Unruly guests led to rumors of threat at Carowinds, park officials say: Monday, Sept. 19.

The Carowinds theme park closed early Saturday night, but park officials said unruly guest behavior led to panic inside.The amusement park kicked off the spooky season with Scarowind this weekend. However, a night of thrills turned into a night of horror for families.“We were walking normally then out of nowhere a massive crowd of probably like, between 50 and 100 people running towards us screaming. So, we ducked over and got out of the way. It was chaotic,” said Bethany Bloomer.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/unruly-behavior-carowinds-charlotte-nc-crime-local/275-922b00d9-ea24-493d-bab0-c183df3cc4afIn the past few years there’s been plenty of change as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and experts say with that change can come stress and trauma. "A lot of people have physically lost family members to death, there’s been lost some sense of safety and innocence that we once had," Victor Armstrong with Recovering Innovations International said.North Carolina ranks 12th in the US for states dealing with mental health struggles.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health/nc-students-dealing-with-added-stress-from-pandemic/275-dad3017c-b790-40ee-b9eb-04994c7da3ddWatch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!