Talk:Carowinds

Name change to remove "Paramount" name
Cedar Fair is phasing out the "Paramount" name in the park's title. It has been removed from the official logo and signs with Paramount still on them are being replaced. I think now, due to recent events, the article should reflect the park's name change to just "Carowinds". I don't expect much criticism with this, but I decided to go with procedure here instead of just renaming it without other input. --TinMan 06:52, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Move sucessful. --TinMan 07:14, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Did the local people in NC&SC actually call it "Paramount's Carowinds", or was it commonly called simply "Carowinds". In New Jersey most of us call our park simply "Great Adventure" and not "Six Flags' Great Adventure", even though it has been part of Six Flags since 1977. Njbob (talk) 06:57, 6 September 2009 (UTC)

Does anyone have any information on Hanna Barbera land? I know there was a Scooby Doo ride and some Flintstones props, but nothing on the page.

1987 Shooting at Ocean Island (water-themed area within the park)
Does anyone have information on the shooting that killed two girls swimming in the wave pool called Ocean Island? One of the victims was Michelle Sexton, a sophomore at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, S.C.; the other was a young girl (perhaps 6)? Seems like this should be in the timeline, if nothing else. 208.58.79.184 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:43, 30 August 2009 (UTC). Shooting occurred on June 7th 1987. Michelle Sexton was killed after being shot in the back. A 6 year old girl named Ahesha Rollins was also injured when she was also struck by a bullet in the abdomen. She was sent to CHarlotte hospital and recovered.

Here is a link to the AP story, and I agree it should be added. https://apnews.com/article/62d5ce8fac17a760063ee5f812f5fea6 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.112.160.50 (talk) 22:41, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

Sale to Apollo Management
Quoting directly from the source:

"Carowinds is coming under new ownership.

Cedar Fair LP, owner of the attraction along the Carolinas border at Charlotte, has agreed to be acquired by Apollo Global Management for about $635 million in cash."

I was reverted because it's too early in the deal for this to be reported in this article. Vchimpanzee ·  talk  ·  contributions  · 21:35, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Boomerrang Bay
Should we add that Boomerang Bay was closed for the 2009 season? Plus is there any information on why it was closed? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.103.173.3 (talk) 22:52, 16 February 2010 (UTC)

Heritage USA
The article alludes to a plan to make this area a tourist destination. Heritage USA was built about the same time about a mile from Carowinds. would it be worth a mention?69.37.68.72 (talk) 22:15, 10 August 2010 (UTC)

Undue weight tag
Anyone have any feelings on this? It seems like it's worth mentioning but maybe take out the lists or condense them into prose so their isn't undue emphasis on this part? Leefkrust22 (talk) 07:42, 29 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Definitely convert this section into prose. I would also provide general descriptions of what goes on instead of naming specific haunts/attractions, although a couple of examples wouldn't be bad. Lastly, make sure there's no marketing-speak (such as "a never before seen maze at any Cedar Fair park"). -- McDoob  AU  93  15:54, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Vortex error?
This page claims that Vortex was the South's first stand-up roller coaster. This may depend on one's definition of where 'The South' begins but Kings Dominion opened a Togo stand-up roller coaster named "Shockwave" in 1986. I would consider Kings Dominion to be situated in the South due to it's proximity to Richmond, VA - the capital of the Confederacy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pun Machine (talk • contribs) 17:29, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

First coaster to cross state lines
The page says Thunder Road holds that title. While Thunder Road crosses state lines, that title actually belongs to Carowinds own Carolina Goldrusher.

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Why is Fury 325 the tallest giga coaster?
Why is Fury 325 the tallest giga coaster if it stands at 325' when Red Force (another giga coaster) stands at 367'? 208.59.132.152 (talk) 06:07, 3 November 2020 (UTC)


 * It's an outdated claim and has been removed. When it first opened, you could say it was the tallest in the giga category, but of course, Red Force opened two years later. --GoneIn60 (talk) 08:10, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Whole page deleted?
@Jimfbleak, I noticed that the whole article was deleted under speedy deletion criterion G12. The Carowinds article was a longstanding article which has existed since 2007. If it were a problem, the copyright issue should've been removed (with the offending revisions removed from article history) and the article turned to a stub, not deleted. However, I'm doubting this was a copyright problem, as the alleged violating website has the following notice: "All textual information is provided under Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike. The licenses for media files are to be specified in each case separately."

Also pinging @GoneIn60 and @JlACEer for guidance on what to do. This is probably one of the highest-profile deletions I've ever seen; it is a top-importance article in WP:WPAP's Cedar Fair task force, so I'm pretty sure this deletion will be noticed pretty quickly. – Epicgenius (talk) 02:10, 4 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Actually, I've requested an undeletion from WP:REFUND. Seeing as how (1) the article dated to 2007, with at least one revision that should've been copyvio-free, and (2) the website is not clearly a copyright-violating site, this really should not have been deleted. – Epicgenius (talk) 02:28, 4 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Epicgenius you are right, and my apologies, but the bulk of the discussion is on my talk and the article has been restore Jimfbleak - talk to me?  16:26, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Rides removed
The plants vs zombies, yo yo and southern star have been removed 98.28.176.97 (talk) 01:57, 8 August 2022 (UTC) https://myfox8.com/news/some-long-time-carowinds-attractions-shutting-down/amp/ A spokesperson for Carowinds says as of August 1, Dodgem, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena, Southern Star, and Yo-Yo have permanently shut down. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.28.176.97 (talk) 01:59, 8 August 2022 (UTC)