The Flying Cobras

The Flying Cobras, formerly known as the Carolina Cobra is a steel Vekoma boomerang roller coaster located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the first roller coaster addition to Carowinds since the park's purchase by Cedar Fair from Paramount Parks. It was previously located at Geauga Lake from 1996-2007, and will be refurbished and renamed to Flying Cobras in 2017 to theme four new flat rides that were added.HistoryThe Flying Cobras, originally named The Mind Eraser, opened at Geauga Lake in 1996. It was renamed to Head Spin when Cedar Fair purchased Six Flags Worlds of Adventure from Six Flags in 2004. On September 21, 2007, Cedar Fair announced that Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom would no longer operate as an amusement park, and instead become solely a waterpark, Wildwater Kingdom. The ride was moved to Carowinds, where it was renamed to Carolina Cobra. The ride occupies the spot of the Flying Super Saturator roller coaster, which was dismantled and put up for sale after the 2008 season. This was the first roller coaster for Carowinds since the addition of Nighthawk in 2004. On August 18, 2016, Carowinds announced the expansion of County Fair for the 2017 season, which includes refurbishing the Carolina Cobra. It has been renamed the The Flying Cobras to pay tribute to the classic air shows that were once seen at the Carolina County Fair.