Carolina Cyclone

Roller coaster · Carowinds

About this attraction

Carolina Cyclone is a steel roller coaster at Carowinds, first opened in 1980, with four inversions including two vertical loops. It has a lift hill and ends with an uphill helix that returns riders to the station. Riders pass over the midway and, at some points, the ground below can walk under the last inversions.

Good to know

Minimum height: 122 cm¹

The information and notices on site are authoritative. Source: Park website

How it feels

Lights & flashes: unknown
Loud noises: unknown
Scents: unknown
Fog & smoke: unknown
G-forces: unknown
Bumpy & spinning: unknown
Darkness: unknown
Surprises & scares: unknown
Heights: unknown
Tight spaces: unknown
Getting wet: unknown

Ratings from 0 (none) to 3 (a lot). “Unknown”: no rating yet.

Technical data

Top speed: 66km/h¹
Drop: 20m²

Elements²

4 inversions¹

2×Loop
2×Corkscrew

Manufacturer: Arrow Dynamics²

More in Carowinds

All 46 attractions in Carowinds

Sources

Park website, added on Oct 15, 2026
Wikipedia article “Carolina Cyclone” by its authors, CC BY-SA 4.0, added on Oct 15, 2026, values may have been converted (e.g. units)

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“Carolina Cyclone” from Wikipedia by its authors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes were made: values taken from the article and converted where needed (e.g. units).

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