A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have spent more time eating than waiting.
Oct 7, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Carowinds this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 5 straight hours between 12 PM and 4 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
1
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT4m
PEAK5m
RIDES OPEN11/4
WEATHER77° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Hover & Dodge held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 12 PM. Hover & Dodge + Thunder Striker walked on.
12 PM to 4 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 12 PM. Hover & Dodge fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 4 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Hover & Dodge now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Hover & Dodge
peak 5m · 95% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 5m · 68% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 5m · 95% uptime
Afterburn
Air Racers
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
Carolina Cyclone
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
Do-Si-Do
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Electro-Spin
Flying Ace Balloon Race
Fury 325
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Gear Spin
Hurler
Kiddy Hawk
Ricochet
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Ripcord
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Slingshot
Snoopy's Racing Railway
The Flying Cobras
peak 0m · 95% uptime
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
Vortex
Wilderness Run
WindSeeker
Wind Star
Woodstock Express
Zephyr
peak 0m · 95% uptime
18 rides were closed all day
Afterburn Air Racers Boo Blasters on Boo Hill Carolina Goldrusher Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast Electro-Spin Flying Ace Balloon Race Gear Spin Hurler Kiddy Hawk Ripcord Slingshot Snoopy's Racing Railway Vortex Wilderness Run WindSeeker Wind Star Woodstock Express
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 77°F, low 52°F, no rain.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Hover & Dodge 10m to 5m
12 PM Walk-on window: Hover & Dodge + Thunder Striker
4:08p Smart pick: Hover & Dodge is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion