I get that Nighthawk is rough, but I actually have a soft spot for it. It's such a weird experience being on your back and repeatedly getting flipped over like a pancake. The corkscrews made me especially dizzy
I've only gotten to ride it a few times despite going there TONS of times as I was growing up, mainly because of the wait times. Honestly, I agree. What I remember from it was pretty fun despite the roughness!
I remember in 7th grade my band class took a trip to carowinds, and it was a life changing experience for me. I rode so many coasters and ha the time of my life with some of my best friends. We were supposed to go again in 8th grade, but it got canceled because of COVID-19. It was a real bummer that we didn’t get to go, but I will cherish the time I went forever. Thanks for making this video and bringing back some great memories!
I just got back from my first visit, we went 2 days. Fury 325 is as great as everyone says. Intimidator had tons of airtime in the back row. It's easily the second best coaster in the park. Copperhead Strike is unique and just flat out fun. The weak launches are actually a bonus, they make the inversions full of hang time instead of pinning you to your seat. Afterburn is great. After these 4, Carowinds is a really weak park. The other coasters are definitely a one & done, the flat ride lineup is lame & there's not a single water ride. On a positive note, the employees were all super friendly and that burrito place at the front of the park is awesome.
Top gun which is now called afterburn is still one of my favorites, used to be Carowinds main roller coaster in the early 2000s and is still a smooth ride.
yeah, I was confused listening to this list because at least 3 of the names have changed since I last went. The #10 slot I was like, "that 's Scooby Doo."
absolutely, it's still my favorite after all these years, back when it was top gun, the danger zone song on repeat was 🔥, 325 is amazing but after bunner is more enjoyable
Honestly, my favorite time to ride coasters is in the rain. The pattering of the rain in your face, and squinting, adds a whole other dimension to the experience!! And the lines are usually non-existant in a light rain. Highly recommended to ride roller coasters in the rain. It will be epic.
Yep first time i went to Carowinds i wanted to get on the 2 tallest rides there thats was intimidator and fury 325 when i went on fury i passed out that how awsome it was
Gold Rush will always have a special place in my heart because I rode it about 8 times in one day with my dad while my mom and sister went to do Top Gun when it first opened (I wasn't tall enough and didn't want to go upside down). Scooby Doo was also good, the stomach dropping feeling at the first drop always got me (as an under 10 yo).
Nighthawk sits higher for me because if you go towards the front, you totally feel like Superman on the inversions. I like Hurler, but I would gladly sacrifice it for the return of Thunder Road (if that were to happen). As for Cyclone, I hope that stays so long as the park still stands. It's one of the classics. I will definitely try out the Intimidator in the front and it was interesting to hear the insight on the trim brakes.
I've been on a nighthawk type ride b4. For some reason my kid wants to call it ...the hulk too :/ 🤔 🤷🏻♀️. But this was at universal & I was younger & I was absolutely terrified, wishing for it to be over pretty much the whole time. Contiously closing my eyes just to open them again. If it wasn't for carowinds i don't think I would've gotten used to roller coasters. Now I just think sh like if I can survive 1 of the biggest coasters in the world, in the front row, its possible all rides will be a bit more tame :/. Also me watching coasters on yt: 🤔💡 this is what I do to myself 😅. I just recently went on the afterburn. It was pretty fun tho. It's an interesting turn of a view/perspective/position. But now i want to try the other non typical ones including revisting my childhood bc y not
Riding Thunder road backwards as a kid brings back so much nostalgia but i were to ride it now if they still have it I probably won’t ride roller coasters again 😅
I love Carowinds last time when I went with my first time my all-time favorite ride is fine, but I love the way it goes up and then you immediately go down and then you go backwards upside down I was 49 inches last time now I’m 52 last time I cannot ride all the rides but I’m hoping to be 504 this summer when we go back
I shall Never forget Thunder Road! When Carowinds tore it down, it was like a big part of my childhood was gone!! I still remember the signs going up that big hill: Grit your teeth; Bear the load; Enjoy your ride; On Thunder Road. I've wondered what happened to those signs. I bet they'd be worth some money today!!
@@leighalmund9044 Part of me does wonder if they still could've kept that ride and simply just built Carolina Harbor around it if they just expanded the footprint. I guess we'll never know.
@@mitchellries256 Ikr! Omgooosh yes just built around it. They need to build another Thunder Road the exact same layout but better. They lost their minds when they took it out!
My home park!! I’m only 26 years old but I feel ancient trying to keep up with the coaster names after ownership changed. Loved your commentary. But can’t believe you think Hurler is smooth! My dad’s friend broke ribs!! And that was in the 90s!
