Carolina Goldrusher
Steel Mine Train at Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina. Opened 1973.
- Height
- 43 ft
- Drop
- 43 ft
- Top speed
- 30 mph
- Length
- 2,397 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- 2 min 17 s
- Designer
- Arrow Dynamics
Carolina Goldrusher is a steel mine train roller coaster at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. Built by Arrow Dynamics, it opened with the park on March 31, 1973, and the park calls it its oldest roller coaster. Its theme recalls the Carolina Gold Rush, and Wikipedia credits the layout to Arrow designer Ron Toomer.
The ride has two chain lift hills and 2,397 feet of track, including a tunnel. The park gives a top speed of 30 mph and a 43-foot drop, and a ride lasts about 2 minutes and 17 seconds. Trains have five cars with riders seated two across. The park's minimum height is 48 inches.
Sources
- sixflags.com/carowinds/attractions/carolina-goldrusher (Park page: oldest coaster at Carowinds, opened with the park March 31, 1973; Carolina Gold Rush theme; 30 mph; two lift hills; 43-foot drop; minimum height 48 inches.)
- rcdb.com/83.htm (RCDB: operating since 1973; Arrow Dynamics mine train; length 2,397 ft, 0 inversions, duration 2:17; two chain lift hills and a tunnel; 5-car trains, riders 2 across.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Goldrusher (Wikipedia: opened March 31, 1973; Arrow Dynamics, designer Ron Toomer; height 43 ft, drop 34 ft, 2,397 ft, 30 mph, 2:17.)
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