Carowinds in Charlotte NC! Bring a Friend Tixs for $19! Msg Brad Evans for Code

Let's head to Carowinds in Charlotte for a fun Sunday of Roller Coasters, Water Slides, and more. There's tons of great rides and fun things to do there. You can check out all the rides and things to do there at https://www.carowinds.com/. I've got a season pass along with several friends. Carowinds is doing a bring a friend promotion on June 18th and we get get additional single day tickets for only $19.99. There's ways to get your ticket either meet the group at 9:30 and we can walk up to the ticket booth to get your ticket or email me (Brad Evans) and I'll get you a discount code so you can buy your ticket online. 

GROUP PLAN FOR THE DAY: Carowinds opens at 10 for the General Public but in the past have opened up Fury325 30 mins early for season pass holders. Also Carolina Harbor opens up at 11 but typically opens up Blackbeard's Revenge and Surf Club Harbor 30 mins early for season pass holders. Typically we go as a group to Fury325 and then head to a few other coasters before part of the group goes to the waterpark and the rest stay in Carowinds. You can decide which you'd rather do. I usually grab lunch sometime around 11am-noon and then get something else around 3-4pm.

I'm setting the meeting time for this event at 9:30am at Carowinds Main Entrance. You would need to leave Raleigh by roughly 7am to get to Carowinds at that time. If that's too early we can look into setting up a 2nd time for people wanting to come around Noon (that'd mean leaving Raleigh around 930am). The address to Carowinds is 14523 Carowinds Blvd Charlotte 28273. I posted a picture of our meeting spot below so it should be easy to find it's by the ticket booth and before you walk through the main entrance into the park. 

IMPORTANT INFO ABOUT THE WATERPARK: Carowinds will not allow you on certain slides if you have on any metal (buttons, rivets, snaps, etc). Please make sure your swimwear doesn't have any metal on it if you're wanting to do Blackbeard's Revenge and Storm Surge... it's not a big deal if you're just there for the wave pool, lazy river, or tube slides.

OTHER TIPS: I've been a few times this year and here's a few things I've learned. On Sunday's before noon is the best time to try rides due to limited lines. If you're wanting a lounge chair in the waterpark try to get in there as quickly as possibly because they fill up fast. Carowinds sells beach towels, sunscreen, swimwear, etc but it's much cheaper to buy it elsewhere if you need it. 

GROUP MEETING AT 9:30AM: I choose that time because it will allow you to spend the least amount of time in lines waiting. 

RUNNING LATE: This is a big place and I highly recommend everyone gets to the event on time. If you're concerned about running late I suggest buying your ticket online instead of waiting until you get to Carowinds. If you miss the meeting time  and didn't buy your ticket online then you'll need to buy a regular ticket. I'll do the best I can to help you find the group once you get inside if you're running behind but it usually takes a while to respond. I don't have my phone on me a lot of the time in the park because I'm on a ride and I rarely get to check my phone in the water park because I leave it with my towel while enjoying the slides and pools. If you do need to text you can reach me at[masked] but please wait until you're in the park before sending a message... if you send me a message asking where the group is at when you're 20 mins away, driving through Carowinds entrance, etc by the time you get there we will probably be on a different ride by then. 

All Ticket Prices & Options:

1) Carowinds is doing a Gold Season Pass Special for as low as $16 a month ($96 total) that gets you admission to Carowinds, Carolina Harbor, and Scarowinds all season long PLUS Free Parking all year and early ride times for certain attractions. There's other season pass packages available and definitely worth checking out. 

2) Bring a Friend Discount Tickets for $19.99.

3) Online you can buy a single day ticket for $39.99. I'd recommend this one if you don't have a season pass. 

 Here's a link to look at your options https://www.carowinds.com/tickets/ 

If you don't do one of the options above Carowinds single day tickets are $62 when you walk up to the ticket booth.

Parking Costs: I'd recommend carpooling as much as possible. Carowinds does charge to park in their lot.

Will post more info as the event gets closer. Another meetup group will be going to this event and they typically have 8-12 people show up for Carowinds.