Vortex | |
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Carowinds | |
Location | Carowinds |
Park section | Carousel Park |
Coordinates | 35°06′13″N 80°56′30″W / 35.1036°N 80.9416°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | March 14, 1992 |
Cost | $5.5 million [1] |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Stand-up |
Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
Designer | Werner Stengel |
Model | Stand-Up Coaster |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 90 ft (27 m) |
Length | 2,040 ft (620 m) |
Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
Inversions | 2 |
Duration | 2:19 |
Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
Fast Lane available | |
Vortex at RCDB |
Vortex is a stand-up roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), the ride opened to the public on March 14, 1992. [2] Vortex was built a year before Paramount Parks purchased Carowinds and is situated on the former site of the Carolina Speedway miniature car attraction. It was B&M's third coaster and features a loop and a corkscrew element in its relatively short track layout. Vortex represented a new era of stand-up coasters at the time, which were more advanced than the previous generation introduced in the 1980s.
On August 15, 1991, Carowinds announced that a new stand-up roller coaster would be added to the park in 1992 called Vortex. [3] It was the first coaster built at Carowinds since Carolina Cyclone in 1980, and also became the park's most expensive ride to date at $5.5 million. [3] Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Vortex was the sixth stand-up coaster to open in the United States. [3] Construction began in September 1991, and officials believed it would be completed by January 1992. [4]
Vortex officially opened on March 14, 1992. It was repainted for the 2011 season with red track and gray supports, similar to Thunder Striker.[ citation needed]
Riders depart from the station in a standing position, then ascend a small 90-foot (27 m) lift. A pre-drop, characteristic of early Bolliger & Mabillard coasters, follows the lift hill, preceding the curved right drop. A vertical loop follows the drop and is followed-up by an upward right and downward banked turn. An upward helix follows the downward turn and is followed by a corkscrew to the right. After another upward helix and a wide turnaround, the train enters the final brake run before entering the station. [5]
Vortex | |
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Carowinds | |
Location | Carowinds |
Park section | Carousel Park |
Coordinates | 35°06′13″N 80°56′30″W / 35.1036°N 80.9416°W |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | March 14, 1992 |
Cost | $5.5 million [1] |
General statistics | |
Type | Steel – Stand-up |
Manufacturer | Bolliger & Mabillard |
Designer | Werner Stengel |
Model | Stand-Up Coaster |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
Height | 90 ft (27 m) |
Length | 2,040 ft (620 m) |
Speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
Inversions | 2 |
Duration | 2:19 |
Height restriction | 54 in (137 cm) |
Fast Lane available | |
Vortex at RCDB |
Vortex is a stand-up roller coaster located at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), the ride opened to the public on March 14, 1992. [2] Vortex was built a year before Paramount Parks purchased Carowinds and is situated on the former site of the Carolina Speedway miniature car attraction. It was B&M's third coaster and features a loop and a corkscrew element in its relatively short track layout. Vortex represented a new era of stand-up coasters at the time, which were more advanced than the previous generation introduced in the 1980s.
On August 15, 1991, Carowinds announced that a new stand-up roller coaster would be added to the park in 1992 called Vortex. [3] It was the first coaster built at Carowinds since Carolina Cyclone in 1980, and also became the park's most expensive ride to date at $5.5 million. [3] Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Vortex was the sixth stand-up coaster to open in the United States. [3] Construction began in September 1991, and officials believed it would be completed by January 1992. [4]
Vortex officially opened on March 14, 1992. It was repainted for the 2011 season with red track and gray supports, similar to Thunder Striker.[ citation needed]
Riders depart from the station in a standing position, then ascend a small 90-foot (27 m) lift. A pre-drop, characteristic of early Bolliger & Mabillard coasters, follows the lift hill, preceding the curved right drop. A vertical loop follows the drop and is followed-up by an upward right and downward banked turn. An upward helix follows the downward turn and is followed by a corkscrew to the right. After another upward helix and a wide turnaround, the train enters the final brake run before entering the station. [5]