| The Flying Cobras | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as The Mind Eraser at Geauga Lake/Six Flags Ohio/Six Flags Worlds of Adventure (1996–2003) Head Spin at Geauga Lake (2004–2007) Carolina Cobra at Carowinds (2009–2016) | |
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 Top: Former logo at Carowinds. Bottom: The Flying Cobras when it was Head Spin at Geauga Lake | |
| Carowinds | |
| Park section | County Fair |
| Coordinates | 35°06′09″N 80°56′34″W / 35.102582°N 80.942915°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 28, 2009 |
| Replaced | Flying Super Saturator |
| Geauga Lake | |
| Coordinates | 41°20′59″N 81°22′44″W / 41.349632°N 81.378940°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | May 10, 1996 |
| Closing date | September 16, 2007 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Shuttle – Boomerang |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Model | Boomerang |
| Lift/launch system | Catch car and chain lift hill |
| Height | 116.5 ft (35.5 m) |
| Drop | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Length | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Speed | 47 mph (76 km/h) |
| Inversions | 3 (each traversed twice) |
| Duration | 1:48 |
| Max vertical angle | 65° |
| Capacity | 760 riders per hour |
| G-force | 5.2 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | Single train with 7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train. |
 Fast Lane available | |
| The Flying Cobras at RCDB | |
The Flying Cobras is a steel boomerang roller coaster manufactured by Vekoma. It is located at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the County Fair section of the park. The Flying Cobras was the first roller coaster addition to Carowinds following the park's purchase by Cedar Fair in 2006. It originally debuted in 1996 at Geauga Lake in Ohio as The Mind Eraser, and was later known as Head Spin from 2004 to 2007 after Geauga Lake was purchased by Cedar Fair. After Geauga Lake closed in 2007, the coaster was relocated to Carowinds in 2009 and renamed Carolina Cobra. Following the 2016 season, the roller coaster was refurbished and renamed again in 2017.