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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Jun 30, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT9m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN25/25
WEATHER96° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Jun 30, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
3
11 AM
3
12 PM
5
1 PM
4
2 PM
4
3 PM
3
4 PM
2
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
1
8 PM
5
9 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

Ricochet + Hurler 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
21m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Ricochet
18m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Hurler
13m avg
peak 40m · 98% uptime
Woodstock Express
13m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Fury 325
12m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
The Flying Cobras
11m avg
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Afterburn
10m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Thunder Striker
9m avg
peak 30m · 76% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
9m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
9m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
8m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
8m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
8m avg
peak 15m · 77% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
7m avg
peak 12m · 100% uptime
Mountain Gliders
6m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
6m avg
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Vortex
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Do-Si-Do
5m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
5m avg
peak 8m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 6m · 100% uptime
WindSeeker
5m avg
peak 6m · 98% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Hover & Dodge
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Wind Star
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% 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 96°F, low 74°F, rain for 7h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Copperhead Strike 26m to 15m
1:15p Walk-on window: Ricochet + Hurler
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