Heres the history of the park  
1973-Construction Begins 
1975-Grand Opening 
1976-Derecho a massive wooden coaster 
1977-Dodgems bumber cars 
1978-Carolina Calamity a first Arrow Dynamics coaster with 4 inversions 
1979-Vulture a first Arrow Suspened Swinging coaster 
1980-Emerald River with 3 new rides and a new restaurant 
1981-No new rides just major upgrades and giant slide removed in middle of the season 
1982-Harbortown Expanded with a new ride, a new restaurant, and a new gift shop 
1983-Boardwalk Carosuel 
1984-Ocean Motion a first pirate ship ride 
1985-Tidal Wave a first TOGO Stand Up coaster 
1986-Derecho transformed into New Derecho it's first hybrid coaster 
1987-Disaster Transport first bobsled coaster 
1988- No new rides and The Mystery of the Haunted House removed 
1989-Millipede a new family coaster 
1990-No new rides major upgrades 
1991-Sledge Hammer 
1992-Charleston Gardens transforms into Paramount's Charleston Gardens and Paramount's Action FX Theater 
1993-Black Widow first giant frisbee ride 
1994-Extreme Skyflyer 
1995-a new restaurant called McDonalds 
1996-The Outer Limits 
1997-Drop Zone Stunt Tower and Sledge Hammer and Parachute Falls removed 
1998-Undertaker a first floorless coaster 
1999-no new rides major upgrades 
2000-Stratosphere first worlds tallest and fastest strata coaster and Paratrooper removed 
2001-Tomb Raider The Ride 
2002-no new rides 
2003-SW7 a first coaster with 11 inversions 
2004-Paramount's Charleston Gardens was bought by Cedar Fair and Mantis a first B&M Stand Up 
2005-Looping Star 
2006-Nickelodeon Universe 
2007-Diamondback a first B&M Hyper coaster 
2008-Patriot first screamin swing ride 
2009-Stratosphere Jr