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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Jul 25, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 1 PM.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN27/25
WEATHER84° Drizzle
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Jul 25, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Even on a light day, Vortex 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.

11 AM to 1 PM
Walk-on window opens

Thunder Striker + Boo Blasters on Boo Hill fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 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
Vortex
48m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Afterburn
31m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Copperhead Strike
31m avg
peak 60m · 89% uptime
Ricochet
29m avg
peak 30m · 88% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
28m avg
peak 40m · 96% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
27m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
26m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
26m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
25m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
The Flying Cobras
23m avg
peak 30m · 88% uptime
Hurler
22m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Fury 325
20m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Thunder Striker
17m avg
peak 20m · 95% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
16m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
15m avg
peak 30m · 80% uptime
Electro-Spin
12m avg
peak 20m · 91% uptime
Mountain Gliders
12m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Do-Si-Do
7m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
7m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
WindSeeker
5m avg
peak 6m · 73% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Hover & Dodge
5m avg
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Wilderness Run
3m avg
peak 3m · 99% uptime
Zephyr
3m avg
peak 3m · 14% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
2m avg
peak 2m · 94% uptime
Gear Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 7% uptime
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Wind Star
0m avg
peak 0m · 8% uptime

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 84°F, low 70°F, rain for 14h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Vortex 58m to 34m
11 AM Walk-on window: Thunder Striker + Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
4:08p Smart pick: Vortex is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion