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A MODERATE DAY

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

Apr 11, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 10, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT35m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN30/27
WEATHER85° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Apr 11, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Touring strategy starts here. Fury 325 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 Fury 325 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
65m avg
peak 90m · 87% uptime
The Flying Cobras
58m avg
peak 85m · 94% uptime
Vortex
57m avg
peak 75m · 95% uptime
Ricochet
54m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
52m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Copperhead Strike
49m avg
peak 90m · 95% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
48m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Electro-Spin
47m avg
peak 60m · 63% uptime
Thunder Striker
46m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
46m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Hurler
44m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
42m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Afterburn
38m avg
peak 75m · 90% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
37m avg
peak 45m · 91% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
36m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Zephyr
34m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Woodstock Express
30m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
27m avg
peak 45m · 82% uptime
WindSeeker
22m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Wilderness Run
20m avg
peak 40m · 92% uptime
Do-Si-Do
20m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Mountain Gliders
19m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
16m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Air Racers
14m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Gear Spin
11m avg
peak 25m · 93% uptime
Hover & Dodge
11m avg
peak 20m · 95% uptime
Wind Star
5m avg
peak 15m · 85% uptime
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · 92% uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · 95% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 85°F, low 51°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Fury 325 90m to 46m
2:42p Walk-on window: Boo Blasters on Boo Hill + Air Racers
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions