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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Sep 19, 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 11 AM and 1 PM.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT22m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN27/24
WEATHER89° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Sep 19, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 11 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
6
5 PM
4
6 PM
6
7 PM
7
8 PM
9
9 PM
8
10 PM
5
11 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Fury 325 first

Even on a light day, Fury 325 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.

11 AM to 1 PM
Walk-on window opens

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

8 PM to 11 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
60m avg
peak 60m · 54% uptime
WindSeeker
55m avg
peak 60m · 43% uptime
Gear Spin
37m avg
peak 45m · 84% uptime
Copperhead Strike
35m avg
peak 70m · 95% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
33m avg
peak 40m · 54% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
29m avg
peak 30m · 55% uptime
Fury 325
28m avg
peak 75m · 92% uptime
Hurler
28m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
26m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Ricochet
24m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Thunder Striker
20m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Afterburn
20m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Hover & Dodge
20m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
19m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Wind Star
16m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
The Flying Cobras
15m avg
peak 15m · 90% uptime
Vortex
13m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
10m avg
peak 20m · 93% uptime
Wilderness Run
10m avg
peak 20m · 53% uptime
Mountain Gliders
10m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Zephyr
10m avg
peak 10m · 85% uptime
Do-Si-Do
8m avg
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 78% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Electro-Spin
0m avg
peak 0m · 38% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
0m avg
peak 0m · 53% uptime
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
Closed all day
Woodstock Express
0m avg
peak 0m · 50% uptime
1 ride was closed all day
The Grand Carousel

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 89°F, low 72°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Fury 325 34m to 20m
11 AM Walk-on window: Wind Star + The Flying Cobras
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