[Jay]

It's baaaack. In the 6 years (to the day!) since I first did this, Carowinds has added many additions and upgrades, most notably being Intimidator and Fury 325. In addition Carowinds Connection has seen leaps and bounds in users as well as traffic due to those additions. I figured it was finally time to get this back on track since I would assume the majority of our users never saw the original post. I hope to add things on a regular basis as well, but I probably shouldn't advertise that since I never follow up.

First I want to say thanks to Ken Rutherford and http://carowindsearlyyears.com/. Without him and his great site I probably would have never gotten this idea. Hopefully this is just is just the first step and we can eventually get all of the park's brochures and maps through the years online.


For all brochures and maps, click to get the high resolution version.


Brochures

Brochures from 1972-1983 can be found at http://carowindsearlyyears.com/brochures.html.

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1999


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2002


2003


2004


2005


2006


2007


2008


2009


Maps

1976 (confirmed to be 1976)
I am actually confused on the year of this, perhaps Ken or one of the other 'old-timers' could shed some light. The date that my parents have on this is 8/12/77. This is obviously not the year of the map as there is no White Lightnin'. Thunder Road is there so it's at least 76, but then it says 'Hanna-Barbera Preview' which would lead me to believe that Hanna-Barbera Land was not yet open, even though it opened in 1975. Also since this is the large souvenir style map, I'm not sure if the design is the same on the smaller ones for the year.. if there were smaller ones?

Anyway some of the stitching I did on this is pretty rough, I somehow neglected to scan the middle crease, so there is a line down the middle that doesn't connect. I think most people will get the gist of it though.

This map is very large, and those on older computers might want to close some other programs before you click.



Now for more recent times...

The image on the left is the cover of that year's map, the right is the map itself.

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2015


Other Sites

As you can tell our brochure and map collection, it is by no means complete. Other websites often offer content that we can't yet. So instead of blocking these from our users, we will gladly link to them, until at least we get our own versions up.


Theme Park Brochures has become the de facto place on the internet for those searching for Amusement Park brochures and park maps. They have over 600 maps and brochures from parks all around the world and are adding more all the time.

Here is what they have of Carowinds:
1987 Brochure
1990 Brochure
1989 Park Map
1993 Park Map


News Plus Notes is one of the best Amusement Park related blogs on the internet. They update multiple times a day with news, announcements, brochures, maps, trip reports and many other features. Not to mention they have linked here to our various updates and photos many, many times. Sabrina's Brochure Spotlight gets posted every week, and includes her fun commentary on various brochures from all around the country. And this is where I found a brochure from Carowinds 1986.


If you know of an existing map or brochure already online hosted by another website, feel free to post it in this thread. If you have some maps or brochures in your own collection that you would like to share, send me a PM, and we could work something out. I also have Scarowinds Maps and the one Winterfest map that will scan in at a later date.


Master List The asterisk (*) Will take you to another site.

Brochures | Maps

1972 | 1972
1973 | 1973
1974 | 1974
1975 | 1975
1976 | 1976
1977 | 1977
1978 | 1978
1979 | 1979
1980 | 1980
1981 | 1981
1982 | 1982
1983 | 1983
1984 | 1984
1985 | 1985
1986* | 1986
1987* | 1987
1988 | 1988
1989 | 1989*
1990* | 1990
1991 | 1991
1992 | 1992
1993 | 1993*
1994 | 1994
1995 | 1995
1996 | 1996
1997 | 1997
1998 | 1998
1999 | 1999
2000 | 2000
2001 | 2001
2002 | 2002
2003 | 2003
2004 | 2004
2005 | 2005
2006 | 2006
2007 | 2007
2008 | 2008
2009 | 2009
2010 | 2010
2011 | 2011
2012 | 2012
2013 | 2013
2014 | 2014
2015 | 2015

Other Parks

1989 Busch Gardens Williamsburg



1994 Kings Dominion



I hope everyone enjoyed this, hopefully there is much more to come!

[RctWeekly]

Thanks, for sharing that that was pretty cool seeing past maps my favorite map I like was this years.

[swampfox43]

Jay, I have the same map and that is definitely a 1976 map. I have found several incidents where names on the maps didn't really match up. Example, the Whirling Dervish was named Wing-O-Swing on the 1979 map although there was never a sign in front of the ride that said that. The maps are printed a year or so in advance which could explain some of the uncertainty. Eventually I will get around to scanning some of the older maps I have (1974, '78, '79, '80, '82, '87).

I will also add the missing brochures to my site real soon so we can have a complete list. 1984-1994.

Thanks for your hard work. I for one know how time consuming such ventures take. Together we can have a "complete" history available of the park for all to see.

[bgwfreak]

I have a 73 or 74 map. I might have to try out my new scanner and see if i can figure out how to piece it together.

[carorush09]

WoW!!

Thanks for posting the maps and brochures.

It was like stepping back into my childhood(for a sec).

Anyway I would love to see more mapsfrom the 70's and 80's.

[bigjr872]

I dont know if anybody else has noticed, but on the 2009 park map thunderroad still has one train going backwards.

[WindsWaker]

I dont know if anybody else has noticed, but on the 2009 park map thunderroad still has one train going backwards.

It also has several coasters simply going the wrong way. It also has a tree with a face. I don't think they go for accuracy when they draw them.

[RiDeWaRrIoR]

Nicely done. I have collected park maps since 1999, I also have a map of scarowinds every since the very first year... Good to know that other people are interested in these things as well. I noticed that 2000 is missing, it has super saturator on the front since that was the new ride. I wish I had started collecting earlier, but before 1999 I really didnt care about collecting them I guess...

[RiDeWaRrIoR]

I dont know if anybody else has noticed, but on the 2009 park map thunderroad still has one train going backwards.

Yea thats one of the first things I noticed hahaha. I wish it was still backwards, but thats another topic.. Its also still backwards on the picture under the attractions section on the website and the paramount logo is still in the toolbar in IE beside the website name.. weird.. Theres a lot of stuff that still says paramount in the park as well...

[billcollins531]

Somebody should try and make a map for 2010.

[Jay]

Back to the top. I fixed the broken links to the pre-2010 content, and added 2010-2015 maps as well as old maps from Busch Gardens in 1989 and Kings Dominion in 1994.

Enjoy guys!

[Tosu97]

Always nice to see things like this. Too bad some of that stuff isn't around anymore...