Carowinds · operating · 2010
Thunder Striker
232 ft · 75 mph
A B&M hyper coaster with tall floater hills along the boardwalk — formerly known as Intimidator before a 2025 rename.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Carowinds's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
232 ft
#2 of 13 at Carowinds
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Hyper
- Steel
Specs from carowinds.com
Learn more
Airtime hills explained
Shaped hills that pull you out of the seat — the heart of hyper and many modern layouts.
Giga vs hyper — what changes at 300 feet?
Giga coasters push height even further. The feel is still about speed and airtime, not inversion tours.
Tubular steel track basics
Round rail stacked and welded — the default modern coaster structure.
What is a hypercoaster?
A coaster focused on speed and airtime — usually 200+ feet tall with a lift hill, not a looping marathon.
History
Sourced timeline and background for Thunder Striker.
Timeline
2015
Thunder Striker opens
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Sources & official links
We link out to parks, manufacturers, and the pages where facts and media come from.
- Carowinds — official sitecarowinds.com(opens in a new tab)
- Carowinds on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcecarowinds.com(opens in a new tab)
- Bolliger & Mabillard — manufacturerbolliger-mabillard.com(opens in a new tab)