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