Carowinds announces new mat racing waterslide, Grand Carnivale festival

A new waterslide racing attraction is coming to Carowinds in summer 2020, along with a nighttime international festival and street party.

On Boogie Board Racer, the longest mat racing slide in the Southeast, guests will ascend to almost 60 feet, take a mat and choose one of six lanes where they’ll wait for the green light to start their race. Riders will zoom through tubes, high-speed chutes and a 360-degree loop before a final drop leading into the splashdown finish line.

Boogie Board Racer will be the first new attraction added to Carolina Harbor since it was expanded and re-themed in 2016. This slide will be located near the park’s newest coaster, Copperhead Strike.

Also coming in 2020 is Grand Carnivale, a nighttime celebration of global culture. The festival will feature signature beverages and a special menu, along with “The Spectacle of Color” parade featuring extravagant floats and costumed street performers. The festival will run nightly at the park from June 13 – July 5, 2020.

“The new Boogie Board Racer water slide will amp up the adrenaline in our world-class Carolina Harbor waterpark and our guests will crave its exciting twists and turns as they compete against friends in this fan-favorite racing attraction,” said Pat Jones, vice president and general manager of Carowinds. “And we’re going all out with Grand Carnivale, the largest summertime event ever held at Carowinds.”

To learn more about Carowinds’ other offerings and seasonal events, visit Carowinds.com.