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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Mar 21, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 4 and a 6, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT28m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN30/23
WEATHER83° Cloudy
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Mar 21, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
6
11 AM
5
12 PM
5
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
4
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Fury 325 climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Fury 325 or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 8 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

30 rides · avg wait shown
Kiddy Hawk
59m avg
peak 60m · 71% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
55m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
47m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Fury 325
46m avg
peak 70m · 99% uptime
Ricochet
44m avg
peak 45m · 53% uptime
Vortex
43m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Thunder Striker
40m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
The Flying Cobras
36m avg
peak 50m · 88% uptime
Afterburn
35m avg
peak 70m · 99% uptime
Copperhead Strike
35m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
31m avg
peak 45m · 87% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
25m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
23m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
21m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
20m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
19m avg
peak 45m · 82% uptime
Gear Spin
14m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Zephyr
14m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Do-Si-Do
13m avg
peak 25m · 88% uptime
Mountain Gliders
13m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
11m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Hover & Dodge
11m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Electro-Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 11% uptime
Hurler
0m avg
peak 0m · 11% uptime
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · 97% uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 11% uptime
Wind Star
0m avg
peak 0m · 11% uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 83°F, low 57°F, rain for 3h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Fury 325 70m to 32m
2:42p Walk-on window: Gear Spin + Zephyr
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions