Flying Cobras at Carowinds
Loop taken in reversemade one rider fold in half Pulled up by a catch car

Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina

Flying Cobras

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What riders love
  • It's very intense, smoother than some other rides (although it still does have a noticeable rattle), and has the vest restraints.
  • It’s not much more intense than Cyclone, but the pauses on both of the hills are great for building up anticipation.
  • Up front the backwards part for the vertical loop was good.
  • No headbanging thanks to the restraints and the Inversions were quite intense.
  • Do the vests make the Boomerang into the best ride in the world? No, but they certainly make the ride experience a lot better, allowing you to better enjoy the simple shuttle coaster as it goes backwards and forwards through its compact layout.
  • It is still a rough ride, but the vest restraints let you appreciate the super intense inversions.
  • The flying cobras is just a standard vekoma boomerang with its simple layout, but it is much improved by the new vest restraint trains that the ride has.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Carowinds

In common with other Vekoma Boomerangs it is rather intense and a little rough, but certainly more comfortable that some other examples.

Theme Park James

The little theming there is on this ride is decent, and it’s not nearly as rough as some other Vekomas I’ve ridden.

Sam Dickson

自分は本来、量産機については「世界第一号」だとかロケーションが良い、あるいは独自の改良が加えられている、といった特筆すべき事項がない限り、採点すらしない主義（だってどれも同じだから）なのだが、これはまさにハーネスにヴェスト型を採用した特別製で、他とは雲泥の差の快適性ということで取り上げる。おかげでか結構な人気で、生意気にも坐席指定までされていたのでつい先頭・最後尾ねらいでループしてしまった。

手取Fishland

It’s very intense, smoother than some other rides (although it still does have a noticeable rattle), and has the vest restraints.

Jonas

Vest restraints are very comfortable but the inversions are still pretty janky but It’s a boomerang after all.

Chris2626

Though it’s hardly worth the wait it gets, the loop packs surprising intensity when taken backwards, and the cobra roll is actually pretty fun.

MapleFlakes

Of course, they are.more intense backwards, and the vertical loop made me fold in half lol.

Aric The Kakapo

No headbanging thanks to the restraints and the Inversions were quite intense.

Jack Jack J.

The inversions are fast and intense, especially when taken in reverse.

Michael M.

Feels like it’s designed to be an introduction to the concept of a coaster going backwards, and it’s very good at this.

nobody important

I could see it having capacity problems, but there was hardly anyone queuing for it when I was there.

Michael M.

Wait times were in the sun and too long. I find these boomarang coasters uninteresting, but it decently exhilarating.

Myroslav

Biggest downside is how slowly the line moves.

Jonathan Stafford

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

116 ftHeight
325 Fury 325 232 ThunderStriker 116 FlyingCobras 113 Afterburn 95 CarolinaCyclone 90 Vortex
108 ftFirst drop
320 Fury 325 211 ThunderStriker 125 Afterburn 108 FlyingCobras 80 CopperheadStrike 80 Hurler
47 mphTop speed
Fury 32595 ThunderStriker75 Afterburn62 CopperheadStrike50 Hurler50 Flying Cobras47 095 mph
65°Drop angle
81°Fury 32574°ThunderStriker65°FlyingCobras53°CarolinaCyclonedashed line: straight down, 90°
3Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

IntenseComfy restraintsGreat inversionsComfortable

Criticised for

Long waitsOverratedHead bangingMade riders sick

It’s very intense, smoother than some other rides (although it still does have a noticeable rattle), and has the vest restraints.

Jonas, Captain Coaster review

I didn’t think I could ride a worse boomerang than the one in Ocean City MD but somehow this is absolute garbage.

B West, Captain Coaster review

What may seem like your bog standard Vekoma Boomerang on the surface is actually something a bit more rare; this is a Boomerang that the park decided to actually put money into and buy the new trains with the new vest restraints!

Evangelion Martini, Captain Coaster review

Of course, they are.more intense backwards, and the vertical loop made me fold in half lol.

Aric The Kakapo, Captain Coaster review

In common with other Vekoma Boomerangs it is rather intense and a little rough, but certainly more comfortable that some other examples.

Theme Park James, published review

The theming was nice and the updated restraints don’t headbang as the older ones did, but there’s nothing remarkable (nor offensive) about a well-maintained clone you can get for the credit and then jet to one of the headliners.

Bifflesaurus, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Flying Cobras at Carowinds
Martin Lewison, CC BY-SA 2.0
Flying Cobras at Carowinds
mliu92 from San Mateo, CC BY-SA 2.0
Flying Cobras at Carowinds
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Flying Cobras at Carowinds
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Flying Cobras at Carowinds
Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0

5 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

March 28, 2009Opened

A boomerang, built by Vekoma.

5.2 gStrongest force on riders

Past incidents

  1. October 2009On October 18, 2009, Carolina Cobra's second lift hill failed to catch, resulting in a rollback that couldn't make it back through the second set of inversions.
1incident blamed on the ride

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Carowinds. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on themeparkjames.co.uk, Captain Coaster, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 2.0), Martin Lewison (CC BY-SA 2.0), mliu92 from San Mateo (CC BY-SA 2.0), Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands (CC BY-SA 2.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Aric The Kakapo, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Of course, they are.more intense backwards, and the vertical…”; Jonas, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It's very intense, smoother than some other rides (although…”; nobody important, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It’s not much more intense than Cyclone, but the…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The inversions are fast and intense, especially when taken…”; Jordan Pelaez, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Up front the backwards part for the vertical loop…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “No headbanging thanks to the restraints and the Inversions…”; Jonathan Stafford, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The soft shoulder restraints make this better than other…”; Evangelion Martini, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Do the vests make the Boomerang into the best…”; Christopher S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “It is still a rough ride, but the vest…”; coaster land, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The flying cobras is just a standard vekoma boomerang…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Megacoasterman's back row POV, Flying Cobras Back Row- Carowinds HD POV (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.