Carowinds · Operating · 1975

Woodstock Express

40 ft · 36 mph

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Family rideCarowinds Official park siteCamp SnoopyPhiladelphia Toboggan Coasters40 ft · 36 mph

One of only a handful of rides still standing from Carowinds' 1973 opening era, this Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters family woodie has run its 1,356-foot circuit of camelback hills and banked turns since 1975. It opened as Scooby Doo, then cycled through Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster and Fairly Odd Coaster before settling into its current Peanuts-themed identity in 2010. None of the renames touched the ride mechanically — it's the same compact wooden layout designer John C. Allen built nearly fifty years ago, now folded into the Camp Snoopy lineup.

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Ride profile

Scaled against Carowinds's operating coasters

FamilyWood

Park intensity

Height

40 ft

#12 of 14 at Carowinds

Height40 ft

Speed36 mph

Length1,356 ft

InversionsNone

Ride experience

Family
First drop35.00 ft
Ptc
Wood

Ride details

Min height

3'10" (3'4" w/ adult)

Drop

35 ft

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History

Sourced timeline and background for Woodstock Express.

Former names & versions

Woodstock ExpressCurrent
2010–present · Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Fairly Odd Coaster
2005–2009 · Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster
1993–2004 · Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Scooby Doo
1975–1992 · Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters

Timeline

1975
Opens as Scooby Doo
Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters wooden family coaster debuts as one of the park's original 1970s attractions.
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1993
Renamed Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster
Ride is rebranded ahead of the 1993 season with an expanded Scooby-Doo theme.
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2005
Renamed Fairly Odd Coaster
Ride is rethemed to Nickelodeon's The Fairly OddParents.
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2010
Renamed Woodstock Express
Ride adopts its current Peanuts-themed name and identity in Camp Snoopy.
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Background

Woodstock Express is one of only a handful of rides still standing from Carowinds' 1973 opening era, having debuted in 1975 as a Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters family woodie themed to Scooby-Doo. Designer John C. Allen built it as a genuine wooden coaster in miniature — full camelback hills and banked turns, just scaled down to a 40-foot height and family-friendly pacing.

The ride's name and theme have shifted with licensing deals over the decades: Scooby-Doo gave way to an expanded "Scooby Doo's Ghoster Coaster" branding in 1993, then a Fairly OddParents retheme in 2005, before the park settled on Woodstock Express in 2010 to fold it into the growing Camp Snoopy lineup. Mechanically, none of that changed the ride itself — the same 1,356-foot circuit of low hills and gentle banking that's run since 1975.

Now approaching its fiftieth season, Woodstock Express remains one of Carowinds' most enduring rides and a rare example of a compact wooden coaster still running well on its original PTC structure.

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