Hurler (Carowinds)

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Hurler

Carowinds
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Status	Operating since June 4, 1994

Statistics

Manufacturer

International Coasters, Inc.

Type

Wooden

Hourly capacity

1,100

Propulsion

Chain lift hill

Height

83 feet

Drop

80 feet

Top speed

50 mph

Length

3157 feet

Inversions

0

Duration

2:00

Rolling stock

Manufacturer

Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters

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Hurler is an International Coasters wooden roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It is the mirror image of Thunder Run located at Kentucky Kingdom. The coaster is also identical to the now-defunct Hurler at Kings Dominion. Hurler has a g-force of 4.1 and an average speed of 18 mph. This is one of two wooden roller coasters currently operating at the park.

History

Hurler opened to the general public on June 4, 1994.^[1]

The coaster originally borrowed its theme from the 1992 Paramount motion picture Wayne's World, whose main characters frequently used the word "hurl".

When Paramount sold its theme parks in 2006, the new owner, Cedar Fair has retained the name as fitting for a roller coaster but removed references to Wayne's World.

Hurler was partially retracked for the 2014 season by Great Coasters International.^[2] This would also happen in 2019.^[3]

Design

Trains

2 trains with 7 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.

Images

A train in the station

References

↑ "Party on! Wayne's World exhibit opens at Paramount's Carowinds".
↑ "Hurler at Carowinds Receiving Off-Season Repair". Coaster101. 2014-01-25. https://www.coaster101.com/2014/01/25/hurler-carowinds-receiving-season-rehab/. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
↑ Stilwell, Andrew (January 19, 2019). "A Look At 2019 Off-Season Maintenance at Carowinds". Coaster101. https://www.coaster101.com/2019/01/19/2019-carowinds-off-season-maintenance-update/. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

External links

Hurler on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Articles on Carowinds

Coasters

Present	Afterburn Carolina Cyclone Carolina Goldrusher Copperhead Strike Kiddy Hawk Flying Cobras Fury 325 Hurler Intimidator Nighthawk Ricochet Vortex Wilderness Run Woodstock Express
Former	Flying Super Saturator Thunder Road White Lightnin'

Other attractions

Present	Boo Blasters on Boo Hill Camp Bus Carolina Skytower Carousel Charlie Brown's Wind Up Dodgem Do-Si-Do Drop Tower: Scream Zone Electro Spin Flying Ace Balloon Race Kite Eating Tree Mountain Gliders Peanuts Pirates RipCord Rock 'n' Roller Scrambler Scream Weaver SlingShot Southern Star WindSeeker Yo Yo Zephyr
Former	Flying Dutchman Rip Roarin' Rapids Skyway Snoopy's GR8 SK8 Whirling Dervish Whitewater Falls Wild Bull Wild Thornberry's River Adventure

[1] "Party on! Wayne's World exhibit opens at Paramount's Carowinds".

[2] "Hurler at Carowinds Receiving Off-Season Repair". Coaster101. 2014-01-25. https://www.coaster101.com/2014/01/25/hurler-carowinds-receiving-season-rehab/. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

[3] Stilwell, Andrew (January 19, 2019). "A Look At 2019 Off-Season Maintenance at Carowinds". Coaster101. https://www.coaster101.com/2019/01/19/2019-carowinds-off-season-maintenance-update/. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

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