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.Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Theme park
- Description: amusement park in North and South Carolina
- Address: 300 Carowinds Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28273
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Flying Cobras and Carolina Goldrusher.
The Flying Cobras
Roller coaster
Photo: Martin Lewison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Carolina Goldrusher
Roller coaster
Photo: Martin Lewison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carolina Goldrusher is a steel roller coaster made by Arrow Dynamics of Mountain View, California. The coaster is located in the Carolina Boardwalk area of Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Vortex
Roller coaster
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Vortex is situated 520 feet northeast of Carowinds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Steele Creek and Pineville.
Steele Creek
Pineville
Photo: Deshort, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
- Categories: amusement park, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: York County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.10291° or 35° 6′ 11″ northLongitude
-80.94308° or 80° 56′ 35″ westBrand
Six FlagsOperator
Six Flags Entertainment CorporationOpen location code
867X4334+5QOpenStreetMap ID
way 894382560OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=theme_parkWikidata ID
Q2940113
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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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