Afterburn

Carowinds · Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

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Height: 113 ft34 m
Drop: 105 ft32 m
Top speed: 62 mph100 km/h
Length: 2,953 ft900 m
Inversions: 6
Track: SteelLift hill
Opened: 1999
Status: Operating

About Afterburn

Afterburn is a steel roller coaster at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, open since 1999. The ride stands 113 feet tall, drops 105 feet and reaches 62 mph over 2,953 feet of track, with 6 inversions.

A Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster, formerly Top Gun, that swings riders through six inversions with their feet dangling free.

Field note: renamed and rethemed from Top Gun: The Jet Coaster in 2009.

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