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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.

Aug 9, 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 WAIT12m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN24/24
WEATHER93° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Aug 9, 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
6
12 PM
1
1 PM
4
2 PM
3
3 PM
4
4 PM
3
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
6
8 PM
3
9 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

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

8 PM to 9 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
39m avg
peak 75m · 97% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
39m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Fury 325
25m avg
peak 45m · 85% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
16m avg
peak 25m · 96% uptime
The Flying Cobras
13m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
12m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
11m avg
peak 20m · 91% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
10m avg
peak 11m · 90% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
10m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Ricochet
10m avg
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Mountain Gliders
9m avg
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Air Racers
9m avg
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Copperhead Strike
8m avg
peak 15m · 29% uptime
Hurler
7m avg
peak 35m · 92% uptime
Thunder Striker
7m avg
peak 15m · 79% uptime
Hover & Dodge
6m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
6m avg
peak 10m · 82% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
5m avg
peak 10m · 87% uptime
Do-Si-Do
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
5m avg
peak 5m · 87% uptime
Vortex
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 5m · 91% uptime
Woodstock Express
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Zephyr
4m avg
peak 5m · 99% 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 93°F, low 73°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Afterburn 47m to 27m
10 AM Walk-on window: Snoopy + 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