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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

Aug 8, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 10, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT21m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN24/24
WEATHER91° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Aug 8, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Touring strategy starts here. Fury 325 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.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Fury 325 or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 10 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.

30 rides · avg wait shown
Fury 325
69m avg
peak 90m · 97% uptime
Afterburn
44m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
35m avg
peak 50m · 92% uptime
Ricochet
35m avg
peak 40m · 77% uptime
Woodstock Express
34m avg
peak 40m · 97% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
30m avg
peak 55m · 98% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
30m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
29m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
27m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
Thunder Striker
24m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
20m avg
peak 25m · 94% uptime
The Flying Cobras
17m avg
peak 30m · 67% uptime
Vortex
15m avg
peak 25m · 98% uptime
Copperhead Strike
14m avg
peak 60m · 55% uptime
Hurler
10m avg
peak 10m · 89% uptime
Do-Si-Do
9m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Mountain Gliders
8m avg
peak 25m · 92% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
7m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Hover & Dodge
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
5m avg
peak 5m · 64% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
1m avg
peak 3m · 88% uptime
Wilderness Run
1m avg
peak 3m · 77% uptime
Electro-Spin
Closed all day
Gear Spin
Closed all day
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Wind Star
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Electro-Spin Gear Spin Wind Star

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 91°F, low 74°F, rain for 3h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Fury 325 90m to 48m
2:42p Walk-on window: The Flying Cobras + Vortex
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions