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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 25, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 2 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 6 PM and 8 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT9m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN26/26
WEATHER91° Cloudy
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Jun 25, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
10 AM
3
11 AM
3
12 PM
2
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
4
4 PM
3
5 PM
2
6 PM
2
7 PM
2
8 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.

6 PM to 8 PM
Walk-on window opens

Woodstock Express + Afterburn fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 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
34m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Woodstock Express
16m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Afterburn
14m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
The Flying Cobras
13m avg
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Ricochet
12m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
12m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
10m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Electro-Spin
10m avg
peak 10m · 86% uptime
Fury 325
9m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Air Racers
9m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
8m avg
peak 10m · 88% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
7m avg
peak 15m · 82% uptime
Hurler
7m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
7m avg
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Wind Star
7m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Mountain Gliders
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Vortex
6m avg
peak 8m · 97% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
5m avg
peak 5m · 88% uptime
Do-Si-Do
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Hover & Dodge
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Thunder Striker
5m avg
peak 5m · 92% uptime
WindSeeker
5m avg
peak 5m · 53% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
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
1 ride was closed all day
Gear Spin

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 91°F, low 65°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Copperhead Strike 41m to 24m
6 PM Walk-on window: Woodstock Express + Afterburn
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