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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.

May 31, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN26/24
WEATHER79° Cloudy
Carowinds crowd report infographic for May 31, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

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

8 PM to 7 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
36m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
36m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
32m avg
peak 60m · 68% uptime
Copperhead Strike
32m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Woodstock Express
30m avg
peak 45m · 90% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
29m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
The Flying Cobras
29m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
21m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
21m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Vortex
20m avg
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Wind Star
18m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
17m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Afterburn
16m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Thunder Striker
14m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Wilderness Run
12m avg
peak 25m · 98% uptime
Hurler
11m avg
peak 25m · 98% uptime
Mountain Gliders
11m avg
peak 25m · 100% uptime
Hover & Dodge
11m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
WindSeeker
11m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Air Racers
10m avg
peak 20m · 89% uptime
Do-Si-Do
9m avg
peak 25m · 98% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
8m avg
peak 25m · 98% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
8m avg
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Zephyr
8m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Electro-Spin
Closed all day
Gear Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Ricochet
0m avg
peak 0m · 8% uptime
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
Electro-Spin

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 79°F, low 62°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Fury 325 43m to 25m
1:15p Walk-on window: Wind Star + Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
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