A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Aug 6, 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 3 straight hours between 10 AM and 1 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
1
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT6m
PEAK40m
RIDES OPEN25/25
WEATHER89° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
4
5 PM
4
6 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Fury 325 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 + Afterburn walked on.
10 AM to 1 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 10 AM. Fury 325 fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 6 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Fury 325 now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Fury 325
peak 40m · 14% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 30m · 51% uptime
Afterburn
peak 30m · 57% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 15m · 58% uptime
Ricochet
peak 10m · 57% uptime
Vortex
peak 15m · 57% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 10m · 57% uptime
Hurler
peak 10m · 54% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 10m · 57% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 10m · 66% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 6m · 55% uptime
Air Racers
peak 5m · 56% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 5m · 67% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 5m · 57% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 5m · 58% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 5m · 35% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 5m · 67% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 5m · 56% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 5m · 58% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 5m · 60% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 5m · 57% uptime
Zephyr
peak 5m · 66% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 6m · 66% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 5m · 58% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 3m · 66% uptime
Gear Spin
Ripcord
Slingshot
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
Wind Star
4 rides were closed all day
Gear Spin Ripcord Slingshot Wind Star
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 89°F, low 71°F, rain for 10h.
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: Fury 325 37m to 22m
10 AM Walk-on window: Copperhead Strike + Afterburn
4:08p Smart pick: Fury 325 is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion