The Flying Dutchman opened with the park in 1973. Pat Hall saw one of these at an expo in Osaka, Japan and decided to buy one for Carowinds. It was located on Pirate Island but was removed at the end of the 1984 season. A unique simulator ride named Blackbeard's Revenge opened on this spot in 1985 and remained there for an impressive 15 years before it was removed to make room for the Super Saturator coaster which opened April 1, 2000. That ride has since been removed for another coaster, the Carolina Cobra,which made it's debut in 2009.