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2 | I just had the bbq pulled pork sandwich because I'm trying to stop eating fried chicken. I ordered the bbq pulled pork sandwich and it was pretty good. Actually it's better than Mac's Speed shop which now I find highly overrated. The pork was moist, I liked the hot and spicy bbq sauce that came with it. Not impresse... | en | 76 | bbq pulled pork sandwich trying stop eating fried chicken ordered bbq pulled pork sandwich pretty good actually better mac speed shop find highly overrated pork moist liked hot spicy bbq sauce came impressed bread bun guess job holding together | 39 |
1 | I was in a time-crunch and starving and chose this Sonny's over some nearby chain restaurants. I'd been to a Sonny's a couple years back on a visit to Florida (when I was living in NY) and thought it was decent reasonably priced BBQ. Now that I live in NC and frequently travel to the BBQ capitols of the world (TX, TN, ... | en | 175 | starving chose sonny nearby chain restaurants sonny couple years back visit florida living ny thought decent reasonably priced bbq live nc frequently travel bbq capitols world tx tn sc nc know best bbq fact week best bbq ever eaten visit fort worth comparison grub place nearly good remembered chicken bone dry ribs smal... | 79 |
3 | I had a rib lunch combo here with mac and cheese, and some other forgotten side. The ribs I ordered were the sweet and smokey ones, and I was surprised, because they were a little dry on the outside. A squirt of some hot BBQ sauce however brought them to life! While not perfect, I think they came through as a solid rep... | en | 131 | rib lunch combo mac cheese forgotten side ribs ordered sweet smokey ones surprised little dry outside squirt hot bbq sauce however brought life perfect think came solid representation carolina ribs come next time order baby back ribs gather super tender sweet tea good well however true breakout star surprise mac cheese... | 66 |
3 | I'd heard good things about Sonny's, but they don't extend up into Virginia, so I was excited to have the chance to try it out when I was in Charlotte recently. It certainly lived up to the hype. It's hard to say if it's the best I've had, because every good barbecue place is good in different ways, but \nit's up the... | en | 78 | heard good things sonny extend virginia excited chance try charlotte recently certainly lived hype hard say best every good barbecue place good different ways especially chain anyone sonny reads come open spot richmond | 33 |
3 | Very good barbecue. Too bad it was pork instead of beef. Would recommend it though. Very friendly people, as is the norm in this part of the country. | en | 28 | good barbecue bad pork instead beef would recommend though friendly people norm part country | 14 |
2 | The ratings on this place is pretty accurate, on a scale from 1 to 10 I'd give it a 7. There Mac n cheese is very good, there baked beans were average. Mckoys BBQ is one exit from the fwy so out of the two I'd go with \"Mckoys\". | en | 49 | ratings place pretty accurate scale give mac n cheese good baked beans average mckoys bbq one exit fwy two go | 20 |
3 | This visit to Sonny's was the typical goodness I expect. The sliced pork was juicy and delicious. The kid loved the smoked turkey -- even got a second serving. Super friendly service and sweet tea refills like crazy. Sure miss this place. | en | 42 | visit sonny typical goodness expect sliced pork juicy delicious kid loved smoked turkey even got second serving super friendly service sweet tea refills like crazy sure miss place | 28 |
1 | Sonny's was a little disappointing. Now, we went on Father's Day and dads eat free, which was cool...if I had to pay full price for what I ate, I would be very upset. I got a \"rack\" of ribs...spare ribs. Just because they are not baby backs, it doesn't mean that they can't be tender people. I don't understand how... | en | 186 | sonny little disappointing went father day dads eat free cool pay full price ate would upset got ribs spare ribs baby backs mean ca tender people understand pit smoked rib tough hard get bone fall stick stick salad bar definition nothing special think craving food anytime soon saved service kitchen screwed order large ... | 86 |
1 | I only eat here occasionally because a couple of my co-workers like it. Bland bbq, bland chicken. OK salad bar. Overpriced for the quality. I have never understood the allure of this chain. | en | 33 | eat occasionally couple like bland bbq bland chicken ok salad bar overpriced quality never understood allure chain | 17 |
1 | I hate to write a review like this in that I know the Owner's and his Dad. As a child I was able to meet them and grew up knowing Sonny.\n\nThis location was kind of busy. Went in the door and waited for a while before one of the 20 people who worked there stopped goofing around and actually acknowledged the two groups... | en | 297 | hate write review like know owner dad child able meet grew knowing location kind busy went door waited one people worked stopped goofing around actually acknowledged two groups son come clearly indicator seated dirty booth family next us looked unhappy took minutes anyone come table took drink order left mean time deli... | 125 |
4 | I have a confession to make and it won't be pretty... Ok, are you ready? Sigh... My name is Beth F. and I have a problem... but they say the first step to fixing that problem is to admit it right?? Well forget that, I don't want to help this problem!! I think I could literally drink Sonny's sweet bbq sauce. \nIt is so ... | en | 224 | confession make wo pretty ok ready sigh name beth problem say first step fixing problem admit right well forget want help problem think could literally drink sonny sweet bbq sauce freaking amazing think could start world peace movement sweet creamy deliciousness would say give buckets start movement think power would c... | 101 |
1 | I visited around lunch time and the food was not that good. I was expecting it to be a lot tastier. The entree was a dry. I's a good thing I had sauce. I am sorry, but I won't be back. | en | 41 | visited around lunch time food good expecting lot tastier entree dry good thing sauce sorry wo back | 17 |
1 | Drive thru issues and rude manager. \nMy order was wrong and there was no cars in the parking lot. So Im not sure what their issue was today. When I made the complaint and asked to speak to the manager. She didn't care what I thought and dismissed me completely. She even rolled her eyes at me.\nI have been a customer ... | en | 88 | drive thru issues rude manager order wrong cars parking lot im sure issue today made complaint asked speak manager care thought dismissed completely even rolled eyes customer since never treated like food good always recommend avoid tyvola location | 38 |
3 | Came with the family of 5 for lunch on Sunday. All of the food was good. I had the dry rub ribs and was probably the one item I would less likely try again. The ribs were cooked to perfection but the rub lacked flavor. I had the homemade beans and Mac and cheese, both were delicious! My daughter had the wet ribs and o... | en | 182 | came family lunch sunday food good dry rub ribs probably one item would less likely try ribs cooked perfection rub lacked flavor homemade beans mac cheese delicious daughter wet ribs shared single bite blame bit also done perfection sauce flavor wife pulled pork impressed grew near lexington nc knows bbq also allowed s... | 87 |
2 | The restaurant was clean and well maintained. Our waitress was outstanding. \n\nThe food was sub-par. Ribs were over done and dried out. Corn was over cooked and soggy. Green beans were a mess as was the corn bread. \n\nThis is not a good example of real southern barbecue. New York maybe, but not North Carolina. | en | 55 | restaurant clean well maintained waitress outstanding food ribs done dried corn cooked soggy green beans mess corn bread good example real southern barbecue new york maybe north carolina | 28 |
4 | I ordered the Sonny's Sampler, and omg. I had absolutely no complaints. Such delicious food with tons of flavor! Pulled pork is by far my favorite! Going back tonight for dessert! | en | 31 | ordered sonny sampler omg absolutely complaints delicious food tons flavor pulled pork far favorite going back tonight dessert | 18 |
3 | Very good and consistent barbecue! I've had the dry rub ribs why were meaty and flavorful. I've also had the smoked turkey and brisket sandwiches which were both great- authentic, tasty, with a nice smokey flavor to them. The meat is the best here and one of my favorite bbq places in town. \n\nAs for sides, they are a ... | en | 158 | good consistent barbecue dry rub ribs meaty flavorful also smoked turkey brisket sandwiches authentic tasty nice smokey flavor meat best one favorite bbq places town sides bit disappointing cornbread ok like corn pieces really fries kind look like cheap looking store bought crinkle cut fries always soggy limp take orde... | 76 |
3 | Better than expected. Many salad bar items, excellent corn bread. BF cleared his plate, I did too. Nothing fancy but good food! Staff very attentive. | en | 25 | better expected many salad bar items excellent corn bread bf cleared plate nothing fancy good food staff attentive | 18 |
3 | Can't say enough good things about my experience here. Plenty to choose from on the menu. Great helpful staff, even the ones not working my table were friendly and helpful. Brisket was very good as were the sides ( sweet potato, cole slaw). Also is less common to keep sauces at the table. A big plus for Sonny's. Will n... | en | 68 | ca say enough good things experience plenty choose menu great helpful staff even ones working table friendly helpful brisket good sides sweet potato cole slaw also less common keep sauces table big plus sonny complain next time get sent charlotte | 40 |
3 | This is my go to place when in Charlotte I have been going here for years and they have only gotten better as times goes by. I always have the sampler plate and everything on it is top notch. Another thing I like about it is consistently great service and fair prices for 20 bucks I can get a great dinner and service. K... | en | 69 | go place charlotte going years gotten better times goes always sampler plate everything top notch another thing like consistently great service fair prices bucks get great dinner service keep good work sonny | 32 |
0 | im a carolina bbq fan. and sorry..but this bbq is just no that good. its fast food bbq. why not do real bbq sonny? i dont want mcribs from a carolina bbq place | en | 33 | im carolina bbq fan sorry bbq good fast food bbq real bbq sonny dont want mcribs carolina bbq place | 19 |
0 | How dies this place have 3,5 stars. I don't know where to start. Food isn't even Sonny's quality, No liquor here, beer only the owner doesn't want wine because he is a christian. Really. God turned water into wine Well i will never be back. Sonny's corporation would be disappointed. | en | 50 | dies place stars know start food even sonny quality liquor beer owner want wine christian really god turned water wine well never back sonny corporation would disappointed | 27 |
2 | I almost got sick on all of the chocolate coffee beans in this place, they are so good. I sat outside and had a great conversation about the direction music is taking in this day in age. If you don't follow a formula it seems that you can't get a record contract, even in the indie scene. As you can tell, I thoroughl... | en | 112 | almost got sick chocolate coffee beans place good sat outside great conversation direction music taking day age follow formula seems ca get record contract even indie scene tell thoroughly enjoyed crowd bar opposite coffee line creative loafing local newspapers read well chocolate coffee beans little quarter machines m... | 53 |
3 | I wrote a book at Coffeeworks, or at least a good chunk of one. It's a great place to hang out and work. I usually hang out here on Saturdays before a standing 6:00 date, so I know the place well.\n\nSometimes, there are lots of angsty, purple-haired teens hanging around the place, and occasionally there have been old ... | en | 154 | wrote book coffeeworks least good chunk one great place hang work usually hang saturdays standing date know place lots angsty teens hanging around place occasionally old arguing loudly politics sometimes unpleasant noise tends pretty shop smoothies delicious coffee good agree garrett g chocolate coffee beans indeed del... | 72 |
3 | We popped into CoffeeWorks on a dreary, overcast day and were greeted by a friendly woman behind the counter. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they had flavored coffee! Other than my favorite coffee chain (Barnie's Coffee, which is slowly closing each and every store), nobody seems to offer flavored coffee. ... | en | 168 | popped coffeeworks dreary overcast day greeted friendly woman behind counter pleasantly surprised find flavored coffee favorite coffee chain barnie coffee slowly closing every store nobody seems offer flavored coffee unless go convenience store attached gas station anyway starbucks caribou offer different coffees like ... | 93 |
2 | Really good coffee--get it in a mug to drink there. Small enough to listen to other people's conversations, if you like that sort of thing. Lovely aroma. \n\nDecent atmosphere. Bit drafty on a cold day (door would kind of blow open, if I recall correctly), so I usually kept my jacket on when I went.\n\nLots of people m... | en | 186 | really good coffee get mug drink small enough listen people conversations like sort thing lovely aroma atmosphere bit drafty cold day door would kind blow open recall correctly usually kept jacket people meeting friends working laptops wifi available tiny beef went someone freshly moved city grueling trip snow christma... | 97 |
3 | Was leaving the Wachovia parking lot in U-City, and my car wouldn't start. Searched on my phone for the nearest auto repair, and Griffin Brothers came up. Called them, and they sent a tow out for me. They were able to look at it, but unfortunately it was late in the day so I would have to wait until the next day. They ... | en | 88 | leaving wachovia parking lot car would start searched phone nearest auto repair griffin brothers came called sent tow able look unfortunately late day would wait next day provided shuttle house picked next morning luckily battery good service sympathetic | 38 |
3 | Michelins. Their service writers are competent and courteous. Free rotations. | en | 10 | michelins service writers competent courteous free rotations | 7 |
3 | I've been taking my vehicles here since 2008. No complaints. Love the shuttle service. Free coffee, coffee, & wifi if you want to wait. Friendly and proffessional staff. Clean bathrooms | en | 30 | taking vehicles since complaints love shuttle service free coffee coffee wifi want wait friendly proffessional staff clean bathrooms | 18 |
3 | OK so it is a little on the ghetto-tastic side, but that's what makes it so charming. Yes it may not be the most glamorous place on the face of the planet, but it's still a fun place to come and relax while watching a great movie. I also like the fact that they play some independent fare. The type of stuff most othe... | en | 81 | ok little side makes charming yes may glamorous place face planet still fun place come relax watching great movie also like fact play independent fare type stuff places wo really give much time low key place serious retro feel | 39 |
3 | The Park Terrace theaters are no fancy theaters by any means. In fact, they show their age, and I wouldn't normally choose Park over other theaters. Thankfully, the theater has wisely recently converted to showing mostly independent films that the Manor Theatre can't carry due to its size of only two theaters. This ... | en | 136 | park terrace theaters fancy theaters means fact show age would normally choose park theaters thankfully theater wisely recently converted showing mostly independent films manor theatre ca carry due size two theaters allows charlotte even independent films playing one time yea kudos park terrace regal entertainment boug... | 74 |
3 | Love that this theater plays more than your average blockbuster. Its my usual weekend matinee spot to see the newest random movie out. I'm a sucker for indie films and besides the Manor this is the only place to see them. \nNice staff, no issues, I dig it | en | 48 | love theater plays average blockbuster usual weekend matinee spot see newest random movie sucker indie films besides manor place see staff issues dig | 23 |
2 | I hate paying full price for movies. There's just something wrong with $12 for two hours of people talking into their cell phones, crunching wrappers and sticky floors. But when there's a movie you really want to see and you can't wait a month for it to come out at Redbox, then you're kinda stuck.\n\nPark Terrace is a ... | en | 184 | hate paying full price movies something wrong two hours people talking cell phones crunching wrappers sticky floors movie really want see ca wait month come redbox kinda terrace nice theater mostly comfortable seats well cushioned drink holders arm rests seats stadium someone hair sightline focus watching still spendy ... | 81 |
3 | Charlotte needs more theatres with limited release movies. Right now there is the Manor Twin, and this place. Pretty old, but since I love indie movies, it's all I have :( | en | 31 | charlotte needs theatres limited release movies right manor twin place pretty old since love indie movies | 16 |
2 | This is not the fanciest theater in the city. In fact, it's probably near the bottom if you look only at the appearance. It looks like theaters used to look: Nothing fancy at all. Now it isn't quite like the Manor, but it's only a step up.\n\nIndividual screens are the same size as they have always been, and there isn'... | en | 136 | fanciest theater city fact probably near bottom look appearance looks like theaters used look nothing fancy quite like manor step screens size always stadium seating small sloped section back built old school new school like middle movies talking many options comes concessions staff friendly limitations typically long ... | 54 |
2 | went here to see a movie after having lunch near buy. although appeared clean, it is in bad need of renovations. There is an odd smell throughout that I could not place but was annoying. The paint on walls is \"patch\" fixed splotchy. Staff was friendly, but come on it is 2011 lets update decor, carpet, paint etc. pl... | en | 64 | went see movie lunch near buy although appeared clean bad need renovations odd smell throughout could place annoying paint walls fixed splotchy staff friendly come lets update decor carpet paint etc place smells like old shoe | 36 |
0 | I only go here if I have no other choice. This place is filthy and outdated. The bathrooms are yuck and this whole place should be redone! Nasty! | en | 28 | go choice place filthy outdated bathrooms yuck whole place redone nasty | 11 |
3 | I will admit it is no Six Flags or Universal Studios, but it is all we've got. It is a great place to go to during the summer with your family, even if you are fearful of roller coasters. There is a great water park with slides and a lazy river. \n\nEverything here is overpriced; that is expected, because they have ... | en | 131 | admit six flags universal studios got great place go summer family even fearful roller coasters great water park slides lazy river overpriced expected got trapped inside usually bring sandwiches bottled water allow drop zone probably favorite ride park makes heart come throat bungee jump costs little dough quite adrena... | 59 |
1 | Maybe I'm spoiled, but coming from Orlando to Charlotte, going to Carowinds was an eye-opener for me. It made me remember just how much care is put into theme parks by Disney and Universal. They don't put a lot of effort into theming, landscaping, or guest service at Carowinds, but they do throw some rides your way.... | en | 223 | maybe spoiled coming orlando charlotte going carowinds made remember much care put theme parks disney universal put lot effort theming landscaping guest service carowinds throw rides way rides go rides okay carowinds somewhere carnival theme parks orlando old wooden hurler roller coaster make want hurl make wish wearin... | 103 |
1 | Some of the rides here are quite carnival-ish. However, there are some good ones like \"The Borg\". The food sucks and is WAY overpriced as is the souvenirs. The park constantly smells like garbage and on a hot summer day when you've been waiting in line for a good hour it's not a pleasant experience to bask in the ste... | en | 159 | rides quite however good ones like food sucks way overpriced souvenirs park constantly smells like garbage hot summer day waiting line good hour pleasant experience bask stench garbage mingled patrons sweat would probably tolerate park much better smell great kids mind spending time surrounded kids water park speaking ... | 69 |
2 | Basically a watered-down version of California's Great America. Thank god for that 2 for 1 burger king cup compliments of my older bro.\n\nRide review in the order I rode:\n\n1) Nighthawk: I remember riding this thing at G.A. (Stealth), I guess I had a better tolerance for g-forces when I was younger. This ride was in... | en | 446 | basically version california great america thank god burger king cup compliments older review order rode nighthawk remember riding thing stealth guess better tolerance younger ride intense start laying idea steep first drop going lie pretty scared favorite part feel like flying like superman note go ride full stomach c... | 225 |
4 | I haven't been to Carowinds in years. We went once as a family day trip and a few times in school. My favorite part was the guess your mph pitch game. We couldn't care less if we won a prize (we never did) we just wanted to see how fast we could throw. I guess around twelve yrs old we threw in the forty mph range. ... | en | 218 | carowinds years went family day trip times school favorite part guess mph pitch game could care less prize never wanted see fast could throw guess around twelve yrs old threw forty mph range felt like gods right next door ice cream sundae stand could get dessert mini baseball batting hemet still helmets rides back caro... | 112 |
3 | Nice park. Good selection of coasters. Plenty of shade and fans. The map was hard to navigate though. A couple rides went down during the day. 3g was tricky to pick up in the park. All in all... A pretty good day. I prefer kings island or cedar point, but this was still a lot of fun. | en | 57 | nice park good selection coasters plenty shade fans map hard navigate though couple rides went day tricky pick park pretty good day prefer kings island cedar point still lot fun | 30 |
3 | Carowinds straddles the border of North and South Carolina and is an all-day drive from the DC area, but it was well worth the trip.\n\nI visited the park on the 4th of July weekend and despite the fact that there were lots of people there, it didn't feel like the park was overly crowded. Most of the rides only took a... | en | 451 | carowinds straddles border north south carolina drive dc area well worth visited park july weekend despite fact lots people feel like park overly crowded rides took minutes board exception plenty coasters ride also number sedate rides kiddie rides well balance flying place try water park time around list next another p... | 193 |
2 | Before I begin, note that i'm not an amusement park kind of person, but I've been known to enjoy some types of parks such as Seaworld.\n\nThe positive is that Carowinds has lots of parking, a wide array of roller coasters for the lovers and the haters, and the seasonal events (Make-A-Wish day, Scarowinds and the Waterp... | en | 261 | begin note amusement park kind person known enjoy types parks positive carowinds lots parking wide array roller coasters lovers haters seasonal events day scarowinds waterpark fun offer special extras get money worth park reasonably clean yet still stinks see negative park also caters well children nickelodeon theme pa... | 134 |
3 | This review is mostly of the water park...\n\nWe were there yesterday nice and early!! By the end of the day this place turned crazy!! Sooo many people were there!! We got there by 10 or earlier and walked around in the kids area so my nephews could go on some rides before we headed over to the water park. At this poin... | en | 365 | review mostly water park yesterday nice early end day place turned crazy sooo many people got earlier walked around kids area nephews could go rides headed water park point still pretty quite nice went water park area little wait get walked line short getting longer decided going get cabana wave pool area leave stuff k... | 159 |
1 | This definitely isn't one of my favorite amusement parks. I'm not a fan of the layout of the park, the admission price is too high, the coasters really are pretty wimpy overall, and let's face it - it's just too freakin' hot in Charlotte in the middle of summer.\n\nThe good news is that there are rarely the lengthy li... | en | 110 | definitely one favorite amusement parks fan layout park admission price high coasters really pretty wimpy overall let face freakin hot charlotte middle good news rarely lengthy lines see lot parks good news ends worst amusement park world fun first visit know much much better certainly would make another trip | 49 |
3 | I guess you can call me a big kid, because I never get tired of Carowinds. I went about six times last season without a season pass. I smartened up this year and not only bought a gold season pass, but a PLATNIUM season pass....that's right folks. I plan on taking my love for amusement parks on the road this year and w... | en | 716 | guess call big kid never get tired carowinds went six times last season without season pass smartened year bought gold season pass platnium season pass right folks plan taking love amusement parks road year going cedar fair parks free richmond go kings dominion nyc native check dorney park friends cleveland area certai... | 348 |
4 | this is one of the better theme parks. it has some really great rides and is very family friendly. it has the southern charm from all of its employees. it is a fun place to stop and play for a few hour. you can do almost everything in the park in half a day so it makes it nice if you have pass to go and just spend ... | en | 84 | one better theme parks really great rides family friendly southern charm employees fun place stop play hour almost everything park half day makes nice pass go spend hours like theme parks one need go | 34 |
3 | What a fun time at scarowinds! You can tell they put a lot of effort into it and nothing beats being at a park at night. Only problem I had was only you couldn't find anyone selling hot chocolate and no one knew where you could. 45 degrees outside and no hot drinks for sale? Need some work on that, but otherwise a gr... | en | 65 | fun time scarowinds tell put lot effort nothing beats park night problem could find anyone selling hot chocolate one knew could degrees outside hot drinks sale need work otherwise great time | 31 |
