A roller coaster of emotions! Four-year-old boy's face switches from excitement to horror on his first theme park ride Paula and Santwaun Goodwin captured the expression of their son Zachary The family went on the 35mph ride at Carowinds theme park in North Carolina As the carriages drop over the ride's peak, Zachary appears utterly petrifiedBy Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 12:55 BST, 27 June 2019 | Updated: 13:18 BST, 27 June 2019 Viewcomments This is the hilarious moment a four-year-old boy's face flicks from excitement to shock horror in a split second as he hurtles down his first roller coaster ride. Paula and Santwaun Goodwin captured the expression of their son Zachary on the 35mph ride at Carowinds theme park in Charlotte, North Carolina. The video posted to Paula's Instagram account on June 15 shows the family sat in one of the roller coaster train carriages and making the slow climb up to the drop-point. Zachary Goodwin, four, grips on to the metal bars and looks petrified on the ride at Carowinds theme park in Charlotte, North Carolina On the steep ascent up the roller coaster, he throws his arms in the air and smiles excitedly, but as it plunges over the top, the excitement turns to horror A grinning Zachary, wearing a yellow top, is sat next to his mother and can barely contain his excitement as the ride begins. He throws his arms into the air and cheers as the train rattles up the steep ascent towards the peak where it will plunge down. As the ride approaches the top, the smile begins to fade from Zachary's face slightly but he still appears comfortable and he screams with Paula as they go over the peak. As the ride approaches the top, the smile begins to fade from Zachary's face slightly but he still appears comfortable and he screams with Paula as they go over the peak But within a split-second of the plummet down the ride, all excitement vanishes and instead his reaction is one of terror. He grips on to the metal bars for dear life and screws up his face before burying his head in Paula's chest. Everyone else seems to be enjoying the thrill of the ride, but Zachary's drop-jaw expression suggests his first theme park trip has been a roller coaster of emotions. By the end of the ride, the Zachary's face is unrecognisable from the beaming boy first set off Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility