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Amusement park CEO lays out plan to increase revenue
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — One of the nation’s biggest amusement park chains is banking on technology and sports to generate more revenue. Cedar Fair Entertainment Co.’s new strategies include adding interactive […]
Carowinds announces additions, new name for waterpark
Forget having to load up the car to head to the beach. Carowinds, the thrill park on the North Carolina-South Carolina state line, unveiled plans Thursday for a major expansion […]
2 men who built Thunder Road remember Carowinds coaster
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Thirty-nine years later Ray Hargis still treasures the photo. The fading Polaroid shows a then-19-year-old Hargis standing next to an orange fiberglass car front shaped […]
Travel Channel showcases Carowinds’ coaster
The Travel Channel will air an hour-long feature at 10 p.m. Sunday that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the construction of Carowinds’ newest roller coaster, Fury 325. The documentary includes […]
Final ride: Carowinds closes Thunder Road wooden coaster
FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) — Thunder Road is going silent. The Carowinds theme park on the South Carolina-North Carolina line is shutting down the 39-year-old landmark wooden roller coaster forever. […]
Visitors flock to Carowinds for wooden coaster
CHARLOTTE – Visitors are flocking to Carowinds theme park for a last ride on the massive wooden roller coaster called Thunder Road. The theme park that straddles the state line […]
Carowinds auctions first rides on Fury
Carowinds amusement park is auctioning off seats for the first rides on its newest roller coaster, Fury 325. The park is giving 96 people the opportunity to ride the newest […]
Carowinds tops new coaster
CHARLOTTE – Carowinds construction crews on Thursday installed the final piece of the 325-foot lift hill on the new Fury 325 – the world’s tallest and fastest giga coaster. After […]
Duke picks York site to prepare for industrial development
Duke Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Charlotte-based Duke Energy, revealed Tuesday that the company has selected a 162-acre site in York, S.C., to prepare for possible future industrial development.
Carowinds plans $50 million expansion
The Ohio company that owns Carowinds says it will spend $50 million over the next several years to expand the theme park on the North Carolina-South Carolina state line.
Carowinds Holding property foreclosed
The former King’s Gym and Pro Shop, a 25,706 square-foot building at 3722 S. Tryon St., was sold at foreclosure on Dec. 16. Built in 1983, the building was owned by Charlotte-based Carowinds Holding, LLC and foreclosed by RBC Bank.
Carowinds owner buys 61 acres
The owner of Carowinds has bought 61 acres of vacant property next to the theme park to make way for future expansions. Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., based in Sandusky, Ohio, […]
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