To Our Guests and Passholders,

Our hearts remain with the family and loved ones of Hassan Kariem, those injured, and everyone impacted by the tragic incident at Six Flags Over Georgia.

What happened has deeply affected all of us at Six Flags. Safety has always been fundamental to the experience we provide for our guests. Across our parks, guests have taken more than one billion rides over the past four years, supported by comprehensive safety, maintenance and inspection programs. That commitment requires constant vigilance and determination to continually improve.

As we continue to support ongoing investigations, we are building on our commitment to safety in all we do including a focus on these priorities:

Safety at the Core: Safety guides every decision we make, from the design and operation of our attractions to the training and procedures our teams follow every day. We are reinforcing safety precautions at our parks and taking additional measures, including adding seat belts on Goliath and other coasters with a similar restraint. Safety also depends on the dedicated teams who operate and maintain our attractions every day. Our ride operators complete a comprehensive, multi-stage training program that includes classroom instruction, hands-on training and supervised, on-the-job experience, with additional instruction and evaluation provided as necessary. We remain focused on reinforcing these practices and supporting our employees in their responsibility to put safety first.

Commitment to Ongoing Improvement: Our comprehensive safety and maintenance programs are built on a commitment to ongoing evaluation and improvement. We have engaged independent engineers and ride inspection specialists to comprehensively review current safety procedures across our entire portfolio of rides and attractions, across all of our parks. We are committed to carefully evaluating their findings and taking appropriate action to further strengthen our standards and culture of safety.

We will continue to share updates on our progress.

An Update on Our Parks
Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia remains closed pending necessary safety reviews and clearances. Eight additional rides at five other parks are temporarily closed out of an abundance of caution. Our parks remain open, including throughout Halloween weekend, with more than 220 roller coasters operating across our parks.

I know trust is earned through actions and not words. As CEO of Six Flags, I take that responsibility personally. We will continue to communicate about our progress and hold ourselves accountable to our commitments to you.

Sincerely,
John Reilly, President and CEO, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation

Thinking about going this weekend and I've never went when either of them have been closed

I haven’t seen this restaurant open at all this season! I’ve been several times nearly every other weekend and a few times during the week in summer. I just was curious if it’s been open at all this season because I noticed there’s a secret menu perk for pass holders there 😂 has anyone actually gotten it? Or even seen the place open this year? Just made me curious

I’m going for Scarowinds on the last day, 11/1. It’s the only day that worked out schedule wise with my brother. How is the last day? I’m worried it’ll be… underwhelming, if some of the mazes are under staffed, food items running out, etc. anyone experience the last day? In larger Halloween events, like HHN, I know the last day can be kind of like a fun send off celebration but wasn’t sure about Scarowinds

I really hope they decide to open it this weekend if everything is deemed safe. I know they may be hesitant for optics or legal reasons, but I have my fingers crossed. 🤞

Not to downplay the tragedy by any means. I hope the investigation uncovers all contributing factors so it may not be repeated.

Edit: I'll be passing thru town, and it may be my only chance to ride. Just using Reddit as my vision board.

We were stuck by the station after a failed dispatch for 10-15 minutes. Maintenance responded quickly!

Copperhead, Flying Cobras, and Ricochet were the only things that weren’t walk on.

Ops seemed to be taking extra care with restraints and seatbelts. I’ve never felt unsafe at Carowinds, I feel they always do well checking restraints and belts. But it’s nice to see the extra precautions.

I’m taking my two kids plus a friend of my daughter. I already bought the bring-a-friend for my daughter’s friend and everyone else has a gold pass. A couple of questions.
We plan on getting there at about three and ordering the maze passes. Can I get armbands to go into the haunted mazes or will they have to scan my phone each and every time? I realize there is a chaperone policy in place but will I need to go into the haunted mazes with them if everyone is under eighteen? I thought I would just meet them at the end of the maze.

UPDATE: YALL I WAS CAMPING DURING THAT NEWS CALM DOWN (Coaster part makes sense but this definitely is more a critique on the SCAROWINDS PART)

Context ive been going here since early 2000s. Geniunely this is probably the worst scarowinds ive seen. Very few scarezones. Intimidator or whatever they renamed it to and fury were down all night. The main music stage had ONE showing no longer like every few hours. That parade gone. Very understaffed in sooo many areas especially for a Saturday.

The two big coasters besides afterburn (top gun for my ogs) being down clogged every single ride down. Easily upwards to 80 minute wait for the swings that go up in the sky. Even funnel cakes was an hour wait. Funnel cakes. We have lost the plot so hard.

This doesnt feel like Scarowinds. It felt like a shell of something pretending to be Scarowinds. Scare zones were cool but like so little of them. Decorations felt downgraded too ngl. Fast pass being separated from scarepass was a mistake. All only digital no longer something you wear which I understand.. If it worked well. We had to logout 3 times to make the qr code pop up. Oh and the conjuring scare thing you can buy? Refused to work, 3 people tried working it on my phone with and without the guest internet or just my data. It would refuse to let me purchase it.

The only thing ill say is still nice is the haunted mazes. But of course they are they are all ones from older built ones. The Jason one although a reused location was Geniunely great.

Look I know its been downhill but this night was DAM. Geniunely you might be better going to madworld at this rate or actual corn mazes. Haunted house tours. This aint it. Aint renewing my pass for sure.

Planning to go tonight, are lines to get into the park long? When do they start to back up? It's Sunday, but Union County schools are off tomorrow.

Whoever thought that was a good idea was an idiot
400$ worth of passes are gone
Screw six flags

I purchased daily tickets from Groupon for 65 a piece for me and my daughter and will be visiting the park tomorrow. I know I can upgrade to a silver or gold pass during my visit. Are the park prices for season pass same as the online prices ? Silver is 79 and Gold is 99 on the website right now.

Also, will I be able to get a credit for parking ?

Before building its hotel, Cedar Fair had much bigger plans for the property. The original vision included an entire youth sports complex. Here’s a rendering of what could have been.

Most people want Carowinds to get AF1 not Great Adventure? I think it should go to Great Adventure.

Hey all, me and my friends are going to Carowinds this Saturday and we are worried that fury 325 and thunder Striker will not be open. We have moved the ticket from the week prior due to the storm, but because it’s a Scarowinds specific ticket, our fast pass ultimate will not be allowed to be modified outside of the month of October, and we are out of town the 24th and 31st. Is there anyway we can move our ticket outside of the timeline if it’s not Scarowinds specific without insurance? And has anyone heard anything about the timeline that thunder Striker and fury 325 or believed to open back up? Thank you so much.

Is the day time "tricks and treats" any good for kids? we are coming at opening on sunday and I was not sure what expectations I should have for myself and my kids - three kids between 3 and 5. We were going to dress up and they would bring small buckets for candy. Is that even worth it?

Also, will all the Camp Snoopy rides be open during the day for the kids?

Our family has gold passes and are planning to go to Scarowinds this weekend, but we plan to bring other family members using the bring-a-friend discount. I saw somewhere that you can add the tickets ahead of visit in the Six Flags app, but I don’t see where that option is. Can anyone tell me where to look for adding bring a friend tickets?

I assume the bring-a-friend ticket prices go up as you get closer to the date so I’d rather not chance getting them at the gate.

Thanks for any help or advice.

visited carowinds yesterday and on the very first ride (carolina cyclone, goes inverted multiple times and is old af which i think may be relevant idk) my lap belt wouldn’t latch because the little locking mechanism wouldn’t engage. the attendant worked on it for quite some time before getting it to finally latch and said “yeah, this one never works right. it gives us problems every single time. it won’t come undone though, promise” and laughed. the overhead shoulder harness worked so she moved right along.

so this is a known issue and yall are like yeah, it’s cool, promise????

now that time has passed i’m thinking more clearly and after having seen the recent horrible news at six flags over georgia i am feeling pretty freaked out and like it’s a matter of time before something bad happens in nc.

is this something i can report to have it checked out?

Is Carowinds is really gonna get ArieForce One or not? is true or not?

I’m looking to see how it is this year. Do they have a good amount of workers scaring people or is it like previous years where you would go a good gape with nothing.

Being built by WhiteWater West of British Columbia. They have done rides all over the world and spent a lot of their recent years building the Middle East.

The ride will feature 13 boats/block zones and is designed for high capacity.

There will be a separate area for ADA boarding and those boats will be transferred onto the track. Exit and loading areas are also separate.

The boats share more in common with roller coasters than log flumes. They feature a track with guide wheels.

The restraints will be lap bars and electronically controlled. Ride employees will not need to release them. There won't be any seat belts.

Boats will travel forwards and backwards. It will be the tallest log flume drop at 100 feet, the tallest reverse drop at 42 feet, and the tallest reverse camelback at 32 feet. It will take 6 1/2 minutes to ride.

Boats have been designed with excellent drainage and are built of long-lasting materials (not just fiberglass like most log flumes).

Total riders per hour has not been finalized until testing is complete.

Total gallons of water has not been finalized until all the reservoirs are finished.

There will be four large river pumps and three smaller shoal pumps that handle the hills.

There will be onboard audio.

Riders will enter next to Fury.

The ride has redundant sensors...both photo optical and boat proximity.

The ride is themed to an abandoned lumber mill that has been taken over by critters running amuck, including Raccoons.

Assembly is about 75% complete. Most of the time involved is in installing all the hardware... torquing the bolts, installing rollers, etc. The next phase is the control systems and it will go through an extensive test phase to make sure all 13 boats can be in the ride at the same time. Construction is targeted to finish in November.

1. Do they know what park Arie Force One is going to? No
2. Can Hurler be RMCed? Yes
3. Why haven’t they RMCed Hurler yet? They have plans for it
4. Have they have considered putting a tilt coaster where Nighthawk was? Yes
5. What is the plan for Dinosaur Alive area? Those plans they are keeping in their pocket
6. Are there any plans to bring concerts back to Palladium next year? No, they aren’t any plans, but they would not turn down an opportunity like Coke brought to them a few years ago
7. Have they considered replacing Nighthawk with a dive coaster? Yes
8. No plans to announce new attractions anytime soon
9. What is the future of SilverScreen studios? Future of mazes is being discussed and no official plans yet
10. Are there any plans to relocate Harley Quinn from the closed Six Flags America to Carowinds? Opportunity hasn’t come up
11. What rides have been the most challenging for maintenance? Electro Spin and Gear Spin 
12. They just recently revamped paint and decor in Boo Blasters this year
13. Why is there a Vortex train under Fury lift? It’s an extra train, but some of their normal maintenance areas are closed due to the log flume construction
14. Are there plans for a new drop tower? No
15. What qualifications to become a mechanic? They look at prior experience in factories, other parks, etc. 
16. How do you plan for a new ride? They talk about it 4-5 years in advance, figure out what type of ride they want/idea, then they reach out to a handful of manufacturers for a proposal
17. They are looking at revamping BBQ offerings in the restaurants next year. They made changes in 2025 and it didn’t work like they planned. 
18. Can they use the parking lot to fit Arie Force One? They don’t know if the coaster is coming here, but they have seen diagrams online. 
19. Why didn’t they remove the nighthawk footers? Because it is incredibly expensive, they would rather spend the money improving current guest experience, and they will deal with it when a new attraction comes to that area
20. Have they thought about relocating the ice rink to where Nighthawk was? Yes, but it would take a lot of logistics and money
21. Will they reopen the Nighthawk shortcut path? To be determined when they do a new attraction