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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.

Oct 3, 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 4 straight hours between 11 AM and 3 PM.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT14m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN25/21
WEATHER83° Cloudy
Carowinds crowd report infographic for Oct 3, 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
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
2
3 PM
2
4 PM
2
5 PM
2
6 PM
3
7 PM
3
8 PM
6
9 PM
1
10 PM
5
11 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Snoopy's Racing Railway first

Even on a light day, Snoopy's Racing Railway 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 3 PM
Walk-on window opens

Copperhead Strike + Carolina Goldrusher 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
Snoopy's Racing Railway
28m avg
peak 60m · 53% uptime
The Flying Cobras
28m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
26m avg
peak 45m · 53% uptime
Hover & Dodge
20m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Ricochet
20m avg
peak 30m · 47% uptime
Copperhead Strike
18m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
17m avg
peak 30m · 61% uptime
Woodstock Express
15m avg
peak 15m · 52% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
14m avg
peak 21m · 55% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
14m avg
peak 20m · 48% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
13m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Fury 325
11m avg
peak 25m · 82% uptime
Mountain Gliders
10m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Gear Spin
10m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Vortex
9m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Afterburn
8m avg
peak 25m · 83% uptime
Wind Star
7m avg
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Air Racers
5m avg
peak 5m · 58% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
5m avg
peak 5m · 52% uptime
Hurler
5m avg
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Wilderness Run
5m avg
peak 5m · 53% uptime
Do-Si-Do
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Electro-Spin
Closed all day
Ripcord
Closed all day
Rock 'N' Roller
0m avg
peak 0m · 90% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Thunder Striker
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
Zephyr
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Electro-Spin Ripcord WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 83°F, low 64°F, rain for 12h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Snoopy's Racing Railway 34m to 20m
11 AM Walk-on window: Copperhead Strike + Carolina Goldrusher
4:08p Smart pick: Snoopy's Racing Railway is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion