Hurler (Carowinds)

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Hurler

Carowinds
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Coordinates	35°06′19″N 80°56′37″W / 35.105252°N 80.943711°W / 35.105252; -80.943711
Park section	Thrill Zone
Status	Operating since June 4, 1994
Rider height	48 inch minimum

Statistics

Manufacturer

International Coasters

Type

Wooden

Track layout

Double Out and Back

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

HELP

Hurler is an International Coasters, Inc. wooden roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. It was one of two identical roller coasters built by International Coasters, both named Hurler. The other Hurler previously operated at Kings Dominion. Hurler is the mirror image of Thunder Run located at Kentucky Kingdom. This is one of two wooden roller coasters currently operating at Carowinds.

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 all 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]

The ride was once again retracked in 2024.^[4]

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill 3 Hills Hill Bunny hill Turnaround hill Bunny hill Bunny hill

The coaster is identical to the now-defunct Hurler at Kings Dominion. Hurler has a g-force of 4.1 and an average speed of 18 mph.

Trains

2 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.

Images

A train in the station
Hurler at night

References

↑ "Party on! Wayne's World exhibit opens at Paramount's Carowinds".
↑ "Hurler at Carowinds Receiving Off-Season Repair". Coaster101. 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
↑ Stilwell, Andrew (January 19, 2019). "A Look At 2019 Off-Season Maintenance at Carowinds". Coaster101. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
↑ "Behind-the-Scenes: Hurler Receives New Track". Carowinds.

External links

Hurler on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

Hurler on Coaster-Count.
Hurler on the parks website

Articles on Carowinds

Coasters

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

Other attractions

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

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

[2] "Hurler at Carowinds Receiving Off-Season Repair". Coaster101. 2014-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-10.

[3] Stilwell, Andrew (January 19, 2019). "A Look At 2019 Off-Season Maintenance at Carowinds". Coaster101. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

[4] "Behind-the-Scenes: Hurler Receives New Track". Carowinds.

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