Ricochet at Carowinds
4-seat carsand the line can take forever Quick, sharp turnswith some strong laterals

Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina

Ricochet

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What riders love
  • It also has a very fun course and the height at the top of the lift gave a great view as you take quick, sharp turns.
  • Different and enjoyable with some strong laterals.
  • I recited the Litany of the Bene Gesserit the entirety of the ride...
  • But this one is relatively smooth and the small airtime hills make for a small but fun ride element.
  • The smooth ride also added to it being enjoyable.
  • The airtime and laterals are pretty good though and there aren't many brakes slowing you down in between the turns.
  • It runs way faster than most wild mice and it’s actually somewhat intense and provides weird floater.
  • The bunny hills are fun and there are actually a couple of halfway-decent pops of airtime.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Carowinds

The airtime and laterals are pretty good though and there aren’t many brakes slowing you down in between the turns.

Jonas

...review: ricochet is Mack wild mouse and it is sort of good, so the brakes are not as bad as apple zappels, and although that ride is better ricochet is still fun, there’s actually some airtime.

Wyatt Flynn

It runs way faster than most wild mice and it’s actually somewhat intense and provides weird floater.

Inverted Thrills

The turns are fun, and the janky airtime at the end is always enjoyable.

Ben Lilly

This was decent ride with some nice little airtime moments, but I would like it more if the lap bar didn’t push into your gut half the time, and that’s coming from a fit person.

Seamus Gorr

The bunny hills are fun and there are actually a couple of halfway-decent pops of airtime.

Michael M.

But this one is relatively smooth and the small airtime hills make for a small but fun ride element.

stxrry figures

Both my daughter and I are tall and were able to fit (not very comfortably), the ride was a bit rough, but we laughed the whole time and had fun.

Matthew Ebert

It’s a fine ride and it serves it’s purpose, though it slams your stomach into the lap bar on the brake run.

spkybto

A relatively smooth, comfortable abs forceful wild mouse which is why it’s one the upper end of mice I’ve ridden, however it’s still just a regular Mack wild mouse so nothing special.

Carter Eckhart

Great for kids.

stxrry figures

lol this one goes a lot faster than you think...

@OmgCameronWasHere

The ride experience is as chaotic as any wild Mouse but just as you’re about to make your first curved descent, the train gets violently halted by the trim breaks.

Aric The Kakapo

Carowinds’ version employs the trim brakes quite agressively though, making it feel less "wild" than many.

Theme Park James

4-seat cars and fast moving lines as it is a shorter ride.

stxrry figures

The line took forever and there isn’t much shade in the queue.

Matthew Ebert

It had a fairly long line compared to the rest of the park.

Nathan F

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

46 ftHeight
325 Fury 325 232 ThunderStriker 116 FlyingCobras 113 Afterburn 95 CarolinaCyclone 46 Ricochet
28 mphTop speed
Fury 32595 ThunderStriker75 Afterburn62 CopperheadStrike50 Hurler50 Ricochet28 095 mph
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Fun

Criticised for

Long waitsPainful or bruisingOverrated

The airtime and laterals are pretty good though and there aren’t many brakes slowing you down in between the turns.

Jonas, Captain Coaster review

The restraints were very comfortable compared to other mouse rides I’ve been on.

Max S., Captain Coaster review

It’s a fine ride and it serves it’s purpose, though it slams your stomach into the lap bar on the brake run.

spkybto, Captain Coaster review

But this one is relatively smooth and the small airtime hills make for a small but fun ride element.

stxrry figures, Captain Coaster review

Overall Ricochet is a very standard wild mouse coaster, albeit smaller and slower than other examples.

Theme Park James, published review

Both my daughter and I are tall and were able to fit (not very comfortably), the ride was a bit rough, but we laughed the whole time and had fun.

Matthew Ebert, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Ricochet at Carowinds
Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ricochet in 2023
Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0
Ricochet at Carowinds
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
Ricochet at Carowinds
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0
Ricochet at Carowinds
Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California, CC BY 2.0

5 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History

2002Opened

A wilde maus, built by Mack.

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 Captain Coaster, themeparkjames.co.uk, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Jeremy Thompson from Los Angeles, California (CC BY 2.0), Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), Jeremy Thompson (CC BY 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): Matthew Ebert, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Both my daughter and I are tall and were…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “It also has a very fun course and the…”; Dyna Mo, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Different and enjoyable with some strong laterals.”; Bifflesaurus, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I recited the Litany of the Bene Gesserit the…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “It tracks quite smoothly though and there is practically…”; stxrry figures, rider review on Captain Coaster: “But this one is relatively smooth and the small…”; Christopher S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The smooth ride also added to it being enjoyable.”; Ben Lilly, rider review on Captain Coaster: “These Wild Mouse clones that have these janky little…”; Jonas, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The airtime and laterals are pretty good though and…”; Inverted Thrills, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It runs way faster than most wild mice and…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The bunny hills are fun and there are actually…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: SkyGuyR12Turn's back row POV, Ricochet at Carowinds Back Row POV (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.