A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Apr 5, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Carowinds this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 6 straight hours between 11 AM and 4 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
1
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT5m
PEAK10m
RIDES OPEN29/17
WEATHER68° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Fury 325 held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 11 AM. Fury 325 + Afterburn walked on.
11 AM to 4 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 11 AM. Fury 325 fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 4 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Fury 325 now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Fury 325
peak 10m · 60% uptime
Afterburn
peak 5m · 52% uptime
Air Racers
peak 5m · 60% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 5m · 53% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 5m · 60% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 5m · 60% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 5m · 52% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 5m · 45% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 5m · 60% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 5m · 52% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 5m · 60% uptime
Gear Spin
peak 5m · 57% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 5m · 60% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 5m · 59% uptime
Vortex
peak 5m · 60% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 5m · 60% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 5m · 43% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 0m · 60% uptime
Hurler
peak 0m · 43% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 0m · 60% uptime
Ricochet
Ripcord
peak 0m · 60% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 0m · 57% uptime
Slingshot
peak 0m · 60% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 0m · 46% uptime
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · 60% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 0m · 60% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 0m · 58% uptime
Wind Star
peak 0m · 54% uptime
Zephyr
peak 0m · 60% uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Ricochet
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 68°F, low 60°F, rain for 9h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Fury 325 12m to 5m
11 AM Walk-on window: Fury 325 + Afterburn
4:08p Smart pick: Fury 325 is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion