Carolina Cobra breaks down at Carowinds
a week after our visit to Carowinds, one of their coasters malfunctioned with riders on board. yikes!
I can’t say that I’m surprised at the news since we had witnessed a number of rides breaking down during our visit to the amusement park. Luckily none of the coasters broke down while WE were on them.
It’s interesting to note that the coaster that broke down is their newest coaster. You’d think that the newer coasters would be “safer” than the older ones.
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Carowinds coaster breaks down with riders on board
Published: Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 From Staff Reports – WSOC – TV
Carowinds newest coaster, the Carolina Cobra, failed to catch on the lift hill and rolled backwards with eight passengers on board Saturday afternoon.
The passengers were able to exit the ride onto a nearby platform. All of passengers were taken to first aid. Seven of the riders were released back into the park; the eighth was taken to a local hospital and examined.
No serious injuries were reported.
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i think the newer ones aren’t as “tried and true” or something, because when we went to cedar point their newest roller coaster was being worked on half the day off and on.
there’s a ride there called the top thrill dragster that accelerates you forward to 120 mph and then you go up a 400mph hill. apparently sometimes there isn’t enough force to clear the hill (probably depends on the distribution of the riders and stuff) and it rolls 400 ft down the hill. unlike the ride you described though, they don’t consider that a malfunction. :p
oops that is supposed to say that the ride goes up a 400 FT hill, not 400 mph hill.
yeah, the same company that owns Cedar Point, owns Carowinds as well. so what does that tell ya.