All time
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear has the longest average queue at Carowinds, at 42 minutes, followed by JASON: Blood Reign (28 minutes) and Copperhead Strike (25 minutes). 34 of the 48 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| The Conjuring: Beyond Fear | 42 |
| JASON: Blood Reign | 28 |
| Copperhead Strike | 25 |
| The Toothfairy | 24 |
| Fury 325 | 22 |
| Slaughterhouse | 22 |
| Snoopy’s Racing Railway | 22 |
| Ricochet | 20 |
| Silver Scream Studios: Director's Cut | 20 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 18 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 17 |
| Afterburn | 16 |
| Paranormal Inc. | 16 |
| The Flying Cobras | 16 |
| Thunder Striker | 15 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 14 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 14 |
| Gear Spin | 14 |
| Vortex | 14 |
| Hurler | 13 |
| Ripcord | 13 |
| Electro-Spin | 12 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 12 |
| Woodstock Express | 12 |
| Carolina Skytower | 11 |
| Do-Si-Do | 11 |
| Hover & Dodge | 11 |
| Kaleidoscope | 11 |
| Pig Pen's Mud Buggies | 11 |
| Mountain Gliders | 10 |
| Wind Star | 10 |
| WindSeeker | 10 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 9 |
| Slingshot | 9 |
| Air Racers | 8 |
| Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast | 8 |
| PEANUTS™ Trailblazers | 8 |
| The Airwalker | 8 |
| Zephyr | 8 |
| Wilderness Run | 7 |
| Camp Bus | 6 |
| PEANUTS™ Pirates | 6 |
| Snoopy vs. Red Baron | 6 |
| Charlie Brown's Wind-up | 5 |
| Gyro Force | 5 |
| Kite Eating Tree | 5 |
| The Grand Carousel | 5 |
| Woodstock Whirlybirds | 5 |
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear sees the longest peak queues at Carowinds, with its daily maximum averaging 42 minutes, ahead of Copperhead Strike (39 minutes) and Fury 325 (34 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| The Conjuring: Beyond Fear | 42 |
| Copperhead Strike | 39 |
| Fury 325 | 34 |
| Paranormal Inc. | 31 |
| Snoopy’s Racing Railway | 31 |
| JASON: Blood Reign | 29 |
| Ricochet | 28 |
| The Toothfairy | 28 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 27 |
| Afterburn | 25 |
| Ripcord | 24 |
| The Flying Cobras | 23 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 22 |
| Slaughterhouse | 22 |
| Thunder Striker | 22 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 21 |
| Silver Scream Studios: Director's Cut | 20 |
| Gear Spin | 19 |
| Hurler | 19 |
| Vortex | 19 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 18 |
| Pig Pen's Mud Buggies | 18 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 18 |
| Carolina Skytower | 17 |
| Do-Si-Do | 17 |
| Electro-Spin | 17 |
| Kaleidoscope | 17 |
| Woodstock Express | 16 |
| Hover & Dodge | 15 |
| PEANUTS™ Trailblazers | 15 |
| Wind Star | 15 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 14 |
| Mountain Gliders | 14 |
| WindSeeker | 13 |
| Air Racers | 12 |
| Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast | 12 |
| Slingshot | 12 |
| The Airwalker | 11 |
| Zephyr | 11 |
| Wilderness