Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It might not be called the Intimidator anymore, but Carowinds is hoping “Thunder Striker” will still intimidate visitors. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Carowinds’ most popular roller coasters is no longer named for a NASCAR legend, but it is keeping an auto racing theme.

Manufactured by Intamin AG, Intimidator 305 certainly lives up to its name as there have been numerous reports of people blacking out after their rides. It has a height of 305 feet with a 300 feet ...

CHARLOTTE — Just days before Carowinds’ NASCAR-themed roller coaster was set to close for the season, the park says one million riders took the plunge on it this year. The Intimidator is Carowinds’ ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carowinds announced it is renaming its iconic Intimidator roller coaster after it carried the nickname of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt for more than a decade. The coaster will now be ...

One of Carowinds’ most popular roller coasters is no longer named for a NASCAR legend, but it is keeping an auto racing theme. Still, some fans aren’t happy. The Intimidator roller coaster, named for ...