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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

May 30, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT12m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN27/24
WEATHER83° Cloudy
Carowinds crowd report infographic for May 30, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Even on a light day, Copperhead Strike 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

Kiddy Hawk + Boo Blasters on Boo Hill fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 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
Fury 325
30m avg
peak 50m · 93% uptime
Copperhead Strike
26m avg
peak 90m · 96% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
21m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
18m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
15m avg
peak 30m · 83% uptime
Thunder Striker
13m avg
peak 25m · 72% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
12m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Afterburn
12m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
12m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
The Flying Cobras
12m avg
peak 15m · 37% uptime
Wind Star
11m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
10m avg
peak 35m · 96% uptime
Hurler
10m avg
peak 25m · 89% uptime
Do-Si-Do
10m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
9m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
9m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Mountain Gliders
8m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Hover & Dodge
8m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Vortex
8m avg
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
7m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
7m avg
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 6m · 94% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Electro-Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 3% uptime
Gear Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Ricochet
0m avg
peak 0m · 3% 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 83°F, low 71°F, rain for 3h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Copperhead Strike 31m to 18m
1:15p Walk-on window: Kiddy Hawk + Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
4:08p Smart pick: Copperhead Strike is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion