Tags: Amusement Park Attraction, Roller Coaster.
Vortex is a steel stand-up roller coaster at Carowinds that was built during the last year before Paramount bought the park in the year 1992. This ride which was unusual at its time officially opened on March 14 1992 on the former site of the Carolina Speedway miniature car ride. Vortex was Bolliger & Mabillard’s 3rd coaster and contains a loop and a corkscrew element in its small circuit.
