2023
In 2023, Nighthawk had the longest average wait at Carowinds, at 48 minutes, followed by Fury 325 (22 minutes) and Copperhead Strike (21 minutes). 26 of the 34 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| [Archived] Nighthawk | 48 |
| Fury 325 | 22 |
| Copperhead Strike | 21 |
| [Archived] Depths of Darkness | 20 |
| Ricochet | 17 |
| Gear Spin | 16 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 16 |
| Thunder Striker | 16 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 15 |
| The Flying Cobras | 15 |
| Afterburn | 14 |
| Vortex | 14 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 13 |
| Wind Star | 13 |
| Hover & Dodge | 12 |
| Paranormal Inc. | 12 |
| Woodstock Express | 12 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 10 |
| Hurler | 10 |
| Air Racers | 9 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 9 |
| Do-Si-Do | 9 |
| Kaleidoscope | 9 |
| Mountain Gliders | 9 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 9 |
| Electro-Spin | 8 |
| The Airwalker | 8 |
| Wilderness Run | 8 |
| WindSeeker | 8 |
| [Archived] Drop Tower | 6 |
| PEANUTS™ Pirates | 6 |
| [Archived] Scream Weaver | 6 |
| Zephyr | 6 |
| Gyro Force | 5 |
In 2023, Nighthawk saw the longest peak waits at Carowinds, with its daily maximum averaging 68 minutes, ahead of Copperhead Strike (39 minutes) and Depths of Darkness (38 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| [Archived] Nighthawk | 68 |
| Copperhead Strike | 39 |
| [Archived] Depths of Darkness | 38 |
| Fury 325 | 35 |
| Paranormal Inc. | 30 |
| Thunder Striker | 26 |
| Afterburn | 25 |
| Gear Spin | 24 |
| Ricochet | 24 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 23 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 22 |
| The Flying Cobras | 22 |
| Wind Star | 21 |
| Vortex | 20 |
| Hover & Dodge | 19 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 17 |
| Hurler | 17 |
| Woodstock Express | 17 |
| Air Racers | 15 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 15 |
| Do-Si-Do | 15 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 15 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 14 |
| Mountain Gliders | 13 |
| The Airwalker | 13 |
| Kaleidoscope | 12 |
| Electro-Spin | 10 |
| Wilderness Run | 10 |
| WindSeeker | 10 |
| Zephyr | 8 |
| [Archived] Drop Tower | 7 |
| PEANUTS™ Pirates | 7 |
| [Archived] Scream Weaver | 7 |
| Gyro Force | 6 |
In 2023, Carowinds was quietest in August, November, and January, when crowd levels averaged as low as 22%. The busiest month was April, at around 80%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 22 |
| Feb | 36 |
| Mar | 50 |
| Apr | 80 |
| May | 69 |
| Jun | 41 |
| Jul | 29 |
| Aug | 23 |
| Sep | 43 |
| Oct | 66 |
| Nov | 23 |
| Dec | — |
In 2023, Wednesday was the quietest day of the week at Carowinds, averaging 27% compared with 63% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 21 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 47 |
| Mon | 35 |
| Tue | 29 |
| Wed | 27 |
| Thu | 31 |
| Fri | 46 |
| Sat | 63 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 15, 2023 | 98 |
| April 13, 2023 | 98 |
| May 20, 2023 | 98 |
| April 29, 2023 | 97 |
| April 10, 2023 | 96 |
| April 08, 2023 | 96 |
| April 06, 2023 | 95 |
| March 04, 2023 | 95 |
| October 13, 2023 | 94 |
| April 12, 2023 | 94 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| August 03, 2023 | 1 |
| August 31, 2023 | 2 |
| June 22, 2023 | 2 |
| August 17, 2023 | 2 |
| September 01, 2023 | 3 |
| September 08, 2023 | 3 |
| August 15, 2023 | 3 |
| June 20, 2023 | 3 |
| August 08, 2023 | 3 |
| August 25, 2023 | 4 |