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A LIGHT DAY

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

Jul 28, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 10 AM and 12 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT8m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN24/21
WEATHER92° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Jul 28, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Even on a light day, Afterburn 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.

10 AM to 12 PM
Walk-on window opens

Copperhead Strike + The Flying Cobras fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 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
Afterburn
21m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
Copperhead Strike
18m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
The Flying Cobras
16m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Fury 325
14m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Hurler
11m avg
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Woodstock Express
10m avg
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
10m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
8m avg
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
8m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Mountain Gliders
6m avg
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
5m avg
peak 7m · 92% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 88% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
5m avg
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Do-Si-Do
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Hover & Dodge
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Ricochet
5m avg
peak 5m · 73% uptime
Thunder Striker
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Vortex
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
4m avg
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Wilderness Run
4m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Electro-Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Gear Spin
Closed all day
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
0m avg
peak 0m · 93% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
Wind Star
Closed all day
Zephyr
0m avg
peak 0m · 62% uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Gear Spin WindSeeker Wind Star

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 92°F, low 73°F, rain for 3h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Afterburn 26m to 15m
10 AM Walk-on window: Copperhead Strike + The Flying Cobras
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