Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It might not be called the Intimidator anymore, but Carowinds is hoping “Thunder Striker” will still intimidate visitors. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of Carowinds’ most popular roller coasters is no longer named for a NASCAR legend, but it is keeping an auto racing theme.

DOSWELL, VA – JULY 14: Patrons ride the “Intimidator 305” roller coaster at Kings Dominion Amusement Park in Doswell, VA on July 14, 2011. It’s 305 feet at the highest... Amusement parks around the ...

CHARLOTTE — Just days before Carowinds’ NASCAR-themed roller coaster was set to close for the season, the park says one million riders took the plunge on it this year. The Intimidator is Carowinds’ ...

Manufactured by Intamin AG, Intimidator 305 certainly lives up to its name as there have been numerous reports of people blacking out after their rides. It has a height of 305 feet with a 300 feet ...

Taylor Earnhardt has never been frightened on a roller coaster. "I'm still looking for the one that scares me," said the 20-year-old daughter of the late race-car driver Dale Earnhardt Sr., the ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carowinds announced it is renaming its iconic Intimidator roller coaster after it carried the nickname of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt for more than a decade. The coaster will now be ...

One of Carowinds’ most popular roller coasters is no longer named for a NASCAR legend, but it is keeping an auto racing theme. Still, some fans aren’t happy. The Intimidator roller coaster, named for ...