Carolina Harbor

Carolina Harbor
Location	Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina & Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States
Coordinates
Owner	Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
Opened	1982
Previous names	Ocean Island (1982–1989) Riptide Reef (1989–1997) WaterWorks (1997–2006) Boomerang Bay (2007–2015)
Operating season	May through September
Area	20 acres (8.1 ha)
Pools	6 pools
Water slides	31 water slides
Children's areas	6 children's areas
Website	Official website

Carolina Harbor is a water park at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina and Fort Mill, South Carolina. Included with the price of admission to Carowinds, the water park is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company.

History

The water park originally opened as Ocean Island in 1982. In 1989, it was renamed to Riptide Reef. For the 1997 season, Paramount Parks invested $7 million in a 12-acre (49,000 m²) expansion and renamed the park to WaterWorks. Another major expansion occurred in 2006 adding a new Australian theme and changing the name to Boomerang Bay, a name shared with several water parks at other Cedar Fair amusement parks. In 2008, Cedar Fair added a 600,000-US-gallon (2,300 m³) wave pool, Bondi Beach, increasing the total size of the water park to 20 acres (81,000 m²). As part of the multi-year expansion at Carowinds, Boomerang Bay added Surfer's Swell and Dorsal Fin Drop for the 2014 season.

On August 27, 2015, Carowinds announced that Boomerang Bay would undergo a major expansion in 2016 and would be renamed Carolina Harbor. The expansion includes a new wave pool named Surf Club Harbor, 2 kiddie splash areas named Myrtle Turtle Beach and Kitty Hawk Cove, and a six story six-slide complex named Blackbeard's Revenge.And also a new play structure called Seaside Splashworks.

List of attractions

Name	Opening year	Description	Rating
Barracuda Blasters	1997	Fully enclosed inner-tube ride that plunges riders into total darkness	4
Blackbeard's Revenge	2016	Multi-slide complex featuring capsule slides and inner-tube slides. Identical complexes exist at Oceans of Fun, Dorney Park, Soak City at Kings Dominion and Soak City at Kings Island	5
Tidal Wave Bay	2008	600,000-US-gallon (2,300 m3) wave pool	3
Coastal Currents	1997	Lazy river ride	2
Dorsal Fin Drop	2014	351-foot long enclosed slide that empties riders into a bowl	4
Hurricane Falls	1997	Four-person family raft ride that takes riders down four stories of unexpected dips and sharp turns	4
Myrtle Turtle Beach and Kiddy Hawk Cove	2016	A new interactive Children's area with water jets, splash areas and more
Pirate's Landing	1997	Family-oriented, multi-level water fortress complete with slides, bridges, and rope ladders	2
Sand Dune Lagoon	1997	Children's area with pools for infants and toddlers	2
Kookaburra Bay	2006	Children's "spray-ground" with interactive fountains and other water activities	1
Storm Surge	2001	A complex consisting of two body slides and two inner-tube slides all of which are enclosed	5
Pelican Plunge	2006	Family-friendly two-person inner-tube water slide	2
Surfer's Swell	2014	263-foot long enclosed slide which plunges riders onto a platform that simulates the movement of ocean waves	4
Southern Sidewinder	1997	A pair of two-person inner-tube water slides	3
Seaside Splashworks	2016	A multi-level play structure with over 80 play elements, including dozens of interactive spray jets, water guns, net bridges, water wheels, six water slides, and a giant 423-gallon tipping bucket
Surf Club Harbor	2016	A new 27,000 foot wave pool with 8 massive generators and waves up to 6 feet, and interactive water geysers at the base at the pool