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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Mar 22, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds held steady around a 5 from open through close.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT20m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN27/23
WEATHER88° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Mar 22, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Touring strategy starts here. Ricochet 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 Ricochet or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 6 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
Ricochet
43m avg
peak 70m · 83% uptime
Copperhead Strike
40m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
35m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
The Flying Cobras
32m avg
peak 40m · 89% uptime
Afterburn
28m avg
peak 60m · 90% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
28m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
28m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Fury 325
27m avg
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
24m avg
peak 35m · 88% uptime
Woodstock Express
20m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
19m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Vortex
18m avg
peak 30m · 73% uptime
Thunder Striker
14m avg
peak 20m · 59% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
13m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
13m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
12m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
10m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Mountain Gliders
10m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Gear Spin
9m avg
peak 15m · 82% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
9m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Do-Si-Do
9m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Hover & Dodge
9m avg
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Electro-Spin
Closed all day
Hurler
Closed all day
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · 88% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · 88% uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
Wind Star
0m avg
peak 0m · 8% uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Electro-Spin Hurler WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 88°F, low 59°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Ricochet 70m to 30m
2:42p Walk-on window: Vortex + Thunder Striker
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions