Kiddy Hawk
Steel Family at Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina. Opened 2003.
- Height
- 49 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 26 mph
- Length
- 1,122 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- 1 min 30 s
- Designer
- Vekoma
Kiddy Hawk is a suspended family roller coaster at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, near the entrance of Camp Snoopy. Vekoma built it, and it opened on March 22, 2003, as Rugrats Runaway Reptar. It was renamed Flying Ace Aerial Chase in 2010 and became Kiddy Hawk in 2018, when the children's area was rethemed as Camp Snoopy.
Riders sit in seats hanging below the track, with their feet dangling. A tire-driven lift carries the train up a 49-foot hill, according to the park, and the train reaches up to 26 mph on 1,122 feet of track. A ride takes about a minute and a half. A single train of ten cars seats 20 riders, and riders must be between 44 and 76 inches tall.
Sources
- sixflags.com/carowinds/attractions/kiddy-hawk (Park page: inverted coaster with seats below the track; 49-foot lift hill; up to 26 mph; near the entrance of Camp Snoopy; minimum height 44 inches, maximum 76 inches.)
- rcdb.com/1897.htm (RCDB: operating since March 22, 2003; Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster (342 m); length 1,122 ft, height 48.6 ft, 26 mph, 0 inversions, duration 1:30; booster wheel lift; single train of 10 cars, 20 riders; former names Rugrats Runaway Reptar (2003 to 2009), Flying Ace Aerial Chase (2010 to 2017).)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carowinds (Wikipedia: in 2018 Planet Snoopy became Camp Snoopy and Flying Ace Aerial Chase was repainted and renamed Kiddy Hawk.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.