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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Jun 29, 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 WAIT8m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN25/25
WEATHER97° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Jun 29, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
10 AM
1
11 AM
5
12 PM
3
1 PM
5
2 PM
4
3 PM
3
4 PM
1
5 PM
2
6 PM
3
7 PM
6
8 PM
5
9 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Snoopy's Racing Railway first

Even on a light day, Snoopy's Racing Railway 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

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

8 PM to 9 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
24m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
17m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Afterburn
12m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Woodstock Express
12m avg
peak 25m · 85% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
10m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Thunder Striker
10m avg
peak 20m · 85% uptime
Hurler
10m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Ricochet
10m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
9m avg
peak 10m · 70% uptime
Fury 325
8m avg
peak 20m · 93% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
8m avg
peak 11m · 95% uptime
The Flying Cobras
7m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
6m avg
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
6m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Vortex
6m avg
peak 10m · 91% uptime
WindSeeker
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
6m avg
peak 7m · 98% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Do-Si-Do
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Hover & Dodge
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Mountain Gliders
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Wind Star
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
4m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Electro-Spin
Closed all day
Gear Spin
Closed all day
Ripcord
Closed all day
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Electro-Spin Gear Spin Ripcord

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 97°F, low 72°F, rain for 1h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Snoopy's Racing Railway 22m to 12m
1:15p Walk-on window: Snoopy + Afterburn
4:08p Smart pick: Snoopy's Racing Railway is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion