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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.

May 29, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT12m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN27/24
WEATHER86° Cloudy
Carowinds crowd report infographic for May 29, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
10 AM
3
11 AM
2
12 PM
2
1 PM
4
2 PM
4
3 PM
3
4 PM
1
5 PM
2
6 PM
1
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
9 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Fury 325 first

Even on a light day, Fury 325 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

Fury 325 + Charlie Brown 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
Kiddy Hawk
25m avg
peak 46m · 95% uptime
Copperhead Strike
22m avg
peak 45m · 90% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
21m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
The Flying Cobras
19m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Fury 325
17m avg
peak 70m · 91% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
15m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
14m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
13m avg
peak 30m · 77% uptime
Mountain Gliders
12m avg
peak 20m · 93% uptime
Hurler
11m avg
peak 20m · 92% uptime
Woodstock Express
11m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Afterburn
10m avg
peak 20m · 68% uptime
Thunder Striker
10m avg
peak 20m · 51% uptime
Hover & Dodge
10m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
9m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
9m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Vortex
9m avg
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Wind Star
9m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
8m avg
peak 12m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
7m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Do-Si-Do
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Electro-Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Gear Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Ricochet
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 86°F, low 67°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Fury 325 22m to 12m
1:15p Walk-on window: Fury 325 + Charlie Brown
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