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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Sep 27, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN26/26
WEATHER82° Clear
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Sep 27, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

2 PM to 11 PM · crowd level 1–10
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2 PM
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3 PM
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4 PM
2
5 PM
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6 PM
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7 PM
5
8 PM
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9 PM
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10 PM
5
11 PM
2 PM 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.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Snoopy's Racing Railway or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 11 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
Snoopy's Racing Railway
46m avg
peak 60m · 42% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
45m avg
peak 45m · 42% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
30m avg
peak 30m · 42% uptime
Hurler
28m avg
peak 30m · 77% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
27m avg
peak 30m · 79% uptime
Copperhead Strike
23m avg
peak 45m · 81% uptime
Woodstock Express
20m avg
peak 35m · 42% uptime
Thunder Striker
20m avg
peak 20m · 73% uptime
Wilderness Run
18m avg
peak 20m · 42% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
16m avg
peak 25m · 83% uptime
Fury 325
16m avg
peak 25m · 83% uptime
Ricochet
15m avg
peak 20m · 83% uptime
The Flying Cobras
15m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
Gear Spin
12m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
Hover & Dodge
12m avg
peak 15m · 83% uptime
Wind Star
11m avg
peak 30m · 83% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
10m avg
peak 10m · 81% uptime
WindSeeker
10m avg
peak 10m · 60% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
7m avg
peak 10m · 83% uptime
Mountain Gliders
5m avg
peak 10m · 83% uptime
Afterburn
5m avg
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Do-Si-Do
5m avg
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Zephyr
5m avg
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Vortex
4m avg
peak 5m · 82% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
3m avg
peak 4m · 42% uptime
Electro-Spin
Closed all day
Ripcord
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Electro-Spin The Grand Carousel

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 82°F, low 54°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Snoopy's Racing Railway 60m to 32m
2:42p Walk-on window: Wilderness Run + Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions