A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Jul 16, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Carowinds this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 8 straight hours between 2 PM and 9 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT6m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN27/24
WEATHER94° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
5
12 PM
5
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Afterburn 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 2 PM. The Flying Cobras + Kiddy Hawk walked on.
2 PM to 9 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 2 PM. Afterburn fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 9 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Afterburn now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Afterburn
peak 60m · 36% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 20m · 69% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 10m · 76% uptime
Hurler
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Wind Star
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Vortex
peak 6m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 5m · 95% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 5m · 82% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Ricochet
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Zephyr
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 5m · 95% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 3m · 92% uptime
Fury 325
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Gear Spin
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Ripcord
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 94°F, low 75°F, no rain.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Afterburn 34m to 20m
2 PM Walk-on window: The Flying Cobras + Kiddy Hawk
4:08p Smart pick: Afterburn is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion