WindSeeker
Swing Ride at Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina. Opened 2012.
- Height
- 301 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- 30 mph
- Length
- n/a
- Inversions
- n/a
- Ride time
- 3 min
- Designer
- Mondial
WindSeeker is a tower swing ride at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. Built by Mondial, it is one of several identical WindSeeker towers installed at parks then owned by Cedar Fair; Carowinds soft-opened its version on March 30, 2012, and it opened that season. The park says it is the second-tallest ride at Carowinds, after Fury 325.
The ride's carriage of swings rotates as it climbs the 301-foot tower, and at the top the arms extend outward to a 45-degree angle. The park gives a top speed of 30 mph and a ride time of three minutes. LED lights on the tower and along the carriage arms light up at night. Riders must be at least 52 inches tall.
Sources
- sixflags.com/carowinds/attractions/windseeker (Park page: second-tallest ride at Carowinds after Fury 325; three-minute ride; carriage rotates while climbing the 301-foot tower; swings reach up to 30 mph; arms extend to 45 degrees; LED lighting; minimum height 52 inches.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WindSeeker (Wikipedia: Mondial WindSeeker towers at several Cedar Fair parks, all with the same 301-foot structure; Carowinds tower piece installed January 23, 2012, soft opening March 30, 2012.)
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.