Carowinds wait time statistics

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Average wait time by ride (all time)

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Ride Overall average wait time, mins
[Archived] Rip Roarin' Rapids 83
[Archived] Nighthawk 44
Snoopy's Racing Railway 42
Copperhead Strike 25
Fury 325 22
Ricochet 20
Carolina Goldrusher 18
[Archived] Depths of Darkness 18
Afterburn 16
Kiddy Hawk 16
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill 15
The Flying Cobras 15
Thunder Striker 15
Flying Ace Balloon Race 14
Gear Spin 14
Pig Pens Mud Buggies 14
Vortex 14
Electro-Spin 13
Hurler 13
Ripcord 13
Scrambler 13
Do-Si-Do 12
Hover and Dodge 12
[Archived] Paranormal Inc. 12
Rock 'N' Roller 12
Windstar 12
Woodstock Express 12
Carolina Skytower 11
Mountain Gliders 11
PEANUTS Trailblazers 10
WindSeeker 10
Air Racers 9
Carolina Cyclone 9
[Archived] Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena 9
Slingshot 9
[Archived] Dodg'ems 8
Kite Eating Tree 8
The Airwalker 8
[Archived] Wilderness Run 8
Zephyr 8
[Archived] Drop Tower 7
[Archived] Scream Weaver 7
Snoopy vs Red Baron 7
[Archived] Southern Star 7
Camp Bus 6
Gyro Force 6
Peanuts Pirates 6
[Archived] Snoopy's Junction 6
The Grand Carousel 5
Woodstock Whirlybirds 5
Charlie Brown’s Wind-Up 3

Average maximum wait time by ride (all time)

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Ride Average maximum wait time, mins
[Archived] Rip Roarin' Rapids 95
[Archived] Nighthawk 66
Snoopy's Racing Railway 53
Copperhead Strike 37
Fury 325 33
[Archived] Depths of Darkness 30
[Archived] Paranormal Inc. 30
Ricochet 28
Carolina Goldrusher 27
Pig Pens Mud Buggies 25
Afterburn 24
Ripcord 24
The Flying Cobras 23
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill 22
Thunder Striker 22
Kiddy Hawk 21
Gear Spin 20
Scrambler 20
Do-Si-Do 19
Electro-Spin 19
Flying Ace Balloon Race 19
PEANUTS Trailblazers 19
Rock 'N' Roller 19
Vortex 19
Hurler 18
Windstar 18
Carolina Skytower 17
Hover and Dodge 17
Woodstock Express 16
Mountain Gliders 15
Air Racers 14
Carolina Cyclone 13
The Airwalker 13
WindSeeker 13
Slingshot 12
[Archived] Southern Star 12
Zephyr 12
[Archived] Wilderness Run 11
[Archived] Dodg'ems 10
[Archived] Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena 10
[Archived] Drop Tower 9
Kite Eating Tree 9
Snoopy vs Red Baron 9
Peanuts Pirates 8
[Archived] Scream Weaver 8
[Archived] Snoopy's Junction 8
Camp Bus 7
Gyro Force 7
Woodstock Whirlybirds 6
Charlie Brown’s Wind-Up 5
The Grand Carousel 5

Availability during park operating hours (last 7 days)

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Availability during park operating hours (all time)

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Average crowd level by month (all time)

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Month Average crowd level, %
Jan 38
Feb 35
Mar 53
Apr 68
May 61
Jun 49
Jul 40
Aug 40
Sep 52
Oct 65
Nov 42
Dec 56

Average crowd level by day of the week (all time)

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Day Average crowd level, %
Sun 51
Mon 46
Tue 40
Wed 35
Thu 36
Fri 49
Sat 68

Average crowd level by year (all time)

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Year Average crowd level, % Average crowd level (YTD), %
2018 45 β€”
2019 64 61
2020 88 β€”
2021 53 88
2022 42 38
2023 43 58
2024 45 64
2025 76 76

Average crowd level by event (all time)

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Event Average crowd level, %
πŸŽ† New Year's Eve at WinterFest 99
πŸŽ† Summer BLAST! Fireworks Show 86
πŸŽ† Memorial Day Fireworks 84
🎬 Carolina Harbor Opening Day 84
🌸 Spring Break 77
πŸŽƒ Tricks and Treats 71
🍺 Oktoberfest 70
πŸ‘» SCarowinds 69
πŸŽ„ WinterFest 67
πŸŽ–οΈ Military Days 63
🎡 Summer Music Fest 44
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Star-Spangled Night 26
πŸŠβ€β™‚οΈ World's Largest Swimming Lesson 14

Top 10 busiest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
December 30, 2024 100
October 12, 2024 99
December 26, 2024 99
November 23, 2024 99
March 30, 2024 99
April 15, 2023 99
May 17, 2025 99
March 15, 2025 99
April 18, 2025 99
May 17, 2024 99

Top 10 quietest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
April 21, 2024 0
November 08, 2024 0
August 13, 2024 0
August 03, 2023 0
August 07, 2024 0
August 03, 2018 0
July 25, 2024 0
May 11, 2025 1
August 15, 2024 1
August 31, 2023 1

Crowd levels by day (last 30 days)

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