The Carolina Drum Corps Association was founded in 1988 with the goal of bringing a drum corps to the Carolinas. The founders had their dream realized with the birth of Carolina Crown the following year. The corps won the DCI Division II Championship in 1993, joining the ranks of the World Class the following year. Carolina Crown has been a Finalist every year for the last decade, earning its first World Championship title in DCI’s World Class division in 2013.