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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Apr 24, 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 WAIT27m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN27/27
WEATHER85° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Apr 24, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
6
12 PM
10
1 PM
10
2 PM
7
3 PM
7
4 PM
8
5 PM
2
6 PM
5
7 PM
3
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.

27 rides · avg wait shown
Ricochet
67m avg
peak 90m · 73% uptime
Copperhead Strike
47m avg
peak 120m · 85% uptime
Fury 325
47m avg
peak 90m · 84% uptime
The Flying Cobras
44m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Thunder Striker
43m avg
peak 120m · 91% uptime
Hurler
43m avg
peak 70m · 82% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
41m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
31m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Electro-Spin
30m avg
peak 30m · 35% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
30m avg
peak 30m · 90% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
28m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Vortex
28m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
21m avg
peak 25m · 94% uptime
Afterburn
20m avg
peak 45m · 84% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
17m avg
peak 20m · 85% uptime
Zephyr
15m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Do-Si-Do
14m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Mountain Gliders
13m avg
peak 20m · 86% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
12m avg
peak 30m · 79% uptime
Wilderness Run
11m avg
peak 18m · 94% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
9m avg
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Hover & Dodge
8m avg
peak 10m · 37% uptime
Gear Spin
7m avg
peak 10m · 37% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 29% uptime
WindSeeker
5m avg
peak 5m · 37% uptime
Wind Star
5m avg
peak 5m · 36% uptime
Woodstock Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 81% uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 85°F, low 59°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Copperhead Strike 120m to 33m
2:42p Walk-on window: Rock + Zephyr
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions