A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Jun 1, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Carowinds this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 8 straight hours between 12 PM and 7 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
1
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT6m
PEAK30m
RIDES OPEN26/25
WEATHER85° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
2
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Fury 325 held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 12 PM. Ricochet + The Flying Cobras walked on.
12 PM to 7 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 12 PM. Fury 325 fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 7 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Fury 325 now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Ricochet
peak 15m · 48% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 20m · 81% uptime
Fury 325
peak 30m · 79% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 20m · 82% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 15m · 84% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 10m · 74% uptime
Afterburn
peak 10m · 78% uptime
Air Racers
peak 10m · 89% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 10m · 91% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 10m · 91% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 10m · 80% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 10m · 84% uptime
Wind Star
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 5m · 82% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 5m · 91% uptime
Hurler
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Vortex
peak 5m · 73% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 5m · 82% uptime
Zephyr
peak 5m · 91% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 10m · 72% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Electro-Spin
Gear Spin
peak 0m · 7% uptime
Ripcord
Slingshot
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
2 rides were closed all day
Electro-Spin Ripcord
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 85°F, low 65°F, rain for 6h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Fury 325 16m to 8m
12 PM Walk-on window: Ricochet + The Flying Cobras
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