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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have spent half the day in queues.

Mar 14, 2026 came in at a 7/10, the kind of day where Copperhead Strike can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds held steady around a 7 from open through close.

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7
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT33m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN26/23
WEATHER75° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Mar 14, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 12 PM · crowd level 1–10
7
12 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust

On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Copperhead Strike all morning.

11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride

You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.

2 PM to 6 PM
There is no afternoon dip

Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.

8 PM to 12 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window

Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.

Every ride, by average wait.

30 rides · avg wait shown
Copperhead Strike
58m avg
peak 75m · 97% uptime
Ricochet
53m avg
peak 60m · 68% uptime
Thunder Striker
48m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
47m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Afterburn
45m avg
peak 70m · 94% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
45m avg
peak 60m · 84% uptime
Fury 325
41m avg
peak 65m · 92% uptime
Vortex
41m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
40m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
39m avg
peak 60m · 85% uptime
The Flying Cobras
37m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
31m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Gear Spin
26m avg
peak 40m · 90% uptime
Air Racers
25m avg
peak 45m · 85% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
25m avg
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
22m avg
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
20m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Do-Si-Do
16m avg
peak 30m · 70% uptime
Hover & Dodge
15m avg
peak 15m · 89% uptime
Mountain Gliders
15m avg
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Wind Star
15m avg
peak 15m · 8% uptime
Zephyr
8m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
Closed all day
Electro-Spin
Closed all day
Hurler
Closed all day
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
4 rides were closed all day
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast Electro-Spin Hurler WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 75°F, low 45°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Copperhead Strike right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Copperhead Strike 75m to 45m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions