens in Carolina Harbor.
You didn't mention the removal of the log flume nor the oaken bucket and quiet a few other rides
roxxxtar74
The log flume and oaken bucket were my favorite rides. I also liked the sky buckets and monorail too. I was disappointed when they stopped using shuttle buses which would take visitors to the front entrance from the parking lot.
I remember blackbeard's revenge (not the waterslide) and the wild bull.
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I liked Blackbeard's Revenge and The Wild Bull. They were simple rides, but perfect for kids!
Never been to Carowinds im 10
2017:Carowinds has a new section county fair with 5 new rides
The names are Flying Cobras, Do si do, rock n roller, zypher, electro spin
Madison Beckham flying cobras is just a rename and new paint job of carolina cobra
cam umm I know, since he didn't list the names I did....
Technically... 4 new rides
Scooby Gobee 2018:camp snoopy opens
2019:new roller coaster opens to the public
Ya know I kinda miss the old entrance where it was the house
most of the things that got taken out I didn't even know about
YEAH WERe Not GONin ToTAlkx about CarolinA GolD RuSh
Thank you for this. I am writing a book about the 2nd generation of amusement rides and could not, for the life of me, remember Carowinds' enterprise's original name. Now I remember. Thanks a million.
How did it do
No mention of all the original Train rides or the Gold Rusher Roller coaster which has survived several decades of changes. The fact it out lasted Thunder Road is amazing, and not how you would have placed bets. A lot of sadness for rides removed that could have been kept. There was plenty of real estate around the park up into the 2000's that was undeveloped countryside.
This isn't right gold rush was the first rollar coaster at carowinds.
No it wasn't it was second
Chuck Thrower Goldrush has been there from day one in 1973, along with the Sky Tower and Scrambler.
Chuck Thrower Goldrush has been there from day one in 1973, along with the Sky Tower and Scrambler.
I'm 50. It was there in the very beginning. I rode it.
Bondi Beach was apart of Boomerang Bay which was also the name of the waterpark. Summer 2016 the waterpark is currently being rebuilt and named Carolina Harbor. So excited cant wait to go next month! Been going to Carowinds all my life!
Me Too and i miss Thunderroad
You need to update this the new Copperhead Strike came out.
CAROLINA GOLD RUSHER............GOOD VID THO. YOU COVERED A LOT.
Great video keep it up
2019 Rapids, Whitewater Falls, bumper cars close. Copperhead Strike opens.
Great video!
White lightning was the first coaster I ever rode
Thunder Was Mine Lightning Rod was My favorite launch So Far
Natalie B , mine was too. I was about 13 and I was scared to death. I still love coasters!
Carowinds made an stupid mistake when they stopped using those courtesy shuttle buses. They were inside and outside the park. When you arrived at the park, the shuttle buses in the parking lot would take you to the front entrance. Does anyone remember that?
Things have changed since I worked there in 77 and 78.
Yep, lots. My cousin worked at the original Flying Dutchman ride on opening day. You don't hear it mentioned much.
I take it, the Monorail was removed 1991/1992 because Vortex is where the monorail station used to be
Dean Hooks Jr. I think so. I read somewhere that Vortex is where the monorail station was.
Yeah It Was Double housed The speed way cars Should be brought Back Where vortex is cause majority people don't know how to properly ride Vortex so The Bottom vortex load station was filled In
So Two Rides Were Removed back To back I sorta remember The Speed way cars Before Vortex came In
To read carowinds History on CarowindsTheEarlyyears Is awesome
Then How come the station for Vortex also housed a car attraction?
what about the nighthawk, and the nicklodeon thing was removed
The borg was renamed Nighthawk.
Aaron Parr yeah, Borg Assimilator was just renamed and re-painted, it wasn’t a new coaster
I am 15 and went on thunder road the summer before it closed. My mom remembers going on it and she is 35 years older than me.
I worked there for 13 seasons.. I want to go back :)
Which department(s)?
August 1st 2022 - Southern Star/Frenzoid removed for new rides in 2023.
Can anyone help me out with a name of a dark ride Carowinds had in the early 90s. It was a long hall where you sat down and the shows begins. It was pirate themed and the room would feel like it's spinning around you.
I believe you’re talking about Blackbeard’s Revenge
what is the music
Carolina cobra from geuaga lake
I may have just missed these, but when did Thunder Road and Nighthawk open?
Did you watch the video?
ColeM Geometry Dash you must have missed them, both are in the video.
Thunder Road opened in 1976 and ran for 39 years, closing in 2015.
Nighthawk opened in 2004 as BORG Assimilator (2004 - 2007.) The name was changed to Nighthawk when Cedar Point bought Carowinds from Paramount. Interesting fact not in this video. Nighthawk started out as Stealth at California's Great America. It was Vekoma's first flying dutchman coaster.
horseshoe28016 No wonder it’s so rough.
the scooby doo ride isnt scooby doo its woodstock express
this is the opening tune it was renamed
stoopid edeot It used to be called Scooby-Doo but was renamed to Woodstock express.
you forgot that boo blasters opened in 2010
Bluei Wolf That was the former Scooby Doo Haunted Mansion.
OneBox Productions yeah, that was just renamed, it wasn’t a brand new ride
What about the America lift thing that came out in the 1970s
lil stoopidboi869 the Carolina Skytower? Yeah! It was missed along with a lot more!
2019:copperhead strike
Do BGW
they took out thunder road
my favorite ride used to be scooby doo's coster what?
Never Mind
All of these are wrong the ricochet was the 11th roller coaster
It was the eleventh, but there were more coasters before that, some of them were removed
You forgot:
2016: Carolina Harbor opens and Plants vs Zombies replaced the Action Theater
2017: Panda Express relocates and Planet Snoopy closes
2018: Camp Snoopy opens with Kiddy Hawk
2019: Blue Ridge Junction opens with 2 new rides: Mountain Gliders and Copperhead Strike and new restaurants: Blue Ridge Country Kitchen and Granny’s Ice Cream Shop
2020: Carowinds closes due to COVID-19
Um Goldrusher was first roller coaster......