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| - Before I begin, note that i'm not an amusement park kind of person, but I've been known to enjoy some types of parks such as Seaworld.
The positive is that Carowinds has lots of parking, a wide array of roller coasters for the lovers and the haters, and the seasonal events (Make-A-Wish day, Scarowinds and the Waterpark) are fun and offer special extras to get your money's worth. The park is reasonably clean, yet it still stinks (see the negative below). The park also caters well to children with the Nickelodeon theme park (I am 15 and still enjoy the Nick Coasters) and good music.
The negative is that it's employees aren't very accommodating, and it's almost always over-crowded, smelly, and expensive. The employees at rides are usually not interested in taking care of your bags or saying hello and seem to not enjoy their jobs at all. Pretty much every ride will require a average of a 20 minute wait-on a good day...I guess not bad if you compare to Disney World. Carowinds also has a permanent smell of hot fast food decaying on the pavement and it's pretty much impossible to escape. it is also pretty expensive-not only the ticket in, but at the gift shops and the various games (the games require extra money to play, usually 5-15$).
All in all, Carowinds is a decent theme park with great roller coasters and bearable surroundings. If you spend the whole day there and enjoy the roller coasters, you are probably getting your money's worth and will probably have a good experience.
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