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The history of Carowinds
Carowinds Timeline Sections:
-Pre-opening-
-1973-
-1974-1979-
-1980-1988-
-1989-1999-
-2000-2004-
-2005-2008-
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2005
Flying Dutchman's Revenge and Little Bill's Cruisers are added. Flying Eagles are moved from Kings Island, renamed Phantom Flyers. Once again, Carowinds got to sing in December as Winterfest returned for the first time since 1983.
On a side note, this was our webmaster's(Christopher) first season as a park employee. For the 2005 season he was.
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2006
Boomerangs invade the WaterWorks, adds a kiddy waterslide called Platypus Plunge. The Frenzoid is finally removed and a heated pool named Kookaburra Bay opens. Paramount Parks is sold to Cedar Fair L.P., the sale is finalized on June 30th.
September 29th, Christopher and Jennifer are married!
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2007
Frenzoid returns as Southern Star, becoming the first ride to return from the grave. Cedar Fair offically renames the park back to "Carowinds" to the thrill of all park fans. Outpost Cateen in Nick Central is replaced with Panda Express and Board Wok closes. Thunder Road Backwards closed for the rest on August 14th, Thunder Road Forewards was closed before for repairs.
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2008
Paramount's Carowinds is no more, the park returns to just plain old Carowinds! Bondi Beach, a second larger wavepool is added to Boomerang Bay along with cabana services. Thunder Road Backwards' main turnaround is completely disassembled, scaring some into thinking the ride would be removed. Drop zone:Stunt Tower became Drop Zone, Top Gun was renamed Flight Deck, and BORG became known as Nighthawk.
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