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Flying Cobras

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Go upside down six times in just under two minutes on the Flying Cobras roller coaster. The track on this "Boomerang" roller coaster does not form a complete circuit, so therefore the train shuttles both forwards and backward during the ride. Between the two 116-foot lift hills is 875-feet of track that is twisted into three inverting elements – a "boomerang" or cobra roll double inversion and a "vertical loop".

Roller Coaster Stats

Year Track Type Designer
2009 Steel Boomerang, Multielement Shuttle Vekoma International
  • Height
    116
    feet
  • Drop
    116
    feet
  • Length
    875
    feet
  • Top Speed
    48
    miles per hour
  • Inversions
    6
    upside down elements
  • G-force
    5.2
    G's
  • Ride Time
    1 minute, 48 seconds
    minutes : seconds
  • Ride Capacity
    760
    riders per hour
  • Number Of Trains
    1 - 28 passenger
     
  • Train Designer
    Vekoma
     

Flying Cobras Facts & History

2017 – Carolina Cobra renamed

2009 – Head Spin relocated from Geauga Lake and renamed Carolina Cobra. Seven-car train replaced.

Inversions: Boomerang, Vertical Loop

Opening date: March 28, 2009

Train has seven cars with two rows each, seating two abreast per row.

Height requirement: Riders must be at least 48 inches tall

Where to Coast

Visit Carowinds to ride this roller coaster.

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