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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Mar 29, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT19m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN28/25
WEATHER66° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Mar 29, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 6 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
5
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Copperhead Strike first

Even on a light day, Copperhead Strike builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Gear Spin + Flying Ace Balloon Race fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 6 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

30 rides · avg wait shown
Carolina Goldrusher
41m avg
peak 45m · 59% uptime
Copperhead Strike
38m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Fury 325
36m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Afterburn
35m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
34m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
The Flying Cobras
34m avg
peak 45m · 88% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
33m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Ricochet
32m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Thunder Striker
29m avg
peak 45m · 82% uptime
Vortex
23m avg
peak 25m · 93% uptime
Woodstock Express
20m avg
peak 20m · 73% uptime
Gear Spin
16m avg
peak 30m · 71% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
15m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Hover & Dodge
13m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Mountain Gliders
11m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
9m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
9m avg
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Wind Star
7m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Air Racers
7m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
7m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
6m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Do-Si-Do
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 5m · 72% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Electro-Spin
Closed all day
Hurler
Closed all day
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · 93% uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
2 rides were closed all day
Electro-Spin Hurler

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 66°F, low 37°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Copperhead Strike 46m to 27m
1:15p Walk-on window: Gear Spin + Flying Ace Balloon Race
4:08p Smart pick: Copperhead Strike is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion