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Carowinds
NOTE: Paramount sold the park in 2006. It is now known simply as "Carowinds."
Charlotte
(800) 888-4386
Straddling the North Carolina/South Carolina border, the park's Thunder Road twin track wood coasters race through two states. Other coasters include the inverted Top Gun, "the most excellent" Hurler (themed after Wayne's World), and the Nickelodeon Flying Super Saturator (in which passengers can drop water bombs!). Other attractions include Paramount's Action/FX Theater, which offers motion simulator rides, and Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion, an interactive dark ride. Includes admission to Boomerang Bay waterpark.
Family Kingdom
Myrtle Beach
(843) 626-3447
Traditional seaside amusement park. Free admission. Rides include the Swamp Fox out and back wood coaster, log flume, and giant Ferris wheel. Adjacent, separate-admission Family Kingdom Water Park.
Hard Rock Park
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach Grand Prix
Myrtle Beach
The park closed in 2006.
Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park
Myrtle Beach
The park closed in 2006.
Pavilion Nostalgia Park
Myrtle Beach (At Broadway at the Beach)
877-699-9200
A handful of the rides, including the historic carousel and band organ, that used to be at the closed Myrtle Beach Pavilion are at this mini ode to the seaside park.
Pedroland (South of the Border)
Dillon
(800) 845-6011
Motorists traveling along I-95 can't miss Pedroland. The billboards start building anticipation hundreds of miles in advance of the landmark. More a truck stop/roadside attraction that grew to enormous proportions than an amusement park, Pedroland includes a few rides, like a Ferris wheel and bumper cars, among the tacky gift shops, restaurants, and other diversions.
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