Brilliance Port

Brilliance Port is an amusement park partially situated on a pier, located in Beaufort, North Carolina, U.S. that is owned by Carwardine Parks. It is the third largest park in the Carwardine chain.

History
The park opened in 1972 with three different "lands": Asian Adventure, at the beginning of the pier, European World, in the middle of the pier and Freedom USA, at the end of the pier.

In 1978, Crazy 8 was added.

In 1983, Dragon Kiddie Coaster and Sea Storm opened.

In 1991, Chinese Dragon was added.

In 1992, Boomerang was added.

In 1993, Port Rio was added.

In 1994, Samurai was added as the first TOGO sitdown looping coaster in the U.S.

In 1995, a bunch of kiddie rides were added.

In 1996, Uluru Falls opened.

In 1997, Bird Race opened.

The park was purchased by Carwardine Parks in 1999. With the purchase, Carwardine's River Rapids opened.

In 2000, Whirlwind and WWF SmackDown: The Ride both opened. Two kiddie rides were also added.

In 2001, Futurama: Bender’s Pendulums opened.

In 2002, the park got a massive overhaul, adding Hangman, Highway Carwardine, and the Nick Storeport. Samurai also closed that year.

In 2004, Tornado, the park's second hand-me-down coaster, opened to the public.

In 2006, Brilliance Port Water Tower opened to the public.

In 2008, The Rock-afire Explosion was added.

In 2013, Power Rangers Battle Bikes opened.

In 2014, World of Minecraft was added.

In 2016, Squirtle’s Water Cannons opened.

In 2022, Dr. Turbo's Dastardly Drops opened. Highway Carwardine was also renamed to Bluey’s Road Trip and incorporated into the neighboring Australian Thrills area, while Boomerang was repainted and given new trains for its 30th anniversary.

On June 4, 2023, Donkey Kong: Flight of the Zingers opened.

In 2024, Kids Kountry will gain an expansion.

Areas

 * Asian Adventure
 * Australian Thrills
 * European World
 * Freedom USA
 * Kids Kountry
 * World of Minecraft

Roller coasters

 * Boomerang (1992; A Vekoma Boomerang coaster, repainted and given new trains by Sunkid in 2022 for it’s 30th anniversary) [Australian Thrills]
 * Donkey Kong: Flight of the Zingers (2023; A GCI hybrid wooden coaster with a spiral lift hill) [Freedom USA]
 * EnderCoaster (2002; Vekoma SLC 689m, formerly known as "Hangman" [2002-2013]) [World of Minecraft]
 * Maggie Simpson's Adventure (1983; A Zierer Small Tivoli Coaster formerly with a dragon themed train, formerly known as “Dragon Kiddie Coaster" [1983-2021]) [Kids Kountry]
 * Power Rangers Battle Bikes (2013; A Zamperla Motorcoaster roller coaster) [Asian Adventure]
 * Redwall: Flight of the Sparra (1997; a Vekoma Swinging Turns coaster; relocated from Desertworld; formerly known as "Bird Race" [1997-2003]) [Kids Kountry]
 * Tornado (2004; A TOGO Ultra Twister pipeline roller coaster; relocated from Carwardine Colony, trains replaced with Premier Rides trains in 2010 due to the old train being taken over by a large hornet's nest causing a significant amount of downtime during the 2009 season, new magnetic brakes were installed to allow 2 trains on the track instead of 1) [Asian Adventure]
 * Wildcat (1972; A Schwarzkopf Wildcat 65m roller coaster) [European World]

Flat rides

 * Bluey's Road Trip (2002; an Arrow Dynamics tracked car ride, one of the last rides to ever be manufactured by Arrow Dynamics, formerly known as "Highway Carwardine" [2002-2021]) [Australian Thrills]
 * Carousel (1972; A Theel Brothers Manufacturing carousel) [Freedom USA]
 * Carwardine's River Rapids (1999; Hopkins River Rapids) [Freedom USA]
 * Chinese Dragon (1991; A Chance Pirate Ship themed to a dragon) [Asian Adventure]
 * Crazy 8 (1978; A Schwarzkopf Monster III ride) [European World]
 * Dr. Turbo's Dastardly Drops (2022; An S&S Dual Turbo Drop tower ride, formerly Abyss at Ocean Park) [Freedom USA]
 * Futurama: Bender's Pendulums (2001; A Zamperla Hawk 48 ride themed to Futurama) [Freedom USA]
 * Hurricane (1972; An Allan Herschell ride) [Freedom USA]
 * London Eye (1972; An Eli Ferris Wheel, formerly known as “Big Wheel” [1972-1999]) [European World]
 * Minecraft Adventure (2014; A Sally Corporation dark ride themed to Minecraft) [World of Minecraft]
 * Scrambler (1972; An Eli Scrambler) [Freedom USA]
 * Sea Storm (1983; A Mack Sea Storm ride) [European World]
 * Uluru Falls (1996; An Intamin Shoot-the-Chutes ride built partially inside a mini-scale Uluru/Ayers Rock facade) [Australian Thrills]
 * Whirlwind (2000; A Wisdom Tornado ride) [Freedom USA]
 * WWE SmackDown - The Ride (2000; an Intamin Giant Drop Tower, one of two drop towers in the park, formerly "WWF SmackDown - The Ride" [2000-2002]) [Freedom USA]

Kiddie rides
All kiddie rides located in Kids Kountry.
 * Balloon Wheel (1995; A Sartori Balloon Wheel ride)
 * Blaze's Monster Jumpers (2024; A Zamperla Jump Around ride)
 * Bratz Tour Bus (2000; A Zamperla Crazy Bus ride themed to Bratz)
 * Face's Skyrace (2024; A Zamperla Skyrace ride)
 * Garfield's Pounce 'n Bounce (2000; A Zamperla Mini Jet ride themed to Garfield)
 * Jumping Star (1995; A Zamperla Jumping Star ride)
 * PAW Patrol: Chase's Bumper Cars (2024; A Zamperla Mini Bumper Car ride)
 * Squirtle’s Water Cannons (2016; A Zamperla Watermania ride themed to Squirtle from Pokémon)
 * Thomas the Tank Engine (1993; A Zamperla Rio Grande train ride, formerly known as "Port Rio" [1993-1998] and "Kountry Rio" [1999-2018])
 * Troublesome Trucks (1995; A Zamperla Convoy ride with trucks, formerly known as "Tot Trucks" [1995-2018])
 * Tubs O' Fun (1972; A San Antonio Roller Works kiddie umbrella ride with spinning tubs on a tilting platform)

Brilliance Port Water Tower
Due to a lack of space to build a water park, 50 slides were perched up upon 1 tower, setting a world record for most slides on 1 tower. Added 2006.
 * Octopus (ProSlide OctopusRacers, 1-8)
 * Pipeline (ProSlide Pipelines, 9-10)
 * Turbo Twisters (ProSlide Turbo Twisters, 11-15)
 * Free Falls (ProSlide FreeFall slides, 16-17)
 * Dark Tunnel (ProSlide Dark Pipelines, 18-20)
 * Mammoth (ProSlide Mammoth, 21)
 * Tornado (ProSlide Tornado, 22)
 * Cannon Bowl (ProSlide CannonBowls, 23-25)
 * Plummets (ProSlide MultiBumps, 26-27)
 * Turners (ProSlide Twisters, 28-30)
 * Yangtze (ProSlide Dry Rockets, 31-32)
 * Olympus (ProSlide Turbo Pipelines, 33-35)
 * Tigris (ProSlide Non-Racing Mat Slides, 36-37)
 * Matterhorn (ProSlide ProBowls, 38-40)
 * McKinley (ProSlide TurboMammoths, 41-45)
 * Insanity (ProSlide ProRacers, 46-50)

Other

 * The Rock-afire Explosion (2008; a 3-Stage RAE, located in Rock-afire Pizza and Pasta, relocated from Playland)
 * Megazord Combat (2013; an extra charge laser tag ball pit style attraction)

Restaurants and food stands

 * Chick-Fil-A
 * Dippin’ Dots
 * Pier Burgers
 * Rock-afire Pizza and Pasta (a Italian fast casual restaurant with a 3-Stage Rock-afire Explosion in the main dining room)
 * Subway
 * Taco Bell/Pizza Hut Express

Gift shops

 * Nick Storeport (A gift shop selling Nickelodeon merchandise)
 * Power Rangers Morphing Grid (A gift shop selling Power Rangers merchandise)
 * WWE Shop (A gift shop selling WWE merchandise)

Former rides

 * Beaufort Log Mill Run (1972-2004; an Arrow log flume ride, relocated to Whalom Park, replaced with Brilliance Port Water Tower)
 * Samurai (1994-2002; a TOGO Sitdown Looping coaster, first one of its kind in the U.S., scrapped and replaced with Tornado)