Why do I always think the answer to questions like this should be “Ride all the rides, see all the shows, eat all the food”?
Seriously, the four you mentioned are the heavy hitters. Carowinds isn’t such a big place, nor is it usually that busy. You’ll be going during a busy time- do you have only one day? Get FastLane. Two days? Get FastLane on one of them. It’s a big help for rides like Copperhead Strike and Nighthawk and you’ll get everything in. You’ll avoid long lines and get re-rides on the ones you’d like.
Check the website for the list of rides and the park map. It’s a nice park, have fun.
I love Carowinds, but Fastlane or not you won't need three days.
Also, make sure to go to a Cook Out, I think there is one near the park. And I never miss MJ Donuts when I go to Carowinds.
Unfortunately, it looks like passholder early ride time is not available right now. So I can't recommend that to you...
I haven't been there in a pretty long time. I do remember how surprisingly fun their mine train was. It has some unexpected speed at the end.
I bet Spring Break will make the park very busy.
-Travis
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Nighthawk is worth getting on if only because it's probably on borrowed time - it was the prototype and Cedar Fair already closed Firehawk, the other Vekoma Flying Dutchman they had.
Also I think they're wicked fun but I gotta admit it's been a while - the last time I rode it (or went to Carowinds) it was still BORG.
I'm guessing the Vekoma Flyer at Carowinds isn't going anywhere anytime soon because it has a fresh coat of paint for this season. Not that I would miss it or anything. That one and the one at Kings Island scared me to death.
-Travis
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Batwing was my first flying coaster. I felt the novelty of the whole prone thing was over after one ride. It was a cool experience, but after that it was just uncomfortable. Rode Nighthawk for the credit, and man was it so much worse. I did ride a Superman clone, and the flying sensation was much better overall than the Vekomas, but the bottom of the pretzel loop was frigging torture.
I'm old. Give me a sit down coaster any day over these.
I totally agree. I still haven't been on Manta, and I worked for the company for a year.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
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