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A PACKED DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have gotten three rides done, max, without a serious plan.

Sep 25, 2026 ran at a 9/10. Full-park conditions, lines stacked everywhere. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 10, settling around a 9 for most of the day.

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9
/10
Packed
AVG WAIT12m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER72° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Sep 25, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

7 PM to 11 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
7 PM
9
8 PM
10
9 PM
5
10 PM
5
11 PM
7 PM to 10 AM
Rope-drop hard or rethink the morning

If you walk in after 9 AM, plan to save Copperhead Strike for the last hour instead.

11 AM to 1 PM
Sit-down lunch, no exceptions

Quick-service waits balloon on days like this. A reservation buys you AC and time.

2 PM to 6 PM
Take a break, come back at 7

Crowds don't thin. Leave the park, swim, return for the last 90 minutes.

8 PM to 11 PM
One more ride, then leave

Even at close, waits hold long. Pick one ride and get out before the parking lot does its worst.

Every ride, by average wait.

30 rides · avg wait shown
Copperhead Strike
33m avg
peak 45m · 83% uptime
Afterburn
25m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Hurler
24m avg
peak 30m · 79% uptime
Fury 325
22m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
19m avg
peak 30m · 87% uptime
WindSeeker
15m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Ricochet
15m avg
peak 15m · 91% uptime
Thunder Striker
15m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Gear Spin
10m avg
peak 20m · 93% uptime
The Flying Cobras
10m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
7m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Wind Star
7m avg
peak 10m · 82% uptime
Mountain Gliders
6m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Do-Si-Do
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Hover & Dodge
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Vortex
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Air Racers
2m avg
peak 4m · 91% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
Closed all day
Electro-Spin
Closed all day
Flying Ace Balloon Race
Closed all day
Kiddy Hawk
Closed all day
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
Closed all day
The Grand Carousel
Closed all day
Wilderness Run
Closed all day
Woodstock Express
Closed all day
8 rides were closed all day
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast Electro-Spin Flying Ace Balloon Race Kiddy Hawk Snoopy's Racing Railway The Grand Carousel Wilderness Run Woodstock Express

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 72°F, low 53°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Copperhead Strike right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Copperhead Strike 45m to 27m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions