Copperhead Strike Official On-Ride POV

Everybody knew about her delicious concoction. Best for miles around. She’d won blue ribbons at the county fair for 40 years with that jam, but no more. Granny Byrd’s recipe is gonna be yours. But to get your hands on it, you gotta head way, way out to a run-down, broken-down farm at the far edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Word has it there are lots of copperheads around there, so be careful.
When you get to the farm’s huge barn - that’s got to be the headquarters of her jam operation with all that banging and clanging - you get the strange sense that something’s not right. Peeking in, you see that she’s cookin’ something alright - and in big, copper vats - but it sure ain’t jam. It’s something with quite a bit more bite that could get you in a huge heap of trouble if you’re caught with it.
After a sudden commotion, a shrill voice hollers, “Trespassers! Y’all git outta here!” A gun cocks and you high-tail it out. Your getaway vehicle? Carowinds’ newest thrill ride, Copperhead Strike. As the first double launch roller coaster in the Carolinas, Copperhead Strike delivers twice the boost and twice the bite. “Double launch” means not only does the ride take off at an incredible 0 to 42 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds, but midway through a second thrust of acceleration launches you into the next half of the experience. A series of fast, tight, close-to-the-ground maneuvers are tangled with five head-over-heels inversions -- the most of any double launch coaster in North America. What’s more, this serpent of a ride never lets up throughout the entire chase - over half a mile of steel and adrenaline.
Ready for this backwoods adventure? Coming spring 2019, it will be ready for you - only at Carowinds.

[@SirensOfNC]

OK I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS PRETTY INTENSE. I RODE IT AND I FELT LIKE I WAS GONNA FALL OUT OF MY SEAT AT THOSE LOOPS

[@GremlinGrenadier]

Did you do the fury 325 too?

[@Bearzcool.]

@@GremlinGrenadier I did

[@SirensOfNC]

​@@GremlinGrenadier I wasn't able to when I wrote this comment (broken support beam) but I did ride it yesterday

[@GremlinGrenadier]

@@SirensOfNC one of my friends was in the line when they shut it down for that

[@TheprincessisLani]

BRO IKR I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA FALL DOWN AND DIE I WAS ABOUT TO CRY BUT THE RIDE WAS DONE ALREADY 😭😭

[@ThemeParkWorldwide]

This looks great, the hangtime looks incredible! We can't wait to ride it when we visit in June!

[@alecscheerer_run]

Theme Park Worldwide Yes indeed! I’m wanting to get on Icon at Blackpool in the future too! Mack makes some good quality launch coasters for sure

[@ryan_n05]

I am so excited to get on this thing in August! You should go to Lagoon Amusement Park, in Farmington, Utah in your USA trip. It has 10 coasters, and the best is Cannibal (POV: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWbTnoybpJtjfNU).

[@Metalhead_Coaster_Fan]

Theme Park Worldwide For a second there I thought you were talking about Hangtime at Knott’s, lol.

[@jdawg9137]

June is when you head to Cedar Point. To hot down south in summer.

[@robhaley5136]

When you going in June? I'm in America all of June doing my dream coaster trip! :)

[@chubbs2067]

Really great to see Carowinds continuously adding and improving to the park. A little hesitant on how the theming will look, as that is always the weakest aspect, but the ride looks legit. Can’t wait for my two year old to graduate from the Snoopy rides to these!

[@horseshoe_nc]

Don't wish that time away too fast. My nephew is 7, and was just over the 48 inch mark last season. I still remember him having a total melt down, at 3 years old. All because he couldn't ride After Burn. I look back, and think, where has the time gone.

[@BaileeMarieBurton22]

I miss the nick theme but the rides are amazing ♡

[@mvhernandez83]

I’m only 9 and I’ve only been going on the snoopy rides (and the ones at the County Fair) but idk if I’m ready for *the big ones*

[@christ_ie3714]

I remember when it was Hannah Barbara themed. Wow I'm old lol

[@christ_ie3714]

@@mvhernandez83 you will love them! You'll see. My daughter is your age she was nervous at first too. This was her first Rollercoaster actually. She had so much fun and now she loves all of them, she's just sad she still isnt tall enough to ride the intimidater and the Fury lol. You'll be okay after you hit the first big one. I say go for it! Edit...I just realized that ur comment is from 1year ago! So have you got to ride the big ones yet?

[@wesholder8220]

I really really like this ride. Its got a great combination of hang time, airtime hills, and quick whips through turns (especially in the back row) that make it really awesome. Fury is great for its sheer size and speed and how it utilizes it throughout its transitions but copperhead strike is just a really well designed coaster IMO that takes a compact layout and really uses it to its fullest potential.

[@cameronb1123]

It’s a very well designed coaster, and something that truly was impressive was how smooth it was.

[@frtard]

What really blow my mind is is how much character it has. It really reminds you of the undulating, slow, sudden movements of a snake. With the really tight turns, super slow jojo roll (which is pretty nice in the comfy restraints), the launch, and the constantly varying speed, it completely nails the feeling of fighting against a snake. Sure other coasters go for the same effect, but this one is by far the best attempt.

[@joshkirkham4281]

The part just before the second loop looks to be the best

[@sheeple04]

Another great coaster! Well done MACK Rides and Carowinds!

[@TheCrazyPop]

Love the hangtime!!!! This is going to be AWESOME

[@ericasworld6857]

This is one of my favorite rides in the park! My friend and I got on it yesterday and had our hands up the whole time! We also got to sit in the very front, and it was a lot of fun!

[@alecscheerer_run]

Can’t wait! Will be there on March 22 for passholder preview night. This is exactly what Carowinds needed, a Maverick like twisty launched coaster! If people want to ride something super fast then they can walk over to Fury

[@michaelwalterselevatorsrob5009]

Everybody’s gangsta until you have a rollercoaster that STARTS with an Inversion

[@Ry019]

My favorite ride, I love huge rides but I don’t often do them so short and sweet but fun rides like the Copperhead Strike are so fun while also being exhilarating and equally scary.

[@TheMaverick987]

Those loops are definitely all about the hangtime.

[@natetastic]

I frickin' LOVE Carowinds!!! You guys are awesome!

[@Qwertz-nr7ns]

oh yeah yeah

[@aw4516]

Now we wait for Striker.

[@coastercane8130]

What is striker

[@aw4516]

Coaster Cane Yukon Striker at Canada’s Wonderland.

[@coastercane8130]

@@aw4516 lol..ok

[@gamecity360m]

thunder striker? 5 years early?

[@zallman7526]

Ride looks damn good, can't wait to get there! A lot faster than I was initially expecting!

[@maddogz322]

cries in this was so scary for my first big roller coaster- but behind the scary, this was so fun i would reccomend it

[@coastermachine7481]

Much better than the first few tests! Looks awesome!

[@FarmRiddles]

That's my favorite ride at Carowinds!

[@rollercoasterronda1322]

I'm going to ride this at the last weekend in March! Already bought the tickets and hotel room. So excited to finally ride a Mack launch coaster💙

[@luvfidgettrading7927]

this ride is great! we went on a very low crowded day and we got to ride it twice in a row! it has to be in my top 3 along with fury and afterburn.

[@kennedi9774]

Looks pretty fun and smooth!! Can’t wait to ride😊💞

[@lexie.is.super.cool13]

this ride reminds me of a more intense version of hagrids! i loved this ride, very smooth and surprisingly relaxing!

[@daveanderson4013]

I was surprised at how much I loved this ride. After riding the Fury and Intimidator I didn't have my hopes set too high but the Copperhead was super fun!

[@abbycollins]

Excuse me while I freak out about this. It looks insane and very fun.

[@TheCoasterGod]

That looks AWESOME! Looks like Carowinds has another winner on their hands

[@soly-dp-colo6388]

I absolutely LOVE this inversion at the start.

[@katdoodlebug7114]

This is going to be awesome! I can’t wait to ride!

[@nitecoaster]

Looks awesome so excited to ride it later this year

[@H-258]

I will definitely be there during the passholder preview to ride this. I'm so proud of what this park has done and what it will do in the future. Maybe a dive coaster next?

[@KirasArmy06]

I'm going to ride it first and see how it goes and after let my son ride.. looks amazing at the pace I enjoy

[@samarahshepherd563]

i went 2 days ago and rode this! it was a great ride!

[@93214919321491]

Not sure it will be as intense as my liking, but looks to be one of the best family rides ever made. The perfect first upside down coaster for youngsters. I congratulate carowinds for a bold and admirable investment.

[@Parkerlebnis]

So excited! 🤩

[@katiehaddad1834]

I closed my eyes while on this ride it is not even as scary it is extremely fun😭😭

[@ArrowEnlightenmentLeader]

Y'all this looks like some *real good stuff* right here.

[@solomon1021]

Super fun really enjoyed this ride.

[@savannahleigh777]

I AM SO EXCITED I CANNOT WAIT TO RIDE IT!!!!!!

[@Sdanwolf]

Awesomeness!

[@SirensOfNC]

Can't wait to ride this when I go there.

[@SmalEdits_]

This is my favorite ride in my opinion

[@kennedi9774]

I can’t wait to ride this this!!!!!

[@chunkytomatosoup1826]

What a devious beginning

[@gummiwise]

A thing of beauty.

[@rowlandbuck2703]

Seems smooth.

[@VestedUTuber]

Damnit, billy! Granny's makin' moonshine in here!

[@daltonwike3055]

I was expecting it look sluggish since it's cold outside but it sure didn't look sluggish at all, if it's running this in the cold tgen I can only imagine the summer, this thing will be hauling I bet, super excited, I've ridden Icon and Blackpool so I kinda now what to expect, won't be super forceful but will be just a flat out fun reridable coaster, the 2nd airtime launch into the inverted top hat is my most anticipated moment

[@sohaibahmed226]

Wow nice a lot of twist and turns

[@kkay0008]

Can’t wait to ride on Saturday

[@ghosttrainproductions1614]

thank you carowinds

[@mollyisnotdelulu1]

MY FAVORITE RIDE EVER FR

[@B-rad00]

Gonna be insane

[@ethanhamlett8167]

I've waited forever for the full pov

[@nicholasteleha3785]

This ride was awesome

[@Woobers]

Random coaster fact: after the sun goes down, coasters go faster because the heat on the rails produce less friction which makes it quicker and early morning they are quite slow

[@AusCoasters]

Looks really good!

[@CoasterCupcake]

Does it really though...

[@AusCoasters]

Coaster Cupcake uh, yeah..

[@CoasterCupcake]

@@AusCoasters uh, no. Maybe compared to Superman at Warner Bros OHHHH ROASTED 😉

[@alexg.233]

What doesn't look good about it

[@Craven175]

@@alexg.233 The height requirement. According to his mom, Cupcake has to wait until his next growth spurt later this year or next. He'll love it, he's just mad.

[@wickerdan9275]

I think that carowinds could have been a little more secretive about what happens in the launch barn, but maybe there’s some stuff in there they are hiding.

[@diamondjebgold9906]

Oh my god this thing was faster than intimidator last time I rode it which is not normal did you boost the 2nd launch? It wasn’t even giving hang time on that TopHat it was going so fast and the ejector plus the station exit plus the entire ride 😮‍💨

[@Jonathan_Camps]

Yay! I’ve been waiting and I should be going in July with the Koaster Kids. Gotta get my season pass!

[@patrickrichardson9183]

Im pretty sure they’re going in april

[@Jonathan_Camps]

Patrick Richardson Their recent video had dates for an “international Koaster Kids day”. I can’t make the one in April because I’m out of town for Easter, but sean (one of the reporters) is gonna host one at Carowinds on July 14th.

[@KoastinThruLife]

I am so excited for this. Can't wait to ride it!

[@alwynfrench1122]

Great ride.

[@polarbear6463]

Was drunk at a private party, rode the back seat 3 times in a row last night. 10/10 highly recommend

[@mitchellries256]

Awesome! Now open it.

