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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.

Apr 25, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 2 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 1 PM.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT24m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN26/26
WEATHER83° Cloudy
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Apr 25, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Even on a light day, Vortex 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.

11 AM to 1 PM
Walk-on window opens

WindSeeker + Hover & Dodge fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 9 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
Vortex
43m avg
peak 75m · 83% uptime
The Flying Cobras
42m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
41m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Fury 325
39m avg
peak 65m · 93% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
38m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Copperhead Strike
37m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
33m avg
peak 45m · 91% uptime
Hurler
32m avg
peak 60m · 85% uptime
Thunder Striker
32m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Electro-Spin
32m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
27m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Afterburn
24m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Do-Si-Do
24m avg
peak 45m · 85% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
19m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
WindSeeker
18m avg
peak 30m · 69% uptime
Hover & Dodge
17m avg
peak 25m · 93% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
17m avg
peak 20m · 91% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
16m avg
peak 45m · 82% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
16m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Mountain Gliders
16m avg
peak 20m · 88% uptime
Gear Spin
15m avg
peak 25m · 86% uptime
Wind Star
14m avg
peak 20m · 93% uptime
Zephyr
14m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Air Racers
12m avg
peak 20m · 83% uptime
Woodstock Express
12m avg
peak 20m · 80% uptime
Wilderness Run
8m avg
peak 10m · 88% uptime
Ricochet
Closed all day
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Ricochet

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 83°F, low 60°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Vortex 52m to 30m
11 AM Walk-on window: WindSeeker + Hover & Dodge
4:08p Smart pick: Vortex is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion