Carowinds

Carowinds is a 400-acre (160 ha) amusement park, located adjacent to Interstate 77 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although having an official North Carolina address, the park is located on the state line of the Carolinas, with a portion of the park also located in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The park opened on March 31, 1973, at a cost of $70 million as the result of a four-year planning period spearheaded by Charlotte businessman Earl Patterson Hall, who was inspired to build the park by a 1956 trip to Disneyland and a dream of bringing the two states closer together. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, Carowinds also features a 27-acre (81,000 m2) water park, Carolina Harbor, which is included with park admission. The park has a Halloween event called SCarowinds and a winter event called WinterFest.
==Roller coasters==
===Present (14)===
Name 	Manufacturer 	Type 	Opened	Status
Afterburn 	Bolliger & Mabillard 	Inverted 	1999 	Operating
Carolina Cyclone 	Arrow Dynamics 	Sit-Down 	1980 	Operating
Carolina Goldrusher	Arrow Dynamics 	Mine train	1973 	Operating
Copperhead Strike 	Mack Rides 	Launched 	2019 	Operating
Kiddy Hawk 	Vekoma 	Inverted 	2003 	Operating
Fury 325 	Bolliger & Mabillard 	Giga 	2015 	Operating
Hurler 	International Coasters 	Wooden 	1994 	Operating
Intimidator 	Bolliger & Mabillard 	Hyper 	2010 	Operating
Nighthawk 	Vekoma 	Flying 	2004 	Operating
Ricochet 	Mack Rides 	Wild Mouse	2002 	Operating
The Flying Cobras 	Vekoma 	Shuttle 	2009 	Operating
Vortex 	Bolliger & Mabillard 	Stand-Up 	1992 	Operating
Wilderness Run 	E&F Miler Industries 	Kiddie 	1998 	Operating
Woodstock Express 	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters	Wooden 	1975 	Operating