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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.

Jun 4, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT13m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN25/25
WEATHER83° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Jun 4, 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
3
12 PM
3
1 PM
2
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
6
6 PM
3
7 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

Hurler + Carolina Goldrusher 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
Copperhead Strike
35m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
28m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Ricochet
28m avg
peak 45m · 78% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
20m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Afterburn
19m avg
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Hurler
18m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
18m avg
peak 25m · 77% uptime
Fury 325
18m avg
peak 25m · 91% uptime
The Flying Cobras
17m avg
peak 20m · 86% uptime
Vortex
14m avg
peak 25m · 93% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
11m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Woodstock Express
10m avg
peak 11m · 98% uptime
Thunder Striker
9m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
9m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
8m avg
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Wind Star
8m avg
peak 10m · 72% uptime
Hover & Dodge
6m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Mountain Gliders
6m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
WindSeeker
6m avg
peak 7m · 91% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 6m · 98% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 88% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Do-Si-Do
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
4m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Electro-Spin
Closed all day
Gear Spin
Closed all day
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
2 rides were closed all day
Electro-Spin Gear Spin

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 83°F, low 57°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Copperhead Strike 42m to 24m
1:15p Walk-on window: Hurler + Carolina Goldrusher
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