2026
So far in 2026, The Conjuring: Beyond Fear has had the longest average wait at Carowinds, at 42 minutes, followed by JASON: Blood Reign (28 minutes) and Paranormal Inc. (27 minutes). 30 of the 44 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| The Conjuring: Beyond Fear | 42 |
| JASON: Blood Reign | 28 |
| Paranormal Inc. | 27 |
| Copperhead Strike | 25 |
| The Toothfairy | 24 |
| Fury 325 | 22 |
| Ricochet | 22 |
| Slaughterhouse | 22 |
| Silver Scream Studios: Director's Cut | 20 |
| Snoopy’s Racing Railway | 20 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 19 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 18 |
| The Flying Cobras | 18 |
| Afterburn | 17 |
| Thunder Striker | 15 |
| Hurler | 14 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 13 |
| Gear Spin | 13 |
| Vortex | 13 |
| Woodstock Express | 13 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 11 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 9 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 9 |
| Electro-Spin | 8 |
| Hover & Dodge | 8 |
| Mountain Gliders | 8 |
| Wind Star | 8 |
| WindSeeker | 8 |
| Air Racers | 7 |
| Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast | 7 |
| Do-Si-Do | 7 |
| Wilderness Run | 7 |
| Kaleidoscope | 6 |
| PEANUTS™ Trailblazers | 6 |
| The Airwalker | 6 |
| Zephyr | 6 |
| Camp Bus | 5 |
| Charlie Brown's Wind-up | 5 |
| Gyro Force | 5 |
| Kite Eating Tree | 5 |
| PEANUTS™ Pirates | 5 |
| Pig Pen's Mud Buggies | 5 |
| Snoopy vs. Red Baron | 5 |
| Woodstock Whirlybirds | 4 |
So far in 2026, Copperhead Strike has seen the longest peak waits at Carowinds, with its daily maximum averaging 50 minutes, ahead of The Conjuring: Beyond Fear (42 minutes) and Fury 325 (39 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Copperhead Strike | 50 |
| The Conjuring: Beyond Fear | 42 |
| Fury 325 | 39 |
| Afterburn | 33 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 30 |
| Snoopy’s Racing Railway | 30 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 29 |
| JASON: Blood Reign | 29 |
| Ricochet | 29 |
| The Toothfairy | 28 |
| Paranormal Inc. | 27 |
| Hurler | 25 |
| The Flying Cobras | 25 |
| Thunder Striker | 23 |
| Slaughterhouse | 22 |
| Silver Scream Studios: Director's Cut | 20 |
| Vortex | 20 |
| Woodstock Express | 19 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 18 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 18 |
| Gear Spin | 18 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 15 |
| Mountain Gliders | 13 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 13 |
| Wind Star | 13 |
| WindSeeker | 13 |
| Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast | 11 |
| Electro-Spin | 11 |
| Hover & Dodge | 11 |
| Air Racers | 10 |
| Do-Si-Do | 10 |
| Wilderness Run | 10 |
| The Airwalker | 9 |
| Kaleidoscope | 8 |
| Camp Bus | 7 |
| PEANUTS™ Pirates | 7 |
| PEANUTS™ Trailblazers | 7 |
| Pig Pen's Mud Buggies | 7 |
| Snoopy vs. Red Baron | 7 |
| Zephyr | 7 |
| Charlie Brown's Wind-up | 6 |
| Gyro Force | 6 |
| Kite Eating Tree | 6 |
| Woodstock Whirlybirds | 5 |
So far in 2026, Carowinds has been quietest in July and November, when crowd levels have averaged as low as 18%. The busiest month has been April, at around 71%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 54 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | 67 |
| Apr | 71 |
| May | 62 |
| Jun | 29 |
| Jul | 20 |
| Aug | 25 |
| Sep | 44 |
| Oct | 47 |
| Nov | 18 |
| Dec | — |
So far in 2026, Wednesday has been the quietest day of the week at Carowinds, averaging 19% compared with 62% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 21 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 36 |
| Mon | 23 |
| Tue | 26 |
| Wed | 19 |
| Thu | 22 |
| Fri | 48 |
| Sat | 62 |
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🌸 Spring Break | 76 |
| 🎉 Viva La Fiesta | 74 |
| 🎬 Opening Weekend | 67 |
| 🎄 WinterFest | 54 |
| 🎃 Tricks and Treats | 48 |
| 👻 SCarowinds | 46 |
| 🔴 Buyout | 20 |
| 🌊 SPLASH! Water Parade | 20 |
| 🍺 Oktoberfest | 19 |
| 🇺🇸 Star-Spangled Night | 18 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| April 11, 2026 | 98 |
| October 17, 2026 | 97 |
| April 10, 2026 | 97 |
| April 03, 2026 | 97 |
| October 24, 2026 | 96 |
| May 16, 2026 | 95 |
| October 09, 2026 | 95 |
| March 14, 2026 | 94 |
| September 26, 2026 | 93 |
| April 04, 2026 | 93 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 07, 2026 | 0 |
| August 14, 2026 | 0 |
| August 02, 2026 | 0 |
| August 04, 2026 | 0 |
| July 19, 2026 | 0 |
| July 13, 2026 | 0 |
| August 20, 2026 | 0 |
| October 10, 2026 | 1 |
| November 06, 2026 | 1 |
| July 05, 2026 | 1 |