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A MODERATE DAY

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

Mar 27, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 5 out of ten for 10 straight hours between 11 AM and 8 PM.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT21m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN27/24
WEATHER88° Cloudy
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Mar 27, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
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
5
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Thunder Striker 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.

11 AM to 8 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 11 AM is your friend. Use it on Thunder Striker 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
Ricochet
48m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Copperhead Strike
39m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
34m avg
peak 45m · 79% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
31m avg
peak 45m · 42% uptime
Thunder Striker
29m avg
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Fury 325
28m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
The Flying Cobras
27m avg
peak 30m · 89% uptime
Afterburn
25m avg
peak 35m · 94% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
25m avg
peak 35m · 93% uptime
Vortex
24m avg
peak 40m · 99% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
23m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
18m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Gear Spin
15m avg
peak 25m · 34% uptime
Mountain Gliders
14m avg
peak 25m · 97% uptime
Do-Si-Do
13m avg
peak 25m · 87% uptime
Woodstock Express
13m avg
peak 15m · 87% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
12m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
11m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
9m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Hover & Dodge
9m avg
peak 10m · 57% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 32% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 5m · 7% uptime
Wind Star
5m avg
peak 5m · 34% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 92% uptime
Electro-Spin
Closed all day
Hurler
Closed all day
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · 34% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · 87% uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Electro-Spin Hurler WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 88°F, low 63°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Thunder Striker 75m to 20m
2:42p Walk-on window: Snoopy + Gear Spin
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions