Hurler (Carowinds)

"This article is about the roller coaster at Carowinds, for the roller coaster of the same name at Kings Dominion see: Hurler (Kings Dominion)"

Infobox roller coaster
name=Hurler


caption=The initial drop
location=Carowinds
section=Thrill Zone
type= Wood
type2=
status=Open
opened=June 1994
manufacturer=International Coasters, Inc.
designer=
model=
track=
lift=Chain lift hill
height=83
drop=
length=3157
speed=50
inversions=
duration=2:00
angle=
capacity=1100
cost=
acceleration=
gforce=
restriction=48
rcdb_number=85

Hurler is the name given to each of two roller coasters built by International Coasters Inc. The two coasters exist at Cedar Fair's Carowinds and Kings Dominion parks. Both coasters opened in the same year, 1994. The coasters both have the exact same design, with the exact same statistics. The coasters originally borrowed their theme from the 1992 Paramount motion picture Wayne's World, whose main characters frequently used the word "hurl." While Paramount sold both parks in 2006, the new owners have retained the name as fitting for a roller coaster but removed references to Wayne's World.

Ride Layout

Riders are hoisted up a small 83 foot lift hill and make a wide turn before reaching the initial drop. During the drop, an on-ride camera automatically takes photographs of passengers. The ride continues with a wide, heavily banked, flat turn, then a series of hills and drops which jerk and shake passengers, giving the coaster a reputation of being bumpy and rickety.

Other Notes

Although the Wayne's World Theme has been removed from the coaster, many signs of the theme are still there. Including many stickers and stamps of the Wayne's World logo around the Hurler station, such as the columns by the exit.

External links

* [http://coasterimage.com/pictures/carowinds/hurler.htm Pictures]