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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Apr 8, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT20m
PEAK65m
RIDES OPEN30/22
WEATHER63° Cloudy
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Apr 8, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
4
1 PM
4
2 PM
4
3 PM
3
4 PM
6
5 PM
3
6 PM
6
7 PM
5
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit The Flying Cobras first

Even on a light day, The Flying Cobras 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 + Afterburn fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 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
Copperhead Strike
41m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
40m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
The Flying Cobras
39m avg
peak 65m · 82% uptime
Fury 325
36m avg
peak 40m · 87% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
33m avg
peak 35m · 97% uptime
Woodstock Express
28m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Vortex
27m avg
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
23m avg
peak 30m · 71% uptime
Thunder Striker
19m avg
peak 20m · 86% uptime
Gear Spin
18m avg
peak 20m · 92% uptime
Afterburn
16m avg
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Ricochet
15m avg
peak 15m · 89% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
14m avg
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Mountain Gliders
13m avg
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Hover & Dodge
12m avg
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Wind Star
9m avg
peak 15m · 88% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
9m avg
peak 10m · 94% uptime
WindSeeker
9m avg
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Wilderness Run
8m avg
peak 8m · 94% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
5m avg
peak 5m · 92% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
5m avg
peak 5m · 81% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
0m avg
peak 0m · 94% uptime
Do-Si-Do
0m avg
peak 0m · 70% uptime
Electro-Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 77% uptime
Hurler
0m avg
peak 0m · 77% uptime
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · 94% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · 94% uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · 94% uptime
Zephyr
0m avg
peak 0m · 93% uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 63°F, low 46°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: The Flying Cobras 47m to 27m
1:15p Walk-on window: Gear Spin + Afterburn
4:08p Smart pick: The Flying Cobras is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion