Carowinds Amusement Park MY FIRST TIME! Fury 325, Copperhead Strike, Hurler, Camp Snoopy & More!

Join us for our first time ever at Carowinds amusement park, located on the state line in both North Carolina and South Carolina! We enjoy a beautiful and fun day at this park in spring 2022, riding some of the wonderful coasters and attractions including Fury 325, Hurler, wooden coaster, Copperhead Strike, Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, Afterburn, Carolina Gold Rusher, Woodstock Express and more! We also have a delicious healthy lunch at Harmony Hall, get the photo package, and take in the sight, sounds and rides of our first dual-state amusement park in our quest to visit every Cedar park in the country and as part of one of our spring 2022 road trips! We have such a blast and hope you do too!
Welcome to Super Enthused! My name is Jackie and I bring you along as we visit fun and unique travel destinations, theme parks and attractions, road trips, resort tours and so much more. I hope you enjoy the videos, thanks for being here! ❤️
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[@lowkeylowcountry2753]

Love seeing you give Carowinds some love. That's my home park and I was a costumed character there for 6 years. Very underrated park with some great coasters.

[@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od]

Underrated? I think its one of the most highly regarded parks in the chain hell I might even say its a bit overrated

[@Brittany-th7tb]

By the way, I went to Carowinds today I went on Saturday

[@ChinaDollTravels]

I like how you go to different theme parks all over the place!!

[@haleycrump7197]

So glad you enjoyed coming to the Carolina’s! Thank you for taking the time out to come to the smaller theme parks

[@SuperEnthused]

It's a pleasure and so refreshing, honestly! It's an honor to be able to see and share these gems!! ❤❤❤

[@xottnk]

Carowinds isn’t really a small park but it’s definitely not considered a must-see in America although it should be. It’s had many staples in history, one of which being the Carolina cyclone; the first 4-inversion roller coaster.

[@pfswafa]

I shared this with my kids: when they were little, we lived there in Charlotte and would go there for Mother's Day....NOTHING looks the same! Ah...memories!

[@RonFromFla]

Living her best life on the Woodstock Express!!! Classic!!!!

[@SuperEnthused]

Hahahah yesss! 😂

[@jennaandreadabao4434]

Really like the KZbin so much fun scream it out I am a great time together you and Sam are having a wonderful 👍👍 two thumbs up how many more KZbin video this is Jenna Dabao had fun

[@marimurillo4050]

This is the first time I see a theme park that is located in two states at once! It is very unique!

[@pproteinc]

Glad you guys enjoy Carowinds!! It's my homework and I'm a former ride supervisor as well for 7yrs during the paramount days. As Far as logistics with rides, it's basically state specific. So if a rides station is in NC then that ride must take on NC laws and commissioning. The same goes for any ride stations in SC. As for the Fury hornet, It's just a loose theme around the Charlotte Hornets NBA team. Same go with Intimidator tied to of course NASCAR and Dale Earnhardt, a big deal in Charlotte. Fun Facts: Goldrusher is original to the park. The gum wall is a tradition lol. Use to be one in the queue tunnel of Hurler too. Copperhead Strike has not thing to do with a snake. It's a play on words type of deal. The theme and story line is that grandma is an award winning jam maker for the fair. You (riders) are snooping around to see what her secret and realize she makes and uses moonshine. So the name Copperhead is actually coming from the copper top or head of the machine used to make moonshine, hence why on the ride sign the snake is made out of copper piping if you noticed lol.

[@tarotkat167]

I love how Jackie looks at the bungee ride and says "that doesn't look too bad!" and I'm like "could never be me." Love your videos as always!

[@tinkershell1856]

😂 right?!!

[@iluv2cheer176]

I just adore this series so much. I still can't believe your timing on it, and it's so much fun for me to watch all these videos of places I'll soon live close enough to road trip myself. So happy you and Sam have gotten this opportunity and thank you for the unique way you cover these places!!!

[@magicinmichigan]

I grew up in North Carolina and had season passes to Carowinds almost every year. Love seeing it again since it's been a hot minute. We always bounced between states, too. It probably drove the parents nuts after the umpteenth time, lol

[@manicassault]

I like watching these types of videos to kind of get a preview for them or just watch them for fun😊

[@chrisbrown2191]

9:50 the carousel used to be in Evansville Indiana next to the Mesker park zoo. The carousel was privately owned and sold to the Carolwinds in the early 1980s. Thank you for showing the carousel.

[@spoonlessvalkyrie7514]

I’m from Florida. The way I got to go to Carowinds was through a band competition! It’s so cool to see they are still doing this 25 years laters!! #bandgeeksunite

[@Edward-de1db]

Thank you immensly for saving tens of thousands of people from vortex and its pain.(Especially for short guys)

[@gametime2473]

Vortex is actually crazy smooth this season. My wife finally gave in and agreed to ride it again and even she liked it. We rode it twice.

[@EastCoasters]

Love this channel, congrats on 100K girl. Glad to share the same name as Sam as well.🥃

[@RS_Collectibles]

it really makes me smile watching this. brings back so many great memories. i can't wait til i have children one day. haha they will love carowinds! great video!

[@Kilbaneisking]

Fury 325 may in fact be one of the greatest coasters ever created. It's definitely in my top 5.

[@Romans1616]

Thank you for visiting South Carolina 😊

[@patrickfairchild2330]

Good to have a healthy option - and LOTS of it

[@carlasander2722]

Loving this road trip! Carowinds was the best, especially Camp Snoopy! I love Snoopy :)

[@Ed-R]

Hi Jackie and Sam. Thank you for bringing us along on this Epic Road Trip. Love the new shades. Now on to the next Adventure.

[@yunder.]

I really love you guys! Thanks for an amazing visit to Carowinds!

[@julianasuplee6900]

I enjoy exploring new amusement parks with y’all! Thanks for a fun day at Carowinds, how neat that it embraces the two Carolina’s! Snoopy is the best.

[@lambo_plays_roblox]

I’m only eight. And the copperhead is my favorite ride. My first time I was super scared, but then I rode it three times in a row - edited by mom: he was very brave

[@SuperEnthused]

oh wow that's brave of you to ride it! it's really scary!

[@rrrrrrtt1]

What a great day at Carowinds! Another fun roller coaster day with you 2!! :)

[@mamapage5560]

Great fun as always!! Haha! Front row on a rollie coastie is scary good fun!🤟🙏💜

[@davecoasterdudew1206]

I love Carowinds, Fury front row is my favorite ride, so is Intimidator front row, Afterburn front row, Copperhead Strike, zephyr southern star Carolina Cyclone Drop Tower Electro Spin,

[@Katelyn_loves11]

Every Cedar Fair park you go to… you get a little closer to Cedar Point. That’s going to be my favorite video of all. ☺️☺️☺️ I can’t wait to see how y’all feel about that park.

[@SuperEnthused]

Haha yes we are inching our way there! Kinda waiting for the parks to fully open for the season bc right now they’re mostly only open weekends and it makes it hard to plan a multi day trip. But SOON!

[@susantully314]

Another fun adventure. Never heard of this place but it looks like my kind of place.

[@chrisgaddy10]

I grew up in Charlotte and lived 6 minutes from Carowinds. I spent pretty much every day of the summer from middle school through high school at Carowinds. One time when I was riding the Vortex, the harness popped up right before the first drop. I grabbed it and bear hugged it for the rest of the ride. It was crazy! It has changed a lot since then! I'll have to make a trip back sometime soon.

[@SuperEnthused]

Omg that’s terrifying!

[@chrisgaddy10]

@@SuperEnthused It was. But I was young and dumb. So it didn't stop me from riding it. I was back on it later that week. If you guys make it back to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, make sure you go to the Mysterious Mansion. As fellow HHN fans, I think you guys would really enjoy it!

[@tippytoes2358]

Loved White Lightning, the Monorail, the Sternwheeler, the log flume, and Thunder Road. All gone. Carowinds has such a history with all of the companies that owned it and changed the theming. The Hard Rock Park/Freestyle Music Park that Sam did a video on his channel some time ago probably went bankrupt partly because of Carowinds already being the favorite in the Carolinas. People went to Myrtle Beach to enjoy the beach not to travel back inland to go to a pricy thrill ride park. Also, NC and SC residents have always had a good relationship. Once on a plane out of Charlotte, the NC and SC folks were happily chatting about where they were from UNTIL when we flew over the mountains, a gust of wind hit the plane. It was a sudden drop. It felt ike the scariest roller coaster ride you ever felt. Everyone hushed! People were frightened. Winds are common in the mountains and beach (hence, why the Wright brothers came to NC to test their new plane). So Carowinds is a good name.

[@guyvelazquez4803]

My home park...glad you enjoyed the visit

[@djriddleandgmoney5930]

Did I mention Natural Bridge Zoo and Caverns :). Great video guys keep it up

[@johnnyappleseed5029]

I lived about an hour and a half from Carowinds growing up. Went there on a school trip and rode the Carolina Cyclone, which at the time was the world's first double looping coaster ( Coasters have certainly come a loooong way since then) Haven't been in more than 30 years since I moved to the mountains only an hour from Dollywood.

[@phantomx3.0]

i love carowinds! use to go there as a kid and it's where i rode my first up-side-down coaster. so many great memories!

[@msutton3147]

Wow the production on these videos just keeps getting better, its like watching a movie! Really interesting quirky park and great to hear the mention of some UK rides in comparison! Fab Fab Fab! 🎢💈

[@DISNEY2000]

It has been forever since I visited Carowinds. Thanks for the visit.

[@eric_in_florida]

Sam didn't pull any punches on the Vortex review. Love it!

[@SuperEnthused]

That was like me after Intimidator 305 😂 we all have our “never again” coasters

[@MoviemaniaNick]

Fun vlog! Carrowinds looks like a cool and fun place.

[@blakem9109]

The "J.R. Helms Mining Co" sign on Goldrusher is a tribute to a long time employee Jerry Helms. He started as a seasonal employee during the first season in 1973 and retired last year as a vice president of operations. Carowinds does get ride and restaurant inspections from both states. When I worked there, we had some different alcohol laws that had to be followed depending on what restaurant you were working. Also security guards have the certification to arrest someone in one state, I think SC, but not the other. Also if they have an emergency, many times, fire departments from both states respond.

[@nancyinsinga4607]

Just amazing enjoyed every moment of this vlog 😍 both of you are very brave taking on those roller-coasters keep enjoying your trip

[@vickistory2724]

I haven't been there in ages! Look like it is time to go back. Thanks for an awesome video as always. Loving the rode trip.

[@firstumc4221]

Jackie so glad you made it! I love 80 miles North of there and spent most of my younger years there! Welcome!!!

[@emilywilson4752]

Oh my gosh yay!!!! I’m so happy y’all went and had a great time!! Yeah I am not a fan of Vortex either 🤣!! But I do love some Copperhead!! When my friend and I go I’ll ride it 3 times in a row and she will sit it out because it’s tooo much! 🤣❤️

[@thetomorrowlandtraveler]

I love Carowinds, I used to go all the time when I was younger....

[@cameronqwerty100]

Yessss loving this trip

[@PapichuTheFirst]

The night hawk scared me a lot it was the first ever roller coaster I’ve ever been on but I conquered it

[@VincentJ55]

one of the best series you've ever done. we enjoyed every video immensely. Glad that you finally made Dollywood, but all the parks were nostalgic for me. Thanks Jackie. you and Sam has made me and my fiancee smile and laugh more then we have in months.

[@monicahaller3330]

A theme Park in the middle of two states …that’s crazy!!!! So unique!!! Those look like some scary roller coasters… I’m so used to the tame ones at Disney World. I sure would like to visit this park though.

[@SuperEnthused]

It's so unique!! Most of these other parks, the coasters are a whole other level!

[@kimberlyshalaby1134]

Enjoyed seeing you Jackie, & Sam at Carowinds! Glad you both got to enjoy the park. Camp Snoopy's a cute area. I liked Carowinds. I hope you & Sam get to experience Kennywood Amusement Park in West Mifflin, Pa.. I loved Kennywood! I did visit Carowinds & rode their wooden coaster. That was so long ago. Don't have any Kids now. Just enjoy your videos! Hope you both have a wonderful Mothers Day weekend.

[@turtlemomncs6731]

Welcome to Carowinds! This is the local amusement park that I go to. So happy you did this video. It is a beautiful video!!!! Great job & thank you for sharing your day!

[@lauradenison4079]

I can’t believe you came to Carowinds!!!!!!! Your in my back yard!!!!! So exciting

[@hillorisartin6129]

Word of advice for those that haven't been, purchase things on the south Carolina side. Less tax.

[@SuperEnthused]

Ah didn’t know that!

[@toddventure]

You were literally 10 minutes from us. Maybe next time we'll catch you up here. You weren't far from the old Heritage USA either. FURY is amazing.❤❤❤ Scareowinds is a lot of fun.You and Sam have a spectacular weekend.

[@debbiec5191]

So glad you made it to Carowinds! We always enter in the South Carolina side. Glad you and Sam had so much fun.

[@Billyvan21]

I like the premise of a theme park in two different states, it's one of a kind in a sense. It's the little things that matter! I've noticed that these parks affiliated with Cedar Fair like Carowinds, Kings Dominion, etc all have a similar vibe but they all have there own personality! Also, this entire road trip was so much fun to watch! Thank you for bringing your enthusiasm to every vlog you make! It really shows!

[@Sayu277]

So glad their b&m invert is holding up so well.

[@LauraChristineVlogs]

So cool you made it over to the theme park we go to all the time!!🤍🤍✨

[@OldSoulStroll]

This is a great looking Amusement Park.

[@luanncrownover4]

Never heard of this park...thanks for the tour!

[@christinenapoli5106]

Great road trip. You guys win the National Rollercoaster Award 🎢! Safe trip home & see you back at the 🏰 Castle! 🎥

[@coastingthrills7297]

Can’t wait for you to visit Minnesota! There’s two amazing parks within 30 minutes of each other

[@timfromnc645]

Awesome. So glad you are in our neck of the woods! I worked there all 3 summers in HS. Loved it. Had a blast. Worked on the twin wooden roller coaster Thunder Road. No longer there. You would have loved that one. Hope everyone was welcoming and friendly in NC/SC! Thanks for showing our park. They use to have great concerts as well in the palladium.

[@ajserviced.1760]

Another theme park, yeah👏. It's awesome to see other theme parks and other sights. Rollercoasters aren't my type of fun, but I like watching people ride them😆. I have motion sickness and a bad hip, so it's hard to ride certain things. I love the enthusiastic info and fun time. Thanks. Be Safe Take Care ❤️

[@lawman7117]

So glad you made it to my home park and had an amazing time! It's a great time during any season, Spring, Summer during Carolina Harbor days and Scarowinds in the Fall! You'll have to go back during the Winter and go ice skating!

[@PBuffdaddy00]

So many memories at that park. The Woodstock Express used to be the Scooby Doo Roller Coaster. It was my first roller coaster. The one major negative at Carowinds is that there is no shade at all! Those Carolina summers are rough at that park. Awesome video!

[@SuperEnthused]

Ohh I can picture that actually. We lucked out on a reaaaally nice day so it didn’t impact our day thankfully.

[@johnnyappleseed5029]

So true.

[@nicoleel2578]

If I remember correctly, Woodstock express was a FairlyOddParents rollercoaster! Boo blasters was Scooby doo themed however!

[@PBuffdaddy00]

@@nicoleel2578 Yeah, it was Fairly Odd Parents. That's what it became after Scooby Doo. Then it became Woodstock Express. I don't remember what Boo Blasters used to be.

[@amyc8313]

@@PBuffdaddy00 Years ago boo blasters was a place where they did a saloon style stage show.

[@carlamccall449]

I loved the Carolina Cyclone as a kid, first ride I ever held my hands up on.

[@YourFavCaptain2116]

I was with my band there THE EXACT DAY THAT YOU WERE THERE! if you ever saw a school with purple shirts that was us!

[@patrickbritz9859]

Great video!! Carowinds is our home park as we live 15 minutes away. My kids are 10, 9 and 6 and have grown up here and developed my love of amusement/theme parks. Fury, Intimidator, Copperhead Strike, After Burn are all top class coasters and glad you liked Goldrusher...it is a classic ride there and a great medium coaster for the young ones. Sam is 100% correct about Vortex...I despise that ride and only do it if one of the kids asks.

[@stephanielastname]

So fun we are heading to Carowinds in a few weeks 🎉

[@worldofmagnolia]

I love carowinds!

[@CatsnCoasters]

Great vlog! Any park that has a B&M invert and giga ......and sells starbucks is a winner in my eyes! 👍

[@SuperEnthused]

Win win win!

[@WiseYoungBabyGrogu]

Another really enjoyable vlog :)

[@alishamcintyre1685]

The Vortex was my first Rollercoaster ever and I loved it!!! I need to go back so bad! It's been years!

[@roxannesimpson5736]

I have never been there. Thanks for taking us along.

[@DianaAce]

Jackie, you said "Borg". That's so cool. I didn't know you were a Star Trek fan.

[@SuperEnthused]

Yes love Star Trek! Particularly a TNG fan!!!

[@jeffyerkes5777]

Welcome to my home town hopefully you enjoyed your visit.

[@brandymurnahan8144]

Jackie and Sam,I simply enjoy watching your adventures! You had mentioned while visiting Carowinds how you would like to visit every amusement park and I immediately thought how the two of you would really enjoy Holiday World & Splashing Safari,located in Santa Claus,Indiana which is just 30 minutes from me! It is the very first amusement park in the U.S,the world's largest water park and the very first wooden roller coaster AND one of the best ones too! I know you love water slides and coasters and I know you would really enjoy Holiday World & Splashing Safari and of course a beautiful road trip to Southern Indiana! XOXO

[@jamesbozeman5811]

Great video...

[@cloverfield411]

felt like I was in the park with you too, really cool! thank u❤️

[@thatguysaw3973]

I stood in front of that sign not even 7 months ago at Scarewinds. hope you had a good time there 😊 it's a nice amusement park.

[@davehitt]

Very cool

[@hillorisartin6129]

My husband, son, and uncle didn't like vortex either. They loved fury. That was their favorite.

[@nightwish6388]

Great job as always Your videos really give great ideas and insight. Keep up the great work.

[@rebelwithatwist13]

The Intimidator is my favorite ride there, the park has a good selection of rides and I love Snoopy so to me it's a great park

[@curtissimpkins]

Another great video jackie i love it

[@cklo8799]

This park looks like a lot of fun and super cool you get to be in two states at once!! There’s a theme park in NY called Darien Lake that has an older wooden coaster. You and Sam would prob enjoy that park!!! Thanks for bringing us along!

[@JoyBean]

This is such a fun series to watch and learn a little bit more about all the exciting times you are experiencing. This looks like a cute Amusement Park. Interesting that it is in two different states. One of my Uncles and Aunts lived near a state line so it was strange being in one state and then another state. The copperhead roller coaster reminded me of how a snake looks.

[@LeathsAtThePoint]

That's so awesome seeing a different Cedar Fair park thanks so much for sharing this. You all are really gonna enjoy Cedar Point. Where going in June can't wait and also staying on property im super excited.

[@MollyFitzBrown]

So cool being in both states lol Heard of this place but never been, looks like there are tons of amazing rides! Fun addition to the road trip!

[@seatbelts1stlapbars2nd18]

Of the 401 coasters I’ve been on Fury is still #2 all time for me. Glad you liked it.

[@thestreamingadvisor]

What is number 1?

[@taylorcollazo5739]

Fury 325 is one beast of a coaster! Went on the front row once and you definitely feel every second of that 95mph speed limit. 😂

[@cathrinewerner4815]

Oh my goodness you were 45 minutes from me that is crazy! I haven't been down there in a few years and it was only for a night time event - so I couldn't really see the whole park and watching this gave me big time nostalgia from when we used to go weekly in the summers with our passes. That stinks you missed Borg (or I guess Night Hawk now) that one used to be one of my favorites because of the way you start the ride. Thanks for this!

[@ashlynneeley7302]

This is my home theme park and I agree the vortex is not a great ride. The cyclone is my favorite ride. It was the first upside down ride that I rode.

[@maddiemoulton9250]

I can't wait to visit carowinds in august it looks amazing and you did such a great job as always

[@Celebrate1DayAtATime]

That's my "local" amusement park! Haven't been in years!

[@SonoNariFiorewithGrace]

Thanks for sharing diff themed parks! God bless ya in Jesus name!

[@attractionshubno1]

Great video Jackie

[@ChrisWithACam]

I grew up right down the road from Carowinds in Fort Mill (it used to be called Paramount Carowinds) . Back in the day they used to do fireworks on certain nights and I could see the high ones from my back yard! I haven't been in almost 2 decades so it's CRAZY to see what has all changed.