Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Afterburn (2008 to present)
Top Gun - The Jet Coaster (1999 to 2007)
Amusement Park: Carowinds (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Steel - Inverted
Status: Operating since 3/20/1999
Make / Model: Bolliger & Mabillard / Inverted Coaster / Custom
Designer: Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Capacity: 1,380 riders per hour

Length: 2,956 ft
Height: 113 ft
Inversions: 6
Speed: 62 mph
Duration: 2:47
Elements: Chain Lift Hill
Loop
Immelmann
Zero-G Roll
Batwing
Corkscrew


Trains: 2 trains with 8 cars per train. Riders are arranged 4 across in a single row for a total of 32 riders per train.
Restrictions: Riders must be 54 in or taller to ride.
Etymology: Initially, Carowinds had plans to theme this coaster after the movie, Godzilla. But the movie had little success, so the park instead themed the coaster after the movie Top Gun and gave it the name Top Gun - The Jet Coaster

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