If you'd been here on a day like this, you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Jul 13, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Carowinds this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 10 straight hours between 10 AM and 7 PM.
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1
/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT4m
PEAK10m
RIDES OPEN25/23
WEATHER79° Cloudy
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The day, hour by hour.
10 AM to 7 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Copperhead Strike held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 10 AM. Copperhead Strike + Mountain Gliders walked on.
10 AM to 7 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 10 AM. Copperhead Strike fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 7 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Copperhead Strike now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
30 rides · avg wait shown
Copperhead Strike
6m avg
peak 10m · 70% uptime
Mountain Gliders
5m avg
peak 10m · 75% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
5m avg
peak 6m · 80% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
5m avg
peak 6m · 73% uptime
Wind Star
5m avg
peak 6m · 72% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
5m avg
peak 5m · 75% uptime
Hover & Dodge
5m avg
peak 5m · 82% uptime
Hurler
5m avg
peak 5m · 70% uptime
Thunder Striker
5m avg
peak 5m · 75% uptime
WindSeeker
5m avg
peak 5m · 49% uptime
Woodstock Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 70% uptime
Afterburn
4m avg
peak 5m · 73% uptime
Air Racers
4m avg
peak 5m · 71% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
4m avg
peak 5m · 62% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
4m avg
peak 5m · 73% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
4m avg
peak 5m · 74% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
4m avg
peak 5m · 65% uptime
Wilderness Run
4m avg
peak 5m · 74% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
3m avg
peak 5m · 73% uptime
The Flying Cobras
3m avg
peak 5m · 73% uptime
Electro-Spin
3m avg
peak 3m · 73% uptime
Do-Si-Do
2m avg
peak 5m · 74% uptime
Zephyr
2m avg
peak 5m · 73% uptime
Fury 325
Closed all day
Gear Spin
Closed all day
Ricochet
0m avg
peak 0m · 25% uptime
Ripcord
Closed all day
Slingshot
Closed all day
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Vortex
0m avg
peak 0m · 6% uptime
4 rides were closed all day
Fury 325Gear SpinRipcordSlingshot
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 79°F, low 72°F, rain for 16h.
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