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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

Jun 6, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT21m
PEAK135m
RIDES OPEN27/24
WEATHER87° Cloudy
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Jun 6, 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
5
12 PM
4
1 PM
6
2 PM
7
3 PM
4
4 PM
4
5 PM
6
6 PM
5
7 PM
7
8 PM
6
9 PM
5
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Copperhead Strike climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Copperhead Strike or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 10 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

30 rides · avg wait shown
Copperhead Strike
43m avg
peak 135m · 94% uptime
Ricochet
41m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
36m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
31m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Fury 325
30m avg
peak 70m · 91% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
27m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
27m avg
peak 40m · 99% uptime
Vortex
24m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Thunder Striker
23m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Hurler
21m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
The Flying Cobras
21m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Afterburn
19m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
17m avg
peak 35m · 89% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
17m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Wind Star
16m avg
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Do-Si-Do
15m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
14m avg
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Hover & Dodge
14m avg
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
14m avg
peak 20m · 95% uptime
Woodstock Express
12m avg
peak 24m · 96% uptime
WindSeeker
12m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Air Racers
11m avg
peak 20m · 92% uptime
Mountain Gliders
10m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
6m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Electro-Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Gear Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Zephyr
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 87°F, low 64°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Copperhead Strike 135m to 30m
2:42p Walk-on window: Carolina Cyclone + Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions