Carolina Skytower

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Carolina Skytower

Carowinds
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Coordinates	35°06′13″N 80°56′27″W / 35.103589°N 80.940698°W / 35.103589; -80.940698
Status	Operating since 1973
Rider height	46 inch unaccompanied

Statistics

Manufacturer

Intamin

Product

Gyro Tower

Height

262 feet

Carolina Skytower, at times stylized as Sky Tower, is an Observation Tower built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin currently located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

History

Carolina Skytower opened with the park in 1973.^[1]

Carolina Skytower was decorated as an oversized Christmas tree starting with Winterfest in 1983.^[2]

The ride received a patriotic paint job in 2007.^[3]

References

↑ "Unique Carowinds Grand Opening Festivities To Begin at 9 Saturday". The Charlotte Observer. 1973-05-27. p. 44. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
↑ "Old Christmas At Carowinds". Rocky Mount Telegram. 1983-06-08. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
↑ "What's old is new again at Carowinds". The Herald. 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

Present

Coasters

Afterburn Carolina Cyclone Carolina Goldrusher Copperhead Strike Flying Cobras Fury 325 Hurler Kiddy Hawk Ricochet Snoopy's Racing Railway Thunder Striker Vortex Wilderness Run Woodstock Express

Former

Coasters

Flying Super Saturator Nighthawk White Lightnin'

[1] "Unique Carowinds Grand Opening Festivities To Begin at 9 Saturday". The Charlotte Observer. 1973-05-27. p. 44. Retrieved 2024-07-29.

[2] "Old Christmas At Carowinds". Rocky Mount Telegram. 1983-06-08. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

[3] "What's old is new again at Carowinds". The Herald. 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

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