Carowinds · Operating · 1994

Hurler

83 ft · 50 mph

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Thrill rideCarowinds Official park siteThrill ZoneInternational Coasters, Inc.83 ft · 50 mph

Hurler opened in 1994 as one of two identical International Coasters wooden triple out-and-back layouts built that year — the other became Kings Dominion's Twisted Timbers after a 2018 RMC conversion. Carowinds' Hurler stayed wooden, climbing an 83-foot lift before a sharp turn off the first drop leads into a string of low, fast airtime hills over 3,157 feet of track at up to 50 mph. Retracked by Great Coasters International in 2013–2014 and again in 2019 and 2024, it still runs as a stepping-stone ride behind Jukebox Diner in the Thrill Zone.

Specifications

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Ride profile

Scaled against Carowinds's operating coasters

Wood

Park intensity

Height

83 ft

#7 of 14 at Carowinds

Height83 ft

Speed50 mph

Length3,157 ft

InversionsNone

Ride experience

International Coasters
Out & back
Wood

Ride details

Min height

Specs from sixflags.com

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Out-and-back layouts

Leave the station, hit a big drop, return parallel — the classic speed hill formula.

Rocky Mountain hybrid coasters

Steel track on reinvented wooden structures — steep, twisted, and often relentless.

Track compliance — why wood feels alive

Wood flexes; steel is stiffer — the same forces feel different on each structure.

Twister layouts

Helixes and direction changes stacked in one direction — classic wooden feel.

History

Sourced timeline and background for Hurler.

Timeline

1994
Hurler opens
International Coasters wooden triple out-and-back debuts alongside an identical twin installation at Kings Dominion.
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2014
Retracked by Great Coasters International
GCI retracks the ride during the 2013–2014 offseason to restore ride quality.
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2019
Additional retracking
A further round of track replacement keeps the wooden structure running smoothly.
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2024
2024 retrack
Hurler receives another retracking pass ahead of the 2024 season.
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Background

Hurler opened in 1994 as one of two identical International Coasters wooden triple out-and-back layouts built that year — the other went up at Kings Dominion in Virginia and later became the hybrid Twisted Timbers after a 2018 RMC conversion. Carowinds kept its Hurler in its original wooden form, and the ride still runs its classic 83-foot lift hill and oval-with-two-inner-laps track today.

The layout is built for pop rather than pain: after a sharp 90-degree turn off the first drop, the train chases a series of low, fast airtime hills through repeated 90-degree turns, covering 3,157 feet of track at up to 50 mph. Great Coasters International retracked the ride during the 2013–2014 offseason, and further track replacement passes followed in 2019 and 2024, keeping a three-decade-old wooden coaster running smoothly.

Located in the Thrill Zone section of the park directly behind Jukebox Diner, Hurler has long served as a stepping-stone ride for guests working up to Fury 325 next door — smaller in scale, gentler in height requirement, but still delivering the pop of real wooden-coaster airtime.

History primarily sourced from sixflags.com. See also our data policy.