🎉 Viva La Fiesta, 2026
So far in 2026, Ricochet has had the longest average wait at Carowinds, at 39 minutes, followed by Fury 325 (35 minutes) and Copperhead Strike (33 minutes). 26 of the 38 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Ricochet | 39 |
| Fury 325 | 35 |
| Copperhead Strike | 33 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 33 |
| The Flying Cobras | 33 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 31 |
| Snoopy’s Racing Railway | 28 |
| Thunder Striker | 27 |
| Hurler | 25 |
| Vortex | 23 |
| Afterburn | 22 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 17 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 15 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 15 |
| Electro-Spin | 14 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 13 |
| Hover & Dodge | 13 |
| Woodstock Express | 13 |
| Do-Si-Do | 12 |
| Gear Spin | 12 |
| Mountain Gliders | 12 |
| Wilderness Run | 11 |
| Wind Star | 11 |
| WindSeeker | 11 |
| Air Racers | 10 |
| Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast | 9 |
| Zephyr | 9 |
| Kaleidoscope | 8 |
| PEANUTSâ„¢ Trailblazers | 8 |
| Pig Pen's Mud Buggies | 8 |
| The Airwalker | 8 |
| Camp Bus | 7 |
| PEANUTSâ„¢ Pirates | 6 |
| Snoopy vs. Red Baron | 6 |
| Charlie Brown's Wind-up | 5 |
| Gyro Force | 5 |
| Kite Eating Tree | 5 |
| Woodstock Whirlybirds | 5 |
So far in 2026, Copperhead Strike has seen the longest peak waits at Carowinds, with its daily maximum averaging 71 minutes, ahead of Fury 325 (56 minutes) and Thunder Striker (53 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Copperhead Strike | 71 |
| Fury 325 | 56 |
| Thunder Striker | 53 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 48 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 48 |
| Ricochet | 48 |
| Afterburn | 44 |
| Hurler | 44 |
| The Flying Cobras | 44 |
| Snoopy’s Racing Railway | 43 |
| Vortex | 40 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 28 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 24 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 23 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 21 |
| WindSeeker | 20 |
| Electro-Spin | 19 |
| Woodstock Express | 19 |
| Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast | 17 |
| Gear Spin | 17 |
| Hover & Dodge | 17 |
| Wilderness Run | 17 |
| Do-Si-Do | 16 |
| Mountain Gliders | 16 |
| Air Racers | 15 |
| Wind Star | 15 |
| Kaleidoscope | 13 |
| The Airwalker | 12 |
| Zephyr | 12 |
| Pig Pen's Mud Buggies | 11 |
| Camp Bus | 9 |
| PEANUTSâ„¢ Pirates | 9 |
| PEANUTSâ„¢ Trailblazers | 9 |
| Snoopy vs. Red Baron | 8 |
| Charlie Brown's Wind-up | 7 |
| Woodstock Whirlybirds | 7 |
| Kite Eating Tree | 6 |
| Gyro Force | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | 73 |
| May | 74 |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 55 |
| Mon | — |
| Tue | — |
| Wed | — |
| Thu | — |
| Fri | 84 |
| Sat | 82 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 95 |
| April 25, 2026 | 91 |
| May 15, 2026 | 89 |
| May 09, 2026 | 88 |
| May 01, 2026 | 88 |
| May 08, 2026 | 83 |
| April 24, 2026 | 80 |
| April 17, 2026 | 78 |
| April 18, 2026 | 77 |
| May 03, 2026 | 67 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 34 |
| April 19, 2026 | 54 |
| April 26, 2026 | 59 |
| May 02, 2026 | 61 |
| May 17, 2026 | 62 |
| May 03, 2026 | 67 |
| April 18, 2026 | 77 |
| April 17, 2026 | 78 |
| April 24, 2026 | 80 |
| May 08, 2026 | 83 |