Wild Thornberry's River Adventure

Carowinds
Location	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Coordinates	35°06′11″N 80°56′24″W / 35.103025°N 80.940031°W / 35.103025; -80.940031
Section	Nickelodeon Central
Status	Defunct
Operated	March 1973 to 2008
Replaced by	Intimidator

Statistics

Manufacturer

Arrow Development

Product

Log Flume

Type

Log Flume

Wild Thornberry's River Adventure was a Log Flume built by US manufacturer Arrow Development that was previously located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.

History

The attraction first opened with the park on March 31, 1973 and was called Powder Keg (also stylized as Powderkeg Flume).^[1]^[2] In 2003, the ride was renamed Wild Thornberry's River Adventure when the area it was in became Nickelodeon Central.^[3] Wild Thornberry's River Adventure was closed in 2008 and dismantled to make way for Intimidator, a Bolliger & Mabillard hyper roller coaster.^[4]

References

↑ "Carowinds Promises Its Visitors A Lot". The Charlotte Observer.
↑ "1999 Carowinds Map". Retrieved 2025-02-21.
↑ "Nickelodeon Central Coming To Paramount's Carowinds". Ultimate Rollercoaster.
↑ "Powder Keg". Carowinds: The Early Years.

Present

Coasters

Afterburn Carolina Cyclone Carolina Goldrusher Copperhead Strike Flying Cobras Fury 325 Hurler Kiddy Hawk Ricochet Snoopy's Racing Railway Thunder Striker Vortex Wilderness Run Woodstock Express

Former

Coasters

Flying Super Saturator Nighthawk Thunder Road White Lightnin'

[1] "Carowinds Promises Its Visitors A Lot". The Charlotte Observer.

[2] "1999 Carowinds Map". Retrieved 2025-02-21.

[3] "Nickelodeon Central Coming To Paramount's Carowinds". Ultimate Rollercoaster.

[4] "Powder Keg". Carowinds: The Early Years.

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