Carowinds
Carowinds is a 407-acre amusement park primarily located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The park is owned and operated by Six Flags. Carowinds straddles the state line between North and South Carolina, adjacent to Interstate 77, with a portion of the park located in Fort Mill, South Carolina.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Vortex and The Flying Cobras.
Vortex
Roller coaster
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Vortex is a stand-up roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard, the ride opened to the public on March 14, 1992.
The Flying Cobras
Roller coaster
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The Flying Cobras is a steel boomerang roller coaster manufactured by Vekoma. It is located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the County Fair section of the park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steele Creek and Pineville.
Steele Creek
Steele Creek is a neighborhood and major district in Charlotte. Steele Creek is located along Lake Wylie in the far southwest quadrant of Charlotte primarily bordered by Interstate 485 to the east and located south of the Charlotte Airport.
Pineville
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Pineville is a suburban town located in south-central North Carolina. Though it maintains its traditional town center, it is one of the most rapidly-growing suburbs of Charlotte. Pineville is, by residential population, the smallest town in Mecklenburg County.
Starmount
Suburb
Starmount is a predominantly residential neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located along South Boulevard, it is between Sharon Road West and Emerywood Drive, with the Little Sugar Creek its eastern border. Starmount is situated 5 miles northeast of Carowinds.
Carowinds
- Type: Park
- Description: amusement park in North and South Carolina
- Category: amusement park
- Location: York County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Carowinds” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Carowinds”
- Dutch: “Carowinds”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كارويندس”
- French: “Carowinds”
- French: “Paramount’s Carowinds”
- German: “Carowinds”
- Italian: “Carowinds”
- Japanese: “カロウィンズ”
- Spanish: “Carowinds”
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