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ADMISSION

2008 Front Gate Ticket Prices
Adult
Ages 3 - 61, 48 inches or taller
$45.99
Child
Ages 3 & up, UNDER 48 inches
$19.99
Senior Citizen
Ages 62+
$19.99
Twilight
After 4pm
$25.99
Pay Once, Visit Twice
May be used any TWO public operating days during the 2008 season.
$51.99

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Check out our Event Schedule.

BEST RIDES FOR YOU

Teens 12-18


  • Nighthawk - the Carolinas' first flying coaster and the tallest roller coaster in the park!
  • Rip Roarin' Rapids - Experience a white water rafting expedition as you navigate a rugged river course in a six-person raft. Prepare to get wet!
  • Rocket Power™ Air Time - Based on Nickelodeon's® Rocket Power™ cartoon, riders sit on a platform that completes a series of 360-degree rotations and experience controlled free falls of 33 feet per second.
  • The Wild Thornberrys™ River Adventure - Join The Wild Thornberrys™ on a surprise-filled safari through the wilderness.
  • Dodg'ems - Classic bumper cars.
  • Frenzoid - A giant pirate ship that completes a series of 360-degree loops, sending riders upside down 80 feet in the air.
  • Action Theater -Motion-based seats coordinated with on-screen video provide a one-of-a-kind experience.
  • Thunder Road - Forward and backward roller coaster ride through two states.
  • Nickelodeon™ Flying Super Saturator - Riders glide along a suspended coaster track dodging all sorts of ways to get wet, if you're lucky!
  • Flight Deck - The park's biggest, tallest, and fastest coaster, featuring six inversions on a suspended track.
  • WhiteWater Falls - Plunge down a 45-foot waterfall to pool of water below. Prepare to get wet!
  • Carolina Cyclone - Steel coaster that spins guests through four 360-degree loops.
  • Carolina Goldrusher - Feel the excitement of the gold rush on this wooden mine train roller coaster.
  • Ricochet - "Wild mouse" roller coaster with tight hairpin turns, abrupt twists, and breathtaking bumps.
  • Drop Zone - Riders experience a breathtaking 56 mph, 100-foot free fall.
  • Hurler - Wooden coaster that reaches 50 mph with thrilling dips and turns.
  • Scream Weaver - Gondolas start spinning in a horizontal position and then lift into a vertical position, sending riders into upside down orbit.
  • Xtreme SkyFlyer - Experience the thrill of skydiving as you are lifted 153 feet in the air and then pull the ripcord for a 50-foot free fall at 60 mph. (This is a pay-per-experience attraction.)
  • Kaleidoscope - Whirling gondolas that spin in a circular motion.
  • Vortex - A stand-up roller coaster that takes riders on a series of gravity-defying loops and turns.
  • *Abyss - A black hole experience that sends riders down a pitch black tunnel on an inner tube slide.
  • *Big Wave Bay - 25,000 square-foot wave pool located in the middle of WaterWorks, where you can swim or wade in the waves.
  • *Carolina's Ramblin' River - 1,000-foot river that guides guests leisurely through North and South Carolina.
  • *Pipeline Peak - 80-foot tower with four twisting water slides.
  • *Wipeout! - Guests speed through a winding and twisting chute.

*These attractions are inside Boomerang Bay water park. Please see our operating calendar for waterpark dates.

Download our height requirements for rides.


ACCOMMODATIONS

There is a variety of local hotels that offer lodging and ticket packages. See our accommodations listing.

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