North Carolina

North Carolina

Statistics
Parks	Operating: 6 Defunct: 3
Coasters	Operating: 16 Defunct: 6
Rides	Operating: 19 Defunct: 22
Water slides	Operating: 0 Defunct: 0
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Amusement parks

Operating

Name	Location	Opened
Carowinds	Charlotte	31 March 1973
Carowinds	Charlotte	31 March 1973
Deadwood	Williamston	1992
Funtasticks	Pineville	1994
Santa's Land	Cherokee	1966
Tweetsie Railroad	Bowling Rock	4 July 1957

Defunct

Name	Location	Opened	Closed
Ghost Town Village	Maggie Valley	1 May 1961	2015
Jeepers!	Concord	1999	2006
Jeepers!	Gastonia	December 2004	2005

Roller coaster records

Tallest

Shuttle roller coasters are excluded from height rankings.

Steel

Height	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
325 feet	Fury 325	Carowinds	Charlotte	28 March 2015	Bolliger & Mabillard
232 feet	Thunder Striker	Carowinds	Charlotte	27 March 2010	Bolliger & Mabillard
113 feet	Afterburn	Carowinds	Charlotte	20 March 1999	Bolliger & Mabillard
95 feet	Carolina Cyclone	Carowinds	Charlotte	22 March 1980	Arrow Dynamics
90 feet	Vortex	Carowinds	Charlotte	14 March 1992	Bolliger & Mabillard
82 feet	Copperhead Strike	Carowinds	Charlotte	23 March 2019	Mack Rides
48.6 feet	Kiddy Hawk	Carowinds	Charlotte	22 March 2003	Vekoma
45.9 feet	Ricochet	Carowinds	Charlotte	23 March 2002	Mack Rides
43 feet	Carolina Goldrusher	Carowinds	Charlotte	31 March 1973	Arrow Dynamics
18 feet	Barrels of Fun	Tweetsie Railroad	Bowling Rock	8 April 2023	SBF Visa Group

Wood

Height	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
83 feet	Hurler	Carowinds	Charlotte	4 June 1994	International Coasters

Longest

Shuttle roller coasters are excluded from length rankings.

Steel

Length	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
6602 feet	Fury 325	Carowinds	Charlotte	28 March 2015	Bolliger & Mabillard
5316 feet	Thunder Striker	Carowinds	Charlotte	27 March 2010	Bolliger & Mabillard
3255 feet	Copperhead Strike	Carowinds	Charlotte	23 March 2019	Mack Rides
2956 feet	Afterburn	Carowinds	Charlotte	20 March 1999	Bolliger & Mabillard
2397 feet	Carolina Goldrusher	Carowinds	Charlotte	31 March 1973	Arrow Dynamics
2100 feet	Carolina Cyclone	Carowinds	Charlotte	22 March 1980	Arrow Dynamics
2040 feet	Vortex	Carowinds	Charlotte	14 March 1992	Bolliger & Mabillard
1213.9 feet	Ricochet	Carowinds	Charlotte	23 March 2002	Mack Rides
1122.1 feet	Kiddy Hawk	Carowinds	Charlotte	22 March 2003	Vekoma
190 feet	Barrels of Fun	Tweetsie Railroad	Bowling Rock	8 April 2023	SBF Visa Group

Wood

Length	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
3157 feet	Hurler	Carowinds	Charlotte	4 June 1994	International Coasters
1356 feet	Woodstock Express	Carowinds	Charlotte	1975	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters

Fastest

Steel

Speed	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
95 mph	Fury 325	Carowinds	Charlotte	28 March 2015	Bolliger & Mabillard
75 mph	Thunder Striker	Carowinds	Charlotte	27 March 2010	Bolliger & Mabillard
62 mph	Afterburn	Carowinds	Charlotte	20 March 1999	Bolliger & Mabillard
50 mph	Copperhead Strike	Carowinds	Charlotte	23 March 2019	Mack Rides
50 mph	Vortex	Carowinds	Charlotte	14 March 1992	Bolliger & Mabillard
47 mph	Flying Cobras	Carowinds	Charlotte	28 March 2009	Vekoma
41 mph	Carolina Cyclone	Carowinds	Charlotte	22 March 1980	Arrow Dynamics
30 mph	Carolina Goldrusher	Carowinds	Charlotte	31 March 1973	Arrow Dynamics
28 mph	Ricochet	Carowinds	Charlotte	23 March 2002	Mack Rides
26 mph	Kiddy Hawk	Carowinds	Charlotte	22 March 2003	Vekoma

Wood

Speed	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
50 mph	Hurler	Carowinds	Charlotte	4 June 1994	International Coasters

Inversions

Shuttle roller coasters are excluded from length rankings.

Steel

Inversions	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
6	Afterburn	Carowinds	Charlotte	20 March 1999	Bolliger & Mabillard
5	Copperhead Strike	Carowinds	Charlotte	23 March 2019	Mack Rides
4	Carolina Cyclone	Carowinds	Charlotte	22 March 1980	Arrow Dynamics
2	Vortex	Carowinds	Charlotte	14 March 1992	Bolliger & Mabillard

Wood

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Oldest

This section combines steel and wooden coasters. Keep in mind that retracked coasters do still enter the list.

Opened	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
1973	Carolina Goldrusher	Carowinds	Charlotte	31 March 1973	Arrow Dynamics
1975	Woodstock Express	Carowinds	Charlotte	1975	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
1980	Carolina Cyclone	Carowinds	Charlotte	22 March 1980	Arrow Dynamics
1989	Rudicoaster	Santa's Land	Cherokee	1989	Zamperla
1992	Vortex	Carowinds	Charlotte	14 March 1992	Bolliger & Mabillard
1994	Hurler	Carowinds	Charlotte	4 June 1994	International Coasters
1998	Wilderness Run	Carowinds	Charlotte	1998	E&F Miler Industries
1999	Afterburn	Carowinds	Charlotte	20 March 1999	Bolliger & Mabillard
2002	Ricochet	Carowinds	Charlotte	23 March 2002	Mack Rides
2003	Kiddy Hawk	Carowinds	Charlotte	22 March 2003	Vekoma

Ride records

Tallest

Height	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
301 feet	WindSeeker	Carowinds	Charlotte	31 March 2012	Mondial Rides
300 feet	SlingShot	Carowinds	Charlotte	28 March 2015	Funtime
262 feet	Carolina Skytower	Carowinds	Charlotte	1973	Intamin
153 feet	RipCord	Carowinds	Charlotte	30 June 1995	Sky Fun 1 Inc.
40.3 feet	Air Racers	Carowinds	Charlotte	7 April 2023	Zamperla

Longest

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Fastest

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Oldest

Opened	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
1973	Snoopy's Junction	Carowinds	Charlotte	1973	Crown Metal Products
1973	Scrambler	Carowinds	Charlotte	1973	Eli Bridge Company
1973	Carolina Skytower	Carowinds	Charlotte	1973	Intamin
1987	Flying Ace Balloon Race	Carowinds	Charlotte	1987	Zamperla
1995	RipCord	Carowinds	Charlotte	30 June 1995	Sky Fun 1 Inc.
2001	Boo Blasters On Boo Hill	Carowinds	Charlotte	2001	Barbisan
2005	Peanuts Pirates	Carowinds	Charlotte	2005	Mack Rides
2005	Mountain Gliders	Carowinds	Charlotte	2005	Bisch Rocco
2012	WindSeeker	Carowinds	Charlotte	31 March 2012	Mondial Rides
2015	SlingShot	Carowinds	Charlotte	28 March 2015	Funtime