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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Sep 6, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, 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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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT19m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN26/25
WEATHER90° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Sep 6, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Even on a light day, Hurler 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

Wilderness Run + Carolina Goldrusher fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 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
Kiddy Hawk
50m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Hurler
42m avg
peak 90m · 96% uptime
Ricochet
39m avg
peak 45m · 77% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
35m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Woodstock Express
34m avg
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Copperhead Strike
31m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
23m avg
peak 25m · 83% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
23m avg
peak 25m · 100% uptime
Fury 325
22m avg
peak 40m · 98% uptime
Wilderness Run
17m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
16m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
The Flying Cobras
16m avg
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Thunder Striker
15m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Vortex
15m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Afterburn
14m avg
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
14m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Wind Star
11m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
10m avg
peak 15m · 56% uptime
Do-Si-Do
10m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
9m avg
peak 11m · 85% uptime
Hover & Dodge
5m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Mountain Gliders
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
5m avg
peak 5m · 85% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Electro-Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 12% uptime
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
1 ride was closed all day
Gear Spin

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 90°F, low 72°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Hurler 50m to 29m
10 AM Walk-on window: Wilderness Run + Carolina Goldrusher
4:08p Smart pick: Hurler is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion