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
Nighthawk 42
Copperhead Strike 25
Fury 325 23
Carolina Goldrusher 20
Ricochet 20
[Archived] Depths of Darkness 19
Gear Spin 17
Thunder Striker 17
Afterburn 16
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill 16
Electro-Spin 15
Kiddy Hawk 15
The Flying Cobras 15
Vortex 15
Pig Pens Mud Buggies 14
Hover and Dodge 13
Hurler 13
[Archived] Paranormal Inc. 13
Rock 'N' Roller 13
Scrambler 13
Windstar 13
Do-Si-Do 12
Flying Ace Balloon Race 12
[Archived] Ripcord 12
Carolina Skytower 11
WindSeeker 11
Woodstock Express 11
Air Racers 10
Mountain Gliders 10
PEANUTS Trailblazers 10
[Archived] Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena 10
Carolina Cyclone 9
Slingshot 9
Zephyr 9
[Archived] Dodg'ems 8
Kite Eating Tree 8
The Airwalker 8
Wilderness Run 8
Drop Tower 7
Snoopy vs Red Baron 7
[Archived] Snoopy's Junction 7
[Archived] Southern Star 7
Camp Bus 6
Peanuts Pirates 6
Scream Weaver 6
Gyro Force 5
Woodstock Whirlybirds 5
The Grand Carousel 4
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 94
Nighthawk 59
Copperhead Strike 36
Fury 325 34
[Archived] Paranormal Inc. 31
[Archived] Depths of Darkness 30
Ricochet 29
Carolina Goldrusher 28
Pig Pens Mud Buggies 26
Gear Spin 25
Electro-Spin 24
[Archived] Ripcord 24
Afterburn 23
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill 23
Scrambler 23
The Flying Cobras 22
Thunder Striker 22
PEANUTS Trailblazers 21
Rock 'N' Roller 21
Do-Si-Do 20
Hover and Dodge 20
Windstar 20
Vortex 19
Kiddy Hawk 18
Carolina Skytower 17
Flying Ace Balloon Race 17
Hurler 17
Air Racers 16
Mountain Gliders 15
Woodstock Express 15
Zephyr 14
Carolina Cyclone 13
[Archived] Southern Star 13
The Airwalker 13
Slingshot 12
WindSeeker 12
[Archived] Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare: 3Z Arena 11
Wilderness Run 11
[Archived] Dodg'ems 10
Kite Eating Tree 9
Snoopy vs Red Baron 9
[Archived] Snoopy's Junction 9
Drop Tower 8
Peanuts Pirates 8
Scream Weaver 8
Camp Bus 7
Gyro Force 6
The Grand Carousel 5
Woodstock Whirlybirds 5
Charlie Brown’s Wind-Up 4

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 26
Feb 34
Mar 46
Apr 66
May 61
Jun 58
Jul 44
Aug 42
Sep 57
Oct 66
Nov 36
Dec 54

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

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Day Average crowd level, %
Sun 54
Mon 48
Tue 43
Wed 37
Thu 39
Fri 48
Sat 66

Average crowd level by year (all time)

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Year Average crowd level, % Average crowd level (YTD), %
2018 45 —
2019 65 63
2020 89 —
2021 52 —
2022 43 33
2023 44 54
2024 62 62

Top 10 busiest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
March 30, 2024 100
May 20, 2023 99
April 15, 2023 99
April 29, 2023 99
May 30, 2021 99
November 28, 2020 99
March 29, 2024 99
December 29, 2018 99
December 30, 2022 99
April 27, 2019 99

Top 10 quietest days (all time)

Day Crowd level, %
March 09, 2024 1
May 12, 2019 1
June 20, 2023 1
July 24, 2018 1
August 08, 2023 1
October 13, 2018 1
October 14, 2018 1
October 07, 2018 1
October 06, 2018 1
August 25, 2023 1

Crowd levels by day (last 30 days)

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