Hurler (Carowinds)

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This article is about the roller coaster at Carowinds, for the roller coaster of the same name at Kings Dominion see: Hurler (Kings Dominion)

Hurler
The initial drop
Location	Carowinds
Park Section	Thrill Zone
Type	Wood - Sit down
Status	Open
Opened	June 1994
Manufacturer	International Coasters, Inc.
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	83 feet (25.3 m)
Length	3,157 feet (962.3 m)
Max speed	50 mile per hour (80.5 km/h)
Duration	2:00
Capacity	1100 riders per hour
Height Restriction	48 inches (121.9 cm)
Hurler at RCDB
Pictures of Hurler at RCDB

Hurler was one of two roller coasters built by International Coasters Inc. The two, both named Hurler, exist at Cedar Fair's Carowinds and Kings Dominion parks. Both coasters opened in the same year, 1994. The coasters both have the exact same design, with the exact same statistics.

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Riders are hoisted up a small 83 foot lift hill and make a wide turn before reaching the initial drop. During the drop, Hurler's on-ride camera automatically takes a picture (most days Hurler's camera is turned off). After the drop a unique element exists, an extremely wide, heavily banked, flat, turn. The ride continues with many hills and drops giving an ultimate feeling of air time before bringing riders back to the station.

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Roller coasters at Carowinds
Borg Assimilator - Carolina Cyclone - Carolina Goldrusher - Fairly Odd Coaster - Flying Super Saturator - Hey Arnold's Taxi Chase - Hurler - Ricochet - Rugrat's Runaway Reptar - Thunder Road - Top Gun: The Jet Coaster - Vortex