Carowinds & Amusement Parks, Charlotte

I took the clan to Carowinds and we had a great time! We opened the park at 10am and left at closing time...8PM. There was so much to do for the little ones, and having the water park within the park is amazing. On a hot summer day, you just get wet and let nature dry you off.

We went on a Thursday and there were hardly any lines to any rides. The kids went to the Nickelodeon section and rode the rides over and over. The water was great and I loved the roller coasters for the adults.

Food is of course expensive and water was $3.75 a bottle, so bring your own in!!!! They let you bring your own food and water.

The shows were fine, but the parade was a little short (5 minutes). At least there weren't any crowds to fight. The kids got pics with all the characters, so it was great.

Although this park is clean and the rides are ok, I will never go back. I have been to several theme parks, but I have never been to one as crowded, or as expensive. The entry price isn't bad, but the price of EVERYTHING inside is outrageous! Worse than Disney World, worse than Cedar Point. $3.50 for a bottle of water, cost $62.00 for 4 of us to eat hot dogs (and they were the worst hot dogs I've ever had), fries and a drink. I rode a grand total of 2 rides the entire day, and you couldn't even get to Boomerang Bay, it was wall to wall people. We had a better time at the hotel, swimming in the pool. I love amusement parks, go to at least one every summer, (this was #2 this year), but this was the first and last time I will go to this one.

Carowinds is an amusement park right on the North and South Carolina border. In fact, the park is bisected by the line. The last time I went was August, 1973. Their slogan back then was Get a week's worth of fun in a day at Carowinds. I'm sure the park has changed a lot since then. Rides impressive at that time have surely given way to more impressive rides today. Check out the website (linked below) to see how it looks today.

Carowinds is on the North Carolina/South Carolina border. You can literally walk around in the theme park and cross back and forth between the two states. There is a wide variety of roller coasters, a kid park, and a water park.

I'm in this picture somewhere. scary huh? :-)

I have been here about 3 times in my life. My family reunion was held here once. It is the best amusement park that North and South Carolina has to offer. It sits on the borders of both states. To me it is like all the rest of the amusement parks out here but it is still fun.

Have fun

Carowinds is a large amusement park full of all the standard roller coasters, rides and games. It's south of Charlotte, only about 15 minutes from Uptown.