Southern Star

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Southern Star

Carowinds
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Status	Defunct
Operated	March 15, 1986 to August 1, 2022

Statistics

Manufacturer

Intamin

Product

Looping Starship

Capacity

50 per cycle

HELP

Southern Star is a Ranger built by Intamin located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

History

The attraction opened on March 15, 1986 as Frenzoid.^[1] Frenzoid closed in 2005, but was brought back in 2007 under the new name Southern Star.^[2] Southern Star was closed on August 1, 2022 in preparation for an overhaul to the park's Crossroads area.^[3]

Images

The ride in motion

References

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	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	Dodgem Flying Dutchman Rip Roarin' Rapids Skyway Snoopy's GR8 SK8 Southern Star Whirling Dervish Whitewater Falls Wild Bull Wild Thornberry's River Adventure Yo Yo

[1] "Carowinds To Open Season With Hair-Raising Ride". The Charlotte Observer. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57277449/carowinds-southern-star/.

[2] "New Ice Show, Parade and Lower Admission at Carowinds". Ultimate Rollercoaster. https://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/stories/20070130_01.shtml.

[3] "Four rides close at Carowinds, major announcement coming soon". https://www.wbtv.com/2022/08/06/four-rides-close-carowinds-major-announcement-coming-soon/.

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