The Carolina Cyclone is a roller coaster located at Carowinds near Charlotte, North Carolina. The Carolina Cyclone, built in 1980 by world renowned coaster builders Arrow Dynamics, was the first ride featuring 4 inversions.
Carolina Cyclone | |
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Carowinds | |
Location | Carowinds |
Park section | Carolina Boardwalk |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | 1980 |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel |
Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
Designer | Ron Toomer |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Inversions | 4 |
Duration | 1:26 |
Max vertical angle | 53° |
G-force | 3.5 |
Carolina Cyclone at RCDB |
Ride layout
Riders exit the station and make a tight left turn before the lift begins pulling them to the top. A small drop, along with a turn, brings the train to the largest drop on the roller coaster. Directly after the drop, the two loops exist followed by a small hill with a banked turn. As the train makes its way over the walkway it flips riders twice in two corkscrews, one directly after the other. After the corkscrews riders are taken to a near-ground helix before hitting the brake run and returning to the station.
Construction data
- 103 tons of steel
Ride elements
- Two loops
- Two corkscrews (that go over the walkway like Corkscrew at Cedar Point)
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Carolina Cyclone's drop
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Carolina Cyclone's second loop
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Carolina Cyclone's two consecutive loops
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Carolina Cyclone's first corkscrew
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Carolina Cyclone's first corkscrew