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Flying Cobras

Roller coaster in the United States
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Flying Cobras
Carowinds
Location Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Coordinates 35°06′10″N 80°56′34″W / 35.10272°N 80.942819°W / 35.10272; -80.942819
Status Operating since March 28, 2009
Rider height 48 inch minimum
Replaced Flying Super Saturator
Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom
Name Head Spin
Location Aurora, Ohio, USA
Coordinates 41°20′59″N 81°22′44″W / 41.349609°N 81.378798°W / 41.349609; -81.378798
Operated May 10, 1996 to September 16, 2007
Replaced Corkscrew
Statistics
Manufacturer Vekoma
Product Boomerang
Type Steel - Shuttle
Riders per train 28
Hourly capacity 760
Area 288.8 feet × 98.4 feet
Height 116.5 feet
Top speed 47 mph
Length 935 feet
Track inversions 3
Rider inversions 6
Duration 1:48
G-Force 5.2
The roller coaster at Geauga Lake in 2005
Another view from 2005

Flying Cobras, previously known as Carolina Cobra, is a Vekoma Boomerang roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It was the first addition to the park since it was purchased by Cedar Fair in 2006. The ride was previously located at the now defunct Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom in Aurora, Ohio, USA from 1996 to 2007.

History

On May 10, 1996, the coaster opened at Geauga Lake as Mind Eraser. It replaced the Corkscrew, which was removed the previous year. In 2004, Six Flags sold the park (then renamed Six Flags Worlds of Adventure) to Cedar Fair and the name was changed to Head Spin.

Geauga Lake officially closed on September 16, 2007.[1] Head Spin was left standing but not operating in 2008.[2] Eventually in late summer, the ride was dismantled and sent to Carowinds for the 2009 season. It received a new train and would be renamed Carolina Cobra. The Setpoint water coaster Flying Super Saturator was removed to make way for the ride.[3]

For the 2017 season, the name of the roller coaster was changed from Carolina Cobra to Flying Cobras and the ride was repainted.[4]

Design

Trains

Single train with 7 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train. As part of the move to Carowinds, the original Vekoma train was replaced with a new one, also from the same company.

Images

References

  1. "Geauga Lake silences rides; water park remains".
  2. "Inside an Abandoned Geauga Lake with Photographer Alice Heart". Coaster101. October 9, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  3. "Carowinds removing Super Saturator". Coaster Critic.
  4. "New Themed Area, Four New Rides + WinterFest Come to Carowinds in 2017". NewsPlusNotes.

External links


Articles on Carowinds
Articles on Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom