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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 28, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 10, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT25m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN30/23
WEATHER63° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Mar 28, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
3
11 AM
5
12 PM
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
4
3 PM
7
4 PM
10
5 PM
6
6 PM
10
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

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

8 PM to 9 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
Fury 325
62m avg
peak 90m · 71% uptime
Thunder Striker
60m avg
peak 70m · 69% uptime
Copperhead Strike
55m avg
peak 120m · 95% uptime
Ricochet
53m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
The Flying Cobras
43m avg
peak 65m · 82% uptime
Vortex
41m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
36m avg
peak 45m · 88% uptime
Afterburn
33m avg
peak 70m · 98% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
30m avg
peak 30m · 31% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
28m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
27m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
22m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Gear Spin
19m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Woodstock Express
17m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
16m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Wilderness Run
13m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
11m avg
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Wind Star
9m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Hover & Dodge
8m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Do-Si-Do
8m avg
peak 8m · 99% uptime
Mountain Gliders
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
5m avg
peak 5m · 93% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Electro-Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 21% uptime
Hurler
0m avg
peak 0m · 21% uptime
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · 96% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · 79% uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 21% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 63°F, low 44°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Copperhead Strike 120m to 38m
2:42p Walk-on window: Woodstock Express + Carolina Cyclone
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions