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Afterburn has the longest average wait at Carowinds, at 45 minutes, followed by Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast (30 minutes) and Ricochet (27 minutes). 17 of the 29 rides have an average wait of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Afterburn | 45 |
| Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast | 30 |
| Ricochet | 27 |
| Copperhead Strike | 26 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 26 |
| Snoopy’s Racing Railway | 26 |
| Fury 325 | 23 |
| Woodstock Express | 18 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 17 |
| The Flying Cobras | 17 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 16 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 16 |
| Air Racers | 15 |
| Do-Si-Do | 14 |
| Kaleidoscope | 14 |
| Electro-Spin | 13 |
| Thunder Striker | 13 |
| Mountain Gliders | 12 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 10 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 8 |
| Zephyr | 8 |
| PEANUTS™ Trailblazers | 7 |
| Pig Pen's Mud Buggies | 7 |
| Wilderness Run | 7 |
| Camp Bus | 6 |
| Snoopy vs. Red Baron | 6 |
| Charlie Brown's Wind-up | 5 |
| Kite Eating Tree | 5 |
| Woodstock Whirlybirds | 5 |
Snoopy’s Racing Railway sees the longest peak waits at Carowinds, with its daily maximum averaging 63 minutes, ahead of Afterburn (45 minutes) and Copperhead Strike (43 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum wait time, mins |
|---|---|
| Snoopy’s Racing Railway | 63 |
| Afterburn | 45 |
| Copperhead Strike | 43 |
| Fury 325 | 38 |
| Ricochet | 38 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 33 |
| Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast | 30 |
| The Flying Cobras | 25 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 24 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 24 |
| Woodstock Express | 24 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 22 |
| Do-Si-Do | 20 |
| Thunder Striker | 20 |
| Electro-Spin | 18 |
| Kaleidoscope | 18 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 17 |
| Mountain Gliders | 16 |
| Air Racers | 15 |
| Zephyr | 11 |
| PEANUTS™ Trailblazers | 9 |
| Pig Pen's Mud Buggies | 9 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 8 |
| Wilderness Run | 8 |
| Camp Bus | 7 |
| Charlie Brown's Wind-up | 6 |
| Kite Eating Tree | 6 |
| Snoopy vs. Red Baron | 6 |
| Woodstock Whirlybirds | 6 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 65 |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | — |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | 66 |
| Dec | 59 |
Sunday is typically the quietest day of the week at Carowinds, averaging 48% compared with 73% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 3 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 48 |
| Mon | 65 |
| Tue | 70 |
| Wed | 66 |
| Thu | 55 |
| Fri | 59 |
| Sat | 73 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 27, 2025 | 100 |
| December 26, 2024 | 99 |
| November 23, 2024 | 99 |
| December 30, 2024 | 99 |
| December 31, 2024 | 99 |
| December 14, 2024 | 98 |
| November 16, 2024 | 97 |
| December 22, 2024 | 95 |
| December 07, 2024 | 94 |
| November 29, 2024 | 94 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 14, 2025 | 4 |
| January 03, 2026 | 5 |
| November 30, 2025 | 9 |
| December 07, 2025 | 11 |
| December 19, 2024 | 12 |
| December 19, 2025 | 16 |
| December 28, 2024 | 23 |
| December 22, 2025 | 24 |
| November 15, 2024 | 32 |
| January 02, 2025 | 36 |