[@coopb4073]

I can’t wait to go back and ride fury 325, Intimidator, Afterburn, and now Copperhead Strike

[@novai6554]

_Intimidator has left the game_

[@kayleebranshaw7367]

my first ever upside down ride 10/10

[@yeethe54]

I like this one but when you go upside-down it feels like you are going to slip out

[@timgamingcoolboykreeperkin4331]

I been on it it was sooooooo fun the hangtime felt like I was falling out of the seat

[@standm1]

Hope we stop by at Carowinds to ride this on my way to Hilton head

[@Stopplayinwithme-fq6vy]

That was great!

[@therideanalyst6794]

Gonna be there March 29!!!

[@e4817]

I enjoy this ride far more than Maverick (cedar point.) Maverick is just excessively jerky for no reason. Copperhead provides awesome hang time and air time

[@lulieregister2944]

Yay! 2 more weeks !

[@DailyGamage]

Yes

[@leafypuffy5085]

I cant believe its been 3 whole years!

[@CoasterGuy101]

Cant wait

[@lydiapotter4685]

Ouch! It looks awesome though!

[@redlinemadman9054]

Yessss!!!

[@betweentheparks01]

heck yea!!!!

[@coasterfrenzy3074]

YES

[@CoasterCupcake]

Underwhelming ngl

[@coconutmilkism]

@@CoasterCupcake idk i think for what it sets out to do it does a really good job. Kinda like it more than icon..

[@zephyrthezeppelin]

BEST COASTER EVER 🎉

[@ghosttrainproductions1614]

@carowinds I've got "Copperhead Fever." Ahhhhhhh

[@timmyn8575]

Great Adventure could have put something in like this. Instead we got a shuttle coaster with one trail which will be a capacity nightmare. It looks cool tho.

[@RoastBeefSandwich]

what did they take out to put this in? and also how many trains will it have?

[@chrisr8649]

My thumb hurts just watching it!

[@Logan_ISL]

Spicy

[@Rys.2.0]

Ngl this is more scary then the fury

[@luvbreeezy]

This looks wayyyyyy faster than the animation

[@A_Red_Fox]

Dear god YESSS!!!!

[@joshkirkham4281]

This ride is so long

[@JayAlfordElementJMusic]

Josh Kirkham That’s a bad thing? Lol.

[@patrickrichardson9183]

I hope they ride two trains

[@neo_thrillz1948]

@@patrickrichardson9183 they will be running three

[@patrickrichardson9183]

CoastinCoasters dang, thats great.

[@KABAMWCUE]

I passed out four times as my first roller coaster lol, it was bumpy and etc

[@Jackson12388]

I passed out for like 2 seconds when I rode this at 0:51

[@brucemartini2288]

my F.A.48 ride- I've never been on - I MUST try it, but need portablle cd player n play "Hail to the king", by Avenged Sevenfold- it will sync up[ tempo to twists n turns of ride]

[@al3x14]

It has a great layout but towards the end it looses to much speed, but either way it’s good coaster!

[@forthemightofthelord]

Funny story, so we went to Carowinds on a band trip, the thing is we live in the state of Georgia so we were pretty far from home, this was the 2nd ride we went on while we were there and on the first part with the little roll, one of the kids i was with lost his glasses when we got upside down

[@Ry019]

Festival of music? Yeah pretty popular 😂

[@daRealB-Rex]

They told me to stuff my glasses in my shirt and they came out on the first corkscrew but thankfully i caught them. The only thing I don’t like about this ride is the lap bar and lack of bins to store stuff. If lockers were cheaper i wouldn’t mind it but i’m not paying $10 to store my stuff for a ride when they used to have bins on every ride that let you do it for free

[@forevulgarity9807]

I rode this 2day, I still think fury is better but this was good, also a really long wait lol

[@amirig4]

OH YESSSS!

[@Rodgers65]

Now this is gas

[@amk4609]

If I can do air racers and the carolina cyclone, can I do this.

[@rismaluvss]

i cried i tell u 😭😭

[@shaodynasty1017]

Since when do people all of a sudden start loving hangtime