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Kiddy Hawk

Carowinds · Operating · 2003

Kiddy Hawk

49 ft · 26 mph

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Kid rideCarowindsOfficial park siteCamp Snoopy
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Vekoma
49 ft · 26 mph

This Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster has carried three different themes since opening in 2003 as Rugrats Runaway Reptar, becoming Flying Ace Aerial Chase in 2010 and finally Kiddy Hawk's Wright Brothers-style aviation theme in 2018. A single train of ten legs-dangling cars climbs a 49-foot lift hill, then eases into a slow looping descent that carries riders briefly out over the Camp Snoopy midway before a run of gentle turns home. It's one of the few inverted coasters built specifically for younger riders, positioned as first-flight training before Thunder Striker and Fury 325.

Specifications

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Ride profile

Scaled against Carowinds's operating coasters

Steel

Height

49 ft

#9 of 14 at Carowinds

Height49 ft
Speed26 mph
Length1,122 ft
InversionsNone

Ride experience

  • Inverted
  • Junior
  • Steel

Ride details

Min height

3'8"

Specs from sixflags.com

History

Sourced timeline and background for Kiddy Hawk.

Former names & versions

  • Kiddy HawkCurrent

    2018–present · Vekoma

  • Flying Ace Aerial Chase

    2010–2017 · Vekoma

  • Rugrats Runaway Reptar

    2003–2009 · Vekoma

Timeline

  1. 2003

    Opens as Rugrats Runaway Reptar

    Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster debuts with Nickelodeon Rugrats theming.

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  2. 2010

    Renamed Flying Ace Aerial Chase

    Ride is rethemed to a Peanuts flying-ace storyline after the Rugrats license lapses.

    Source

  3. 2018

    Renamed Kiddy Hawk

    Ride is refreshed again with a Wright Brothers-style aviation theme and its current name.

    Source

Background

Kiddy Hawk has carried three different themes since it opened in 2003 as Rugrats Runaway Reptar, a Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster built to capitalize on Nickelodeon's then-popular Rugrats franchise. When that licensing deal ended, the park rethemed it in 2010 as Flying Ace Aerial Chase, casting Snoopy as a World War I flying ace chasing the Red Baron along the same suspended track.

The ride's hardware has stayed essentially the same across every retheme: a single train of ten cars climbs a 49-foot lift hill, then eases into a slow looping descent that briefly carries seatless, legs-dangling riders out over the Camp Snoopy midway before a run of gentle turns back to the station. For 2018, the park renamed it Kiddy Hawk and gave it a Wright Brothers-style aviation theme, positioning it as a first-flight training coaster for kids not yet tall enough for Thunder Striker or Fury 325.

Located near the entrance of Camp Snoopy across from Panda Express, Kiddy Hawk remains one of the more head-banging-prone rides in the Vekoma Suspended Family Coaster line, but it's also one of the few inverted coasters built specifically for younger riders anywhere in the region.

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

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