I bet it looks crazy cool during the night time. I'm not gonna even lie tho. My nerves act up right before I get on a ride. When I got on afterburn recently and the thing wouldn't stay down I said cool, ill just die then. After that failed, I said dude, really? Wever u call them, the seat belt ppl, he said nothing & eventually came over. Not answering me isn't helping me any tho
I rode some of these rides yesterday and I enjoyed them. Some of them were fairly smooth and my favorite was probably the Flying Cobras. It was smooth and I liked the fact it was different out of the rest and went backward. I rode the Copperhead last year on new years with my siblings and had the same reaction as you. Final one I rode was the Fury 325. It was one of my favorites and I would ride all of these again. 😁👍
Thanks for this. I'm going to Carowinds this weekend, and I wanted to get the skinny on the roller coaster offerings. Your video and commentary helped a lot.
Next time you go to carowinds, try to beat my marathon record for afterburn, 67 rides in a 5 hour span, they just let me stay on after the 5th time in a row 🤣. Honestly it’s my number 1 at that park
vortex needs a floorless conversion eventually and nighthawk needs to be removed and replaced with a more forceful launch coaster i think. hurler is ok for what it is but if they make it an rmc it'd just give them a better lineup. their top 4 is great but there's a big dropoff after that to the mediocre rides (carolina cyclone and hurler) and then a couple bad rides like nighhawk and vortex, even though vortex is nowhere near as bad as nighthawk. a floorless conversion and a more forceful launch coaster would eliminate the weakest links of their lineup, and ideally they'd get rid of their boomerang for a railblazer clone but im not gonna hold out for that one tbh. theyve only developed 75% of their land i believe so they have some room to add in things without removing anything but for the sake of keeping operations simple finding something to get rid of would definitely make those things more doable
I’ve never gone to Carowinds before I’m going for my first time in August. This is so helpful it helps all of my family members because we’re going for my dad and my cousins birthday this is so helpful and thank you so much for doing this I hope you do more videos like this
i cant imagine why anyone would put intimidator at number 4 it look so much more fun than afterburn or copperhead but ill have to experience it when i go
Flying cobras and hurler are usually switched but my opinion hurler is worse the bumps can be bad but the main part is when you hit the brakes your stomach hurts and your leaning forward but good list
Thunder Road was my favorite but some Einstein to tear it down now the hurlers my favorite I like wooden coasters wish we had more of them gold rushes up there too I'm twenty-seven now been going since I was a little boy I used to love that place
Yeah man i live like 30 minutes away from Carrowinds. Been going there since i was just a little boy. I heavily recommend you come back during halloween season and check out scarrowinds. They have several insane haunted houses and 100’s of workers dressed up everywhere across the park. All of the rides are open during scarrowinds as well. I heavily suggest coming back during halloween season.
From my experience on afterburn I get how you put it on the top 3 it is very fun and thrilling but from what I have experienced was very rickety. Don’t know if it was just where I was sitting or what.
@@jose-jz6cv bro I had the chance to go in 6th grade but I was already going to MPA (which is a band competition) so I didnt want to do even more. Tbh idk what was going on inside my mind at that time lol
I've been the Carowinds before my favorites a hawk I wish I could go on it but it's a 350 foot drop I was going to go on the copperhead but the lines are insanely long they're going to have to have a FastPass for that so I go and Snoopy land instead❤
See, I wish I could ride these but I have an extreme fear of roller coasters and heights. Like I can nearly ride Woodstock express. I try to not be a baby but I can’t. Any tips on how to get over it?
Honestly I find some of the kid centered rides scarier because they're more claustrophobic. Had to duck the whole time on the Carolina Gold Rusher because I felt like I was going to get my head taken off and I'm like 5'11"
Me and my brother call vortex the puke ride because a kid puked on the ride and we had it wait like 1:30 to ride a 30 second coaster that’s not that good but every other coaster is amazing
Carolina Cyclone is being renovated and new paint jobs for the cars Track and other details are at m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MzDvCurNvxw.html
This is a late response, but I’ll explain. However low you think you need to set your restraint on a stand up coaster, set it even lower. That way it won’t come up on you in between your legs during the ride. Trust me, you’ll be glad you did afterwards.
I know this is a year later, but bro seriously you are gonna say if you know how to ride a stand up coaster it's fun, and then not tell us your secrets. I've ridden a couple and my nutsack hurt the whole time. Why won't you tell me the secret?
Here’s the secret, however low you think you need to set your restraint, set it even lower than that. It’ll prevent that area from hurting so much. I learned that the hard way the first time I rode a standup.