Carowinds queue time statistics

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Average queue time by ride (all time)

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Ride Overall average queue time, mins
[Archived] Rip Roarin' Rapids 83
[Archived] Nighthawk 44
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
Gear Spin 14
Pig Pens Mud Buggies 14
Vortex 14
Electro-Spin 13
Flying Ace Balloon Race 13
Ripcord 13
Scrambler 13
Do-Si-Do 12
Hover and Dodge 12
Hurler 12
[Archived] Paranormal Inc. 12
Rock 'N' Roller 12
Windstar 12
Carolina Skytower 11
Woodstock Express 11
Mountain Gliders 10
PEANUTS Trailblazers 10
WindSeeker 10
Air Racers 9
Carolina Cyclone 9
[Archived] Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena 9
Slingshot 9
Zephyr 9
[Archived] Dodg'ems 8
Kite Eating Tree 8
The Airwalker 8
[Archived] Wilderness Run 8
[Archived] Drop Tower 7
[Archived] Scream Weaver 7
Snoopy vs Red Baron 7
[Archived] Southern Star 7
Camp Bus 6
Gyro Force 6
[Archived] Peanuts Pirates 6
[Archived] Snoopy's Junction 6
The Grand Carousel 5
[Archived] Woodstock Whirlybirds 5
Charlie Brown’s Wind-Up 3

Average maximum queue time by ride (all time)

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Ride Average maximum queue time, mins
[Archived] Rip Roarin' Rapids 95
[Archived] Nighthawk 67
Copperhead Strike 37
Fury 325 33
[Archived] Depths of Darkness 30
[Archived] Paranormal Inc. 30
Ricochet 28
Carolina Goldrusher 26
Pig Pens Mud Buggies 25
Afterburn 24
Ripcord 24
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill 22
The Flying Cobras 22
Thunder Striker 22
Gear Spin 20
Kiddy Hawk 20
Scrambler 20
Do-Si-Do 19
Electro-Spin 19
PEANUTS Trailblazers 19
Rock 'N' Roller 19
Vortex 19
Flying Ace Balloon Race 18
Hurler 18
Carolina Skytower 17
Hover and Dodge 17
Windstar 17
Mountain Gliders 15
Woodstock Express 15
Air Racers 14
Carolina Cyclone 13
WindSeeker 13
Zephyr 13
Slingshot 12
[Archived] Southern Star 12
The Airwalker 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
[Archived] Peanuts Pirates 8
[Archived] Scream Weaver 8
[Archived] Snoopy's Junction 8
Camp Bus 7
Gyro Force 7
[Archived] 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 39
Feb 35
Mar 53
Apr 67
May 61
Jun 50
Jul 41
Aug 41
Sep 53
Oct 66
Nov 42
Dec 56

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

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Day Average crowd level, %
Sun 52
Mon 46
Tue 40
Wed 36
Thu 36
Fri 48
Sat 68

Average crowd level by year (all time)

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Year Average crowd level, % Average crowd level (YTD), %
2018 46 β€”
2019 64 69
2020 88 β€”
2021 53 β€”
2022 43 34
2023 44 43
2024 46 59
2025 82 82

Average crowd level by event (all time)

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Event Average crowd level, %
πŸŽ† New Year's Eve at WinterFest 97
πŸŽ† Summer BLAST! Fireworks Show 89
πŸŽ† Memorial Day Fireworks 85
🎬 Carolina Harbor Opening Day 85
🌸 Spring Break 78
πŸŽƒ Tricks and Treats 73
🍺 Oktoberfest 71
πŸ‘» SCarowinds 71
πŸŽ„ WinterFest 68
πŸŽ–οΈ Military Days 65
🎡 Summer Music Fest 45
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Star-Spangled Night 27
πŸŠβ€β™‚οΈ World's Largest Swimming Lesson 15

Top 10 busiest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
October 12, 2024 100
November 23, 2024 99
December 26, 2024 99
December 30, 2024 99
March 30, 2024 99
April 15, 2023 99
May 17, 2024 99
March 15, 2025 99
May 20, 2023 99
May 10, 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
August 31, 2023 0
August 15, 2024 1
June 22, 2023 1

Crowd levels by day (last 30 days)

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