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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on Labor Day,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

Sep 7, 2026 landed at a 5/10, 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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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT16m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN27/24
WEATHER85° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Sep 7, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Touring strategy starts here. Snoopy's Racing Railway 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 Snoopy's Racing Railway or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 7 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
Flying Ace Balloon Race
45m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Hurler
34m avg
peak 50m · 95% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
33m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Woodstock Express
31m avg
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Copperhead Strike
30m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
25m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Fury 325
21m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Afterburn
19m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
19m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Wind Star
18m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
15m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
13m avg
peak 45m · 87% uptime
Air Racers
12m avg
peak 15m · 87% uptime
Hover & Dodge
11m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Do-Si-Do
10m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Thunder Striker
10m avg
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Vortex
9m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
WindSeeker
8m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Mountain Gliders
6m avg
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
5m avg
peak 5m · 80% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
5m avg
peak 5m · 92% uptime
Ricochet
5m avg
peak 5m · 93% uptime
The Flying Cobras
5m avg
peak 5m · 84% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Electro-Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 13% uptime
Gear Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 13% uptime
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
0m avg
peak 0m · 89% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 85°F, low 69°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Snoopy's Racing Railway 60m to 23m
2:42p Walk-on window: Wind Star + Wilderness Run
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions