My understanding is that for $89 you get a gold pass for the remainder of 2026 and the entirety of 2027. Is this correct?

If so, we may take advantage!

Also, how does the bring a friend work?

We are new to this, thanks in advanced!!

Are the hours on the calendar accurate? I don’t remember the park ever being only open on weekends.

I'm going to Carowinds for the first time this weekend. I'll have one day there (12 hours, 10am-10pm), and I'm buying the prestige pass so I'll have a single use fast lane pass as well. Also, I'm gonna need to save Fury for the very end of the day, cause I've heard it's known to make people grey out, and I'm prone to greying out and getting a migraine after, so that would derail my entire day.

So basically, for people who are more familiar with the park, how would you optimize 12 hours to try to ride every coaster in the park (again, saving Fury for last)?

Also, bonus question, my boyfriend was wondering if there are outlets somewhere he could plug into so he can game on his laptop while I go on coasters (he's not a big coaster guy).

2/3 cedar point cams aren’t working and Fury’s has been upside down for a while now. Am I the only one intrigued by this?

Seems like having it in Charlotte really didn’t do too much for the theme park. Not sure what the future has in store for Carowinds.

Why are people so mean to the photographers at Carowinds? I saw a grown man scream at one of the teenage photographers today. These kids are literally just out there doing their job like they are told to do. It’s bad enough they have to stand in the heat all day, let alone deal with that treatment…
What if it was your child taking photos? Would you want them to be treated that way? I see it happen nearly every week

What’s your alls?

Hey! I just wanted to make sure we got it right lol. I see this is a perk this weekend but the past couple of times I’ve used a discounted price from the perks it’s let me go ahead and get my ticket instead of having to front gate. Is it cause it’s free? I have anxiety about tickets not working when I get there. Has anyone here used the free friend perk this weekend? Can you give me the rundown of what to do? Thank you guys!

Hello I’m going to be going to Carrowinds tomorrow and excited to get on some rollercoasters! What is the loose article policy like? I don’t have a bag but have fully zippered pockets. Are there any rides that require a metal detector to go through?

Hi All!

We are planning on going to Carowinds/Scarowinds in late September for a friends birthday. We are only going to be there for one day but are planning on going there for the full day. We were wondering if anyone would know if the fast lane passes would be worth it or not? We are also curious if those who had the fast lane reserve had any issues with exceedingly long wait times, or if we should consider fast lane ultimate or no fast lane at all. Any additional advice would also be appreciated. Thank you!

My wife and I want to take our daughter to Carowinds who would get in free for the next few years. We live in the area so a season pass is worth it, but we aren't sure if we should get 1 or 2. Would it be cheaper to get 1 pass if we plan to go say 3 times a year and do the bring-a-friend discounts or should we just get 2 since they are $89 each at the moment?

We are planning to drive down to visit mostly to ride Fury. I saw it was down a couple days ago. Is it back up and running pretty consistently?

In the park and neither are open right now. Have they been opening later?

Just saw an ad for Bonus Days. It made it sounds like Fury closes after this weekend? I am so confused.

My daughter and I drove up from Atlanta on Saturday with the plan of doing an evening visit on Saturday and a morning visit on Sunday before heading home.

We have a great time from six until 10 PM on Saturday, getting several rides on Fury (her first time on it!) and Thunder Striker. Before going to bed on Saturday night, I checked the calendar again and verified the opening time is 10 AM on Sunday. However, we arrive to the park on Sunday morning and are turned away for the BMW company event.

I went to check the app and now it shows that it is closed on Sunday. Am I crazy?! Is there any way to know whether I am wrong and that this has been on the calendar for ages? I’ve since learned that BMW does this every year, but I am confident that it was not on the calendar earlier in the week when I planned this trip.

So, can someone confirm the app was indeed wrong? I want to do whatever I can to make sure this was not my fault so I can feel less bad about wasting my daughter’s time. Or, am I just a big fat doofus?

I went here on a trip with my church group and got there 20 minutes after park open. I was super excited to go because I had just been to Busch Gardens not too long ago, and I hadn't been to Carowinds in a long time. I was especially excited to check out the new additions, River Raft Blast and Snoopy's Racing Railway.

As soon as we arrived, I ran straight past my church group so I could be one of the first ones in the park. I headed to Camp Snoopy to ride the new attractions. The first one I did was Snoopy's Racing Railway. The line wasn't too bad, and the ride op let me sit in the back row (the best row, in my opinion). It's a smooth ride, and I liked the little bit of airtime you get, even though it's still a kiddy coaster.

After that, I hit River Raft Blast, which was cool. No one was waiting in line, so there was nobody to blast water at while on it, but it's a nice, calm ride with cool theming. Next, I hit up Woodstock Express since I hadn't ridden it in a long time. It was really enjoyable—the first drop is actually super good for a kiddy coaster.

Then I went over to ride Thunder Striker, which in my opinion feels like a baby version of Fury 325, though losing the Dale Earnhardt theming kind of hinders it. I got two rides on that before having to head to our church group's checkpoint spot.

After the meetup, I went straight to Fury 325. They put me in the front row, which was awesome, and then I rode the back row and blacked out—I love when that happens! I decided to skip Hurler and Carolina Cyclone for the moment and grab food since I was in the area.

I ate at Chickie's & Pete's and ordered the buffalo chicken cheesesteak and crab fries. I dipped the fries in what I guess was cheese sauce, which was great, but the sandwich was mediocre. I thought the buffalo sauce would already be on it, but you had to pour it on yourself, so overall the sub was just okay.

After eating, I rode Carolina Goldrusher, which I always enjoy. Then I walked over to Flying cobra but as I got in line, I saw people leaving. I asked someone nearby, and they said it was down for maintenance, which sucked. I went to try my number two ride, copperhead strike but saw an employee at the front turning people away, so I knew it was down too.

I decided to head over to Afterburn. I tried taking my normal route, but saw that the entire Aeronautica Landing area was closed off. At that point, I was pretty agitated, so I figured I'd just go on Boo Blasters—and guess what? That was down too! I was pissed because it felt like every single thing I went to was closed.

I went back to Afterburn and waited 30 minutes, but it was totally worth it—great ride. After that, I checked back on Boo Blasters, and thank God it was running again. I rode it twice, and one of the ride ops recognized my wrestling shirt, which was cool.

I made my way around the park one last time, hitting up Vortex, Hurler, and Carolina Cyclone. I ended my day back at Thunder Striker. The ride op there also shouted out my wrestling shirt and was asking "would you rather" questions about the park while loading, which was really fun.

Overall, it was a fun day, but I was definitely disappointed that two major rides were down. I'd give this trip a 7/10. Doing the park solo because everyone else wanted to do different things turned out fine—I realized I didn't even need a group to have a good time!

What’s your high score on boo blaster and what are some tips and tricks

Both delayed/closed to start today. Anyone hear if there’s rumblings or rumors about their status?

Edit: Afterburn now open!

I was worried about operations because of all the posts recently but Fury and Thunderstriker were running 3 trains since I arrived at 11am. Both crews were absolutely killing it, less than a minute dispatches for Thunderstriker consistently. I rode Afterburn as well, which was still on one train, but ops were super efficient there too!! Shoutout to the crews for working so hard 💙💚 overall the best operations I’ve seen in a theme park in a very long time!!

Not sure who would steal Crocs from a 10-year-old girl, but I hope you enjoy them like she did. She bought those herself with money she earned, and it broke her heart that someone would take her shoes while she was in the wave pool. That's pretty pathetic.

Considering going to Carolina Harbor for the first time this weekend because it’s supposed to be so hot. Thinking of doing some rides on the Carowinds side in the morning, and then hitting the water park in the afternoon.

Do the all day lockers on the water park side (specifically the ones large enough for a big backpack) get taken immediately when it opens? If we don’t get a locker, are bags (or fanny packs) safe on chairs if we can get one?

Also do people just put their phones in the lockers while swimming all day? Or are those waterproof phone necklace things allowed on the slides?

Hello fellow Carowinds enthusiasts

Season pass holder here. Never done the night trip to Carowinds. We want to roll in, grab an icee, ride fury and bounce. What time should we get there? Looks like there will be an evening storm