User:Echtoran/Carowinds Timeline


 * 1973: Carowinds opens on March 31, 1973; the Monorail is still under construction and opens later.
 * 1974: Stagecoach(now Country Kitchen) is added, picnic areas open. The Double-Decker Carousel is removed from the park at the end of the season and placed in storage.
 * 1975: Paladium Amphitheatre; Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera (themed area) featuring Scooby-Doo roller coaster; Wagon Wheel; Waltzer.
 * 1976: Thunder Road (coaster); Carowinds and Carolina Railroad removed.
 * 1977: White Lightnin' (coaster).
 * 1979: Meteorite; Demolition Derby; Whirling Dervish; Wild Bull; Carousel.
 * 1980: Carolina Cyclone (coaster).[[Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg|thumb|right|The Paramount's Carowinds logo, used from 2003 until 2007.]]
 * 1981: No changes.
 * 1982: Rip Roarin' Rapids; Ocean Island (water park).
 * 1983: Winterfest (Christmas event) opens but doesn't return; Cable Skyway removed.
 * 1984: Smurf Island (themed area).
 * 1985: Blackbeard's Revenge (mystery house).
 * 1986: Frenzoid.
 * 1987: Expansion of Hanna-Barbera Land with three new rides; Old Jalopies antique car ride removed;Oaken Bucket(thrill ride) removed.
 * 1988: WhiteWater Falls; White Lightnin' removed; Black Widow (thrill ride) removed.
 * 1989: Riptide Reef (water park rename/expansion); Expansion of Paladium.
 * 1990: Gauntlet.
 * 1991: Expansion of Paladium; Speedway Cars removed
 * 1992: The Vortex (coaster).
 * 1993: Days of Thunder Motion Simulator Theatre.
 * 1994: Wayne's World section (now Thrill Zone) with The Hurler (coaster); Monorail removed.
 * 1995: Animation Station (expansion/rename of Hanna-Barbera Land); Skyflyer.
 * 1996: Drop Zone Stunt Tower.
 * 1997: WaterWorks (expansion/rename of water park).
 * 1998: Expansion of Animation Station with Zoom Zone featuring Taxi Jam, Road Rally, and Chopper Chase; James Bond 007 A License to Thrill in Paramount Action F/X Theater (replacement for Days of Thunder).
 * 1999: Top Gun The Jet Coaster (coaster).
 * 2000: Scarowinds (Halloween event); Nickelodeon Flying Super Saturator.
 * 2001: Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion; 7th Portal and Meteor Attack updates for Action F/X Theatre; Waterworks expansion; Whirling Dervish (swing ride) removed.
 * 2002: Richochet (coaster) and rethemeing of area to Carolina Boardwalk; Cyber Says.
 * 2003: Nickelodeon Central, featuring Rugrats Runaway Reptar, Powder Keg Flume (Original Ride) rethemed to Wild Thornberrys River Adventure, Rocket Power Air Time; Carolina Sternwheeler (Original Ride) riverboat removed.
 * 2004: Star Trek Borg Assimilator (coaster).[[image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg|thumb|right|The original Carowinds logo used from 1973 until 1993.]]
 * 2005: Nickelodeon Central expansion, featuring Phantom Flyers, Flying Dutchman's Revenge, Little Bill's Cruisers, Yogi's Jellystone Garden (Original Ride) is rethemed to Dora the Explorer's Azul Adventure; Frenzoid removal begins in September; Winterfest:Home for the Holidays returns to Carowinds. Stan Miketa's in Thrill Zone changed to Happy Days Dinner.
 * 2006: The Frenzoid was removed. The WaterWorks Water Park was rethemed to Boomerang Bay waterpark by adding a used slide from Kings Dominion and converting the old Frenzoid lake into a heated lagoon. Winterfest does not return for a second year.
 * 2007: Frenzoid was put back in as Southern Star in County Fair. A new ice show premiered entitled Carowinds: Endless Summers on Ice. The price for a single day ticket dropped for the first time ever. Skytower was repainted to look like an American flag.