This ranked list of the best Paramount's Carowinds attractions includes roller coasters, kids rides, indoor / dark rides, and water rides, as well as parades, live shows, and Paramount's Carowinds tours. There’s a second launch ON a hill, which is interesting, and a lot of slow loops in general. There’s also the Carolina Skytower, an observation tower near the front of the park. From its rapid coasters and water rides to its kid-friendly attractions, homegrown fare and spectacular live entertainment, guests are in for the ride … Twisty and turny, not pitch black, and one practically does corkscrews. And you can really get it going – I was hitting the tops of trees and almost twisting around! This is one where you can look out the side and see the world going in circles, which you don’t normally catch on a roller coaster! The water park area has kind of two lobes, with a wave pool at the beach of each, so while they’re side-by-side, they are surprisingly far from each other. Action Park is the first-ever unvarnished look at the history of this DIY Disneyland, as seen through the eyes of the park's idiosyncratic founder.