4 | OMG!! Had A Blast! Scarowind is soo fun (However I don't get scare, it was still awesome!! The people who work there ( trying to scare people) were soo friendly and funny! Gotta say, I had the best night of my life with my friends ( and scarowind buddies XD) ! Obviously I went at 6pm and left at 12 am means it was awes... | en | 78 | omg blast scarowind soo fun however get scare still awesome people work trying scare people soo friendly funny got ta say best night life friends scarowind buddies xd obviously went left means awesome ca wait next year scarowind love love theme park | 42 |
3 | I grew up in the Columbia area and spent a fair amount of time enjoying Carowinds and everything that it had to offer. Mind you that this was well before the time of the water park and when the \"White Lightning\" graced the white hot pavement. This being said, let's get to the review.\n\nNot too long ago my wife and... | en | 362 | grew columbia area spent fair amount time enjoying carowinds everything offer mind well time water park white graced white hot pavement said let get long ago wife elected take nieces nephews carowinds late gift lame ass uncle lives hawaii never sends anything total kids age parents said kids pay major cf manage get dis... | 153 |
2 | I've long been a fan of amusement parks and grew up spending hot summer days at Six Flags, Dorney Park and Hershey Park in the northeast. Some friends from up there came down for the weekend and we decided to check out Carowinds. I know what to expect from these places...ridiculously high prices for a day of exhilarati... | en | 483 | long fan amusement parks grew spending hot summer days six flags dorney park hershey park northeast friends came weekend decided check carowinds know expect places ridiculously high prices day exhilarating thrill rides carowinds rides definitely deliver thrills falls victim issues plague amusement theme parks expensive... | 217 |
3 | Great park for family fun. They even host music festivals there which is fantastic. Something for everyone for sure! | en | 19 | great park family fun even host music festivals fantastic something everyone sure | 12 |
2 | My Daughter took me to Carowinds for Fathers Day, and wow did it bring back some memories! The last time I was at Carowinds she was 9 months old, and now, she's 23!\nLets go back in history for a moment. When Carowinds opened in 1973, It was owned and operated by Duke Power, which is now Duke Energy. All employees and ... | en | 438 | daughter took carowinds fathers day wow bring back memories last time carowinds months old go back history moment carowinds opened owned operated duke power duke energy employees family members got free dad duke employee used get carowinds free thats right free think parking duke power sold share park employees family ... | 209 |
1 | I've been to quite a few amusement parks...and this was by far the worst.\n\nI purchased my tickets, dining plan and parking ticket online thinking it would be the best way to go. We had no problems using our admission ticket or parking ticket. They actually eliminated a lot of waiting time.\n\nWhen we got into the par... | en | 313 | quite amusement parks far purchased tickets dining plan parking ticket online thinking would best way go problems using admission ticket parking ticket actually eliminated lot waiting got park grabbed park map got moving park set strange map even help rhyme reason things located rides decent bring advil neck brace need... | 159 |
0 | Don't buy your tickets online! In fact, don't buy them at the gate either. Just stay away or you'd be greeted outside the gate of Carowinds by an evil blonde witch who somehow became a manager. Even proof of purchase isn't enough to prove that you brought the tickets, so you have to buy new tickets in front of her hide... | en | 144 | buy tickets online fact buy gate either stay away greeted outside gate carowinds evil blonde witch somehow became manager even proof purchase enough prove brought tickets buy new tickets front hideous face able enter reenter decide leave park return later day staffs disrespectful want help cost arm kidney drinks food c... | 70 |
3 | Saw this place from the highway quite a few times and figured that it's location in Charlotte would mean that it is Busch League. I was pleasantly surprised that it is actually a pretty legit theme park.\n\nIt is owned by Cedar Fair, which is good news since I went to Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH and it is the best, so... | en | 146 | saw place highway quite times figured location charlotte would mean busch league pleasantly surprised actually pretty legit theme owned cedar fair good news since went cedar point sandusky oh best rubbed good selection quality went scarowinds halloween themed reasonably priced course parking food drink park ridiculousl... | 68 |
3 | Carowinds made the me I thought I left back in my coaster freak days very, very happy. They have versions of all my favorite styles of ride (Inverted, flyer, standing, forward/backward, hypercoaster, and so on) with the cleanliness and attitude I expect from a Cedar Fair park. There is something for you here no matter ... | en | 165 | carowinds made thought left back coaster freak days happy versions favorite styles ride inverted flyer standing hypercoaster cleanliness attitude expect cedar fair park something matter type coaster like thrill seekers excited know hot summer carolinas let tell lines moved pretty darn fast particularly rides complicate... | 75 |
2 | In comparison to other theme parks around the world, Carowinds wouldn't rank very high.\n\nMost of the rollercoasters seemed to stop way too short to actually get any enjoyment from them. | en | 30 | comparison theme parks around world carowinds would rank rollercoasters seemed stop way short actually get enjoyment | 16 |
4 | Awesome rides!!!!! Both children and adults rides were terrific! We went on a Friday and there were no lines! What more can you ask for? | en | 25 | awesome rides children adults rides terrific went friday lines ask | 10 |
1 | As a former employee of Cedar Point (one of the sister parks in the CedarFair Company), Carowinds does not exceed what Cedar Point has to offer.\n\nMy biggest disappointment, as Cedar Point offers their HallowWeekends in their daily passes, Carowinds has you pay an additional amount to experience the Halloweekends even... | en | 188 | former employee cedar point one sister parks cedarfair company carowinds exceed cedar point biggest disappointment cedar point offers hallowweekends daily passes carowinds pay additional amount experience halloweekends events haunted houses shows etc surprised tax included food beverage prices cedar point employee work... | 93 |
3 | We went for Mother's Day Weekend and had a blast. Were surprised how much better this park is than Six Flags. You must ride the Intimidator, one of the best coasters I've ever ridden. The park was very clean. Were from Orlando originally, so the only 2 parks in the world that would be 5 stars are the Magic Kingdom and ... | en | 117 | went mother day weekend blast surprised much better park six flags must ride intimidator one best coasters ever ridden park clean orlando originally parks world would stars magic kingdom cedar point ohio regional theme park place awesome bought platinum pass using cedar point kings island summer good selling point say ... | 60 |
1 | We participated in the music festival yesterday, and so of course spent time enjoying the park. Overall, this is a confusing park to navigate & it is desperately in need of signage! I overheard others having the same problem. Specific problem is the incredibly poor customer service attitude. No one can answer a que... | en | 127 | participated music festival yesterday course spent time enjoying park overall confusing park navigate desperately need signage overheard others problem specific problem incredibly poor customer service attitude one answer question speak different people enter buy two upgrades tell confused cinnabon oh ridiculous poor p... | 62 |
1 | Carowinds in my opinion is crap. Poor customer service in all parts of the park. Managers of the park know this and they dont do a thing about it. Six flags a few hours away is so much better. Carowinds for that they offer is not worth the drive or the money. The food is very pricey and its not that great. | en | 62 | carowinds opinion crap poor customer service parts park managers park know dont thing six flags hours away much better carowinds offer worth drive money food pricey great | 27 |
2 | Carowinds is a fun place.....where else can you spend $4 on a bottle of water?! | en | 15 | carowinds fun place else spend bottle water | 7 |
4 | I've been coming to Carowinds for 18 years. I also worked there for 2 years. It's my baby, really. I should mention that there are greater ride options and there's more of a family feel now that Cedar Fair Entertainment Company has taken over. Food's yummy (and worth it). Park is very clean and tidy. Scarowinds is an a... | en | 73 | coming carowinds years also worked years baby really mention greater ride options family feel cedar fair entertainment company taken food yummy worth park clean tidy scarowinds attraction wo want miss plain awesome go whole day | 35 |
2 | We went during an extremely hot Saturday in August so I would not recommend going at that time but that is the only time we could do it so we made the best of it. It was incredibly crowded and they warn you on the website not to go on Saturdays but again we had no choice and wanted to take our two kids 13 and 15 year o... | en | 449 | went extremely hot saturday august would recommend going time time could made best incredibly crowded warn website go saturdays choice wanted take two kids year olds coasters tips found hopefully make trip enjoyable offer fast passes extra day different prices different days happening us one thing found ask large cup i... | 194 |
2 | I thought Carowinds would be a good way to spend an evening. I hadn't been to an amusement park in quite a few years and apparently in those few years, I've gotten old. \n\nMy goal was to ride all of the big roller coasters but after hopping on Intimidator right after getting into the park, I began to rethink my deci... | en | 122 | thought carowinds would good way spend evening amusement park quite years apparently years gotten old goal ride big roller coasters hopping intimidator right getting park began rethink decision sell tylenol headaches roller coasters give ended riding big rides afterburn loved hurler hated cyclone good thunder road meh ... | 61 |
1 | You might enjoy it, if you are really into theme parks.\n\nIts been more that 8 years since, I had been to a themepark (Kennywood , Pittsburgh,PA), so I wasn't sure how I would feel about riding the rides, and doing the carnival theme activities.\n\nWe opted for the evening passes (starting at 4PM), since we both knew... | en | 352 | might enjoy really theme years since themepark kennywood pittsburgh pa sure would feel riding rides carnival theme opted evening passes starting since knew would much us parking joke crime force pay park able go park premium parking general another way rake park goers coals pay park really made ever want come back ride... | 150 |
3 | Intimidator and Cobra, and that's all you need to know. Go.\n\nIntimidator replaced my favorite coaster of all time (Millennium Force at Cedar Pointe) and the adrenaline rush afterward made me feel as though I accomplished something big. I have no idea how no one has fallen out riding this - the seating design is revol... | en | 326 | intimidator cobra need know replaced favorite coaster time millennium force cedar pointe adrenaline rush afterward made feel though accomplished something big idea one fallen riding seating design revolutionary freeing allows completely uninhibited body movement waste coaster husband felt terrified riding begged skip o... | 153 |
1 | Ok park. Some good coasters. Intimidator and nighthawk are our favorites. A lot to do for the kids. \n\nShould have wait times listed for rides. Waited 1 hr 35 min for nighthawk. Need to improve carowinds app. \n\nStaff isn't polite or even nice for that matter. \n\nPark isn't very clean. Bathrooms are filthy and smel... | en | 56 | ok park good coasters intimidator nighthawk favorites lot kids wait times listed rides waited hr min nighthawk need improve carowinds app polite even nice matter clean bathrooms filthy smell awful | 30 |
1 | This is the 4th cedar-faire operated theme park I've been to and most definitely the worst. Here's why:\n\n- half of the rides weren't open because 'the wind'... Yeah, no, there was barely a breeze. To make matters worse, it was all of the bigger 'thrill' rides and coasters. Kind of like going to Disney but space mount... | en | 222 | operated theme park definitely worst half rides open wind yeah barely breeze make matters worse bigger rides coasters kind like going disney space mountain pirates caribbean splash mountain worry wait line forever go small world chicken tenders fries standard practice car running car cut lines practice handful rides re... | 95 |
0 | just spent the day with my husband, 10 yr old son and his friend at carowinds. I now know why tix are so cheap. (37.50 through AAA per person) add to that $15 parking, $58 for 3 nasty burgers and cold fries, 2 slices of pizza and 2 kids milks, $9.48 for 2 sprites and it adds up quickly. if you only want to ride roller ... | en | 113 | spent day husband yr old son friend carowinds know tix cheap aaa per person add parking nasty burgers cold fries slices pizza kids milks sprites adds quickly want ride roller coasters place entertainment available season guess wo make hour drive charleston would rather drive little go south universal much better value ... | 53 |
3 | Because my visit was before Labor Day the water park was closed and the park was not particularly crowded. I do think the rides should have wait times posted, though. My longest wait was thirty minutes for the Nighthawk, but if it had been busier I would have been frustrated not knowing the wait times.\n\nThe Intimidat... | en | 160 | visit labor day water park closed park particularly crowded think rides wait times posted though longest wait thirty minutes nighthawk busier would frustrated knowing wait intimidator joke love rollercoasters one stopped realized legs shaking wondered put put staff run thrill rides incredibly professional staff friendl... | 68 |
0 | As a kid I remeber fallong down an open unmarked manhole, and not getting anything save a change of clothes and a freaking lollipop, they also refused to do anymore to compensate me. This also wasn't an emptied manhole, it was nearly overflowing. I will never go back to this park since this happened, and the lack of pr... | en | 60 | kid remeber fallong open unmarked manhole getting anything save change clothes freaking lollipop also refused anymore compensate also emptied manhole nearly overflowing never go back park since happened lack proper response | 31 |
2 | If you want a one-liner, I had a really great time here with my friends and wife, but I do not think that Carowinds is a great theme park.\n\nTickets - Just like department stores, Carowinds largely overprices its tickets at the door ($55?) but has numerous gimmicky sales. For example, going to Bojangles can get you $1... | en | 542 | want really great time friends wife think carowinds great theme like department stores carowinds largely overprices tickets door numerous gimmicky sales example going bojangles get various schools hospitals various discounts ranging never feel like got good preferred parking standard parking preferred parking basically... | 232 |
2 | DO NOT BUY THE MEAL DEAL AT THE PARK OR ONLINE. I REPEAT DO NOT BUY THE MEAL DEAL. At 30 bucks a person YOU think it will save on eating costs. ..NOPE you get 5 places to eat at and YOU do not get to choose what you eat the employee failed to mention this. NO healthy coices from the 4 things you can eat and DRINKS not... | en | 179 | buy meal deal park online repeat buy meal deal bucks person think save eating costs nope get places eat get choose eat employee failed mention healthy coices things eat drinks included carowinds made bucks us cause meals crap pizza nasty fingers gave fall otherwise amusement park full wild children crazy pushing people... | 96 |
3 | If you are planning to go more than three times, just get a gold pass. The amount you will save on parking alone is worth it. \nThe best time to go is during the weekdays, and get their early. You get better parking, and get in early. Food is over priced, just bring a bottle of water in with you and fill it up at a... | en | 172 | planning go three times get gold pass amount save parking alone worth best time go weekdays get early get better parking get early food priced bring bottle water fill water fountain boomerang bay great get away park must ride super tall water slide rides fun favorite intimidator wait awful bad added another cart year d... | 83 |
2 | I like Carowinds, my kids have fun and we have season passes. I am yet to make it to the Halloween Scarowinds but heard that was the best. The waterpark is cool. My only complaint is it is very pricy. I think it's like $4.00 for a bottle of water. you can't bring your own food in there. One time we went there and r... | en | 95 | like carowinds kids fun season passes yet make halloween scarowinds heard best waterpark cool complaint pricy think like bottle water ca bring food one time went rented carriage got drinks husband said already spent even main park yet beware money situation | 41 |
2 | If your coming here BUY THE TICKETS ONLINE, you will save $5-8. Also come here EARLY. Like any theme park they nickel and dime you for everything. General parking was $15. Tickets were $48 (online discount). Water was $4 for a small bottle. I would advice anyone to purchase the theme park water bottle for $15, share it... | en | 191 | coming buy tickets online save also come early like theme park nickel dime everything general parking tickets online discount water small bottle would advice anyone purchase theme park water bottle share receive unlimited refills throughout day rides wait averages around hr wait realistically get ride per hour unless f... | 105 |
0 | My wife and I showed up the other weekend and got stuck on one of your rides that you lay down on. We we're stuck laying down tilted back on this roller coaster for about 20 minutes. Everyone on the ride was flipping out because we were all getting head rush. When we finally got off after your employees gave zero commu... | en | 211 | wife showed weekend got stuck one rides lay stuck laying tilted back roller coaster minutes everyone ride flipping getting head rush finally got employees gave zero communication told would shut listened would known technical difficulties seriously says medics nothing give us cup water sitting wife hour rest actually b... | 88 |
0 | My wife and I bought tickets online in advance to the park. We came on Halloween night for Scarowinds. Well we were here for 30 minutes before rain and lightning came. We went to guest services and they told us there are no refunds. If you plan on going to this park make sure to check the weather or kiss your $$ goodby... | en | 63 | wife bought tickets online advance park came halloween night scarowinds well minutes rain lightning came went guest services told us refunds plan going park make sure check weather kiss goodbye | 30 |
3 | It is about in between a Six Flags and a Disney park on a scale of how nice it is. Nice selection of coasters, but the park layout is kind of all over the place. It is a lot like King's Island in Ohio although I would say King's Island definitely has the winning edge. Favorite coasters were Intimidator and Afterburn. | en | 61 | six flags disney park scale nice nice selection coasters park layout kind place lot like king island ohio although would say king island definitely winning edge favorite coasters intimidator afterburn | 30 |
0 | If you already know what you need and are OK paying more for it here than any other place... proceed. They want to sell you anything regardless.\n\nI asked to have one tire patched. The manager was unable to give me any estimate for over 20 minutes until my car was on the rack and the wheel was off the car. I as... | en | 190 | already know need ok paying place proceed want sell anything asked one tire patched manager unable give estimate minutes car rack wheel car asked three times much patches cost reluctantly said average eventually mine less well ummm shit tire average achiever tire engineer inspected tires opinion could fixed close sidew... | 80 |
0 | Worst customer service ever. The manager is rude and talks bad about the client and little care for his customer | en | 20 | worst customer service ever manager rude talks bad client little care customer | 12 |
4 | The new service manager Kenny was extremely polite and helpful in explaining options for my wife's vehicle. I've been coming to this location for over a decade and have always been pleased with the services received. | en | 36 | new service manager kenny extremely polite helpful explaining options wife vehicle coming location decade always pleased services received | 18 |
0 | Worst place ever. Don't go there. Customer service was awful and they didn't even do what I asked them to, due to them trying to scam me for more business. I will never go back. | en | 35 | worst place ever go customer service awful even asked due trying scam business never go back | 16 |
4 | Great place to work - a company that cares about its people. While most work is fast paced, they are challenges worth looking forward to every day. | en | 27 | great place work company cares people work fast paced challenges worth looking forward every day | 15 |
0 | In my opinion, Duke is destroying the environment in North Carolina as well as other states it operates in. The Dan River will never be the same and due to owning several politicians, they only cleaned up a fraction of the coal ash they spilled into the River. | en | 48 | opinion duke destroying environment north carolina well states operates dan river never due owning several politicians cleaned fraction coal ash spilled river | 22 |
1 | I do not recommend going here. \n\nI was searching for an independent little place to pick up dog food. The name almost turned me off, but I decided not to be so judgmental. It was really dirty inside and the animals in cages looked upset/not taken care of. This place is the sort of place that might haunt you at night.... | en | 83 | recommend going searching independent little place pick dog food name almost turned decided judgmental really dirty inside animals cages looked taken care place sort place might haunt night overly sensitive animals like probably best place check | 36 |
0 | It's a flea market. Nothing more; nothing less. It's old crap that no one should need unless you are a hoarder. There are plenty of free flea markets and yard sales that are free. This misadventure cost me $20 in admission fees. What a waste. It's $10 a head. Finally, no one takes credit cards... even for the ad... | en | 77 | flea market nothing nothing less old crap one need unless hoarder plenty free flea markets yard sales free misadventure cost admission fees waste head finally one takes credit cards even admission charge flea markets yard sales typically deal cash feel slightly dirty | 42 |
2 | A great place to spend a weekend and the staff is super friendly. Did not find many super deals as many things were priced high but we enjoyed looking around | en | 30 | great place spend weekend staff super friendly find many super deals many things priced high enjoyed looking around | 18 |
4 | The dealers are so knowledgeable and helpful! We always find some great stuff. We just recently purchased vintage blue glass BALL jars from the 1950's for a DIY project. | en | 29 | dealers knowledgeable helpful always find great stuff recently purchased vintage blue glass ball jars diy project | 16 |
1 | The expo itself is pretty lame - it seems like a few buildings in a field, next to the now-defunct Metrolina Speedway. We actually went for the Home Show, which at the same price as the show held at the former Merchandise Mart, is a complete waste.\n\nYou can walk through the entire thing in a few minutes, and it's ju... | en | 113 | expo pretty lame seems like buildings field next metrolina speedway actually went home show price show held former merchandise mart complete walk entire thing minutes worthless perhaps four rows tables offering anything grounds expo like fairgrounds bother going handicapped spaces close entrance also muddy raining good... | 47 |
2 | Here for Carolina Rebellion\n\nPros- plenty of bathrooms, grounds were fairly clean for such a large event, strong police and EMT presence\n\nCons- Line to get in was outrageous- some people waited 2-4 HOURS just to get inside. Lack of food vendors equaled LONG LONG lines at the stands they did have. | en | 50 | carolina plenty bathrooms grounds fairly clean large event strong police emt line get people waited hours get inside lack food vendors equaled long long lines stands | 26 |
2 | It is what it is...an open field with some storage-type buildings, porta-jons & parking lots.\n\nI've always known this expo to welcome festivals, home shows, gun & knife shows & the like. Yesterday's visit actually brought me here to work the Oktoberfest. \n\nVast land makes for plenty of pop up tents for beer sampl... | en | 141 | open field buildings parking always known expo welcome festivals home shows gun knife shows like yesterday visit actually brought work oktoberfest land makes plenty pop tents beer samplings food merch vendors downside even good amount men still found need um end woods venue seemed work well plenty volunteers staff show... | 69 |
3 | Just had a booth at the Quilt Show this past weekend. The service of the volunteers was excellent, parking was easy, bathrooms were well-stocked and concession food was pretty tasty. We had a great time and so happy that they scheduled the same weekend as the Bead Show! | en | 48 | booth quilt show past weekend service volunteers excellent parking easy bathrooms concession food pretty tasty great time happy scheduled weekend bead show | 22 |
2 | Friends dragged me here for the gun show.\n\nParking is on a large grassy area with little organization and no direction from attendants. You're just hunting for a spot all on your own. Make sure you park \"legally\" and that you leave enough room in case someone doesn't know what they are doing any manage to block you... | en | 184 | friends dragged gun large grassy area little organization direction attendants hunting spot make sure park leave enough room case someone know manage block queue paying entrance charge note multiple ticket windows may able move long line shorter one lines break gun show took place across three structures open area midd... | 89 |
2 | It was just a great idea my wife had to go with the kids to the fair they had going on there; a great idea it was. Anything that puts a smile on my girls face is good for me. No one was there directing traffic for parking so it was pretty much grab what you can; parking closer to the ticket booth would be smart because... | en | 266 | great idea wife go kids fair going great idea anything puts smile girls face good one directing traffic parking pretty much grab parking closer ticket booth would smart long walk back free adults children realize pay extra get rides nice trick rides decent enough trust say save whole lot money buying wristband hand sta... | 131 |
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