On March 31, 1973, Carowinds opened to the public. 2023 marks 50 years since that date. In 1976, Carowinds opened Thunder Road, a racing wooden coaster. The park closed the coaster in 2015. After ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 2023 season at Carowinds is the amusement park’s 50th anniversary. 7/26/98. The chance to ride backwards is a crowd-pleaser on ...

🎢 It's not officially summer until Carowinds opens its water park for the season — and that day has finally arrived. Ahead of Carolina Harbor opening Saturday, May 23, complete with water slides, ...

Eight-year-old Zack Otto had never hung upside down. He didn’t even know the ride, called the Gear Spin, twisted and turned upside down. After getting off the ride with a grin, he pointed to a big, ...

According to its website, the name “Carowinds” comes from the wind that blows across both North and South Carolina. Channel 9 has been to the park numerous times over the past five decades, and so ...