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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Jul 31, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 10 AM and 12 PM.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN24/24
WEATHER90° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Jul 31, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
4
12 PM
7
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
6
4 PM
4
5 PM
7
6 PM
7
7 PM
8
8 PM
7
9 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Afterburn climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

10 AM to 12 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 10 AM is your friend. Use it on Afterburn or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 9 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

29 rides · avg wait shown
Kiddy Hawk
31m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Ricochet
30m avg
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
30m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Woodstock Express
28m avg
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Afterburn
26m avg
peak 75m · 86% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
25m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
The Flying Cobras
24m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Fury 325
23m avg
peak 60m · 42% uptime
Copperhead Strike
16m avg
peak 40m · 88% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
15m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Hurler
14m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Hover & Dodge
14m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
12m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Thunder Striker
12m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
10m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Vortex
10m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
10m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
8m avg
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Do-Si-Do
7m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Electro-Spin
6m avg
peak 6m · 83% uptime
Mountain Gliders
5m avg
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
5m avg
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Zephyr
4m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Gear Spin
Closed all day
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
Wind Star
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Gear Spin WindSeeker Wind Star

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 90°F, low 67°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Afterburn 75m to 18m
2:42p Walk-on window: Copperhead Strike + Carolina Cyclone
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions