Flying Ace Balloon Race

Carowinds

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Historical wait times (03-18-2026)

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Ride statistics

Coordinates (OSM) 35.1017, -80.9399

Average wait time by year (🎬 Opening Weekend, all time)

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Year Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
2024 β€” β€”
2025 β€” β€”
2026 18 25

Average wait time by month (🎬 Opening Weekend, all time)

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Month Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Mar 18 25

Average wait time by day (🎬 Opening Weekend, all time)

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Day Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
Sun 11 15
Sat 25 35

Top 10 longest wait times (🎬 Opening Weekend, all time)

Day Wait time, mins
March 14, 2026 35
March 15, 2026 15

Average wait time by hour (🎬 Opening Weekend, all time)

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Hour Overall average wait time, mins Average maximum wait time, mins
10 10 10
11 15 20
12 20 23
13 23 23
14 24 25
15 18 23
16 20 20
17 15 15
18 20 20
19 20 20

Average wait time by week of year (🎬 Opening Weekend, all time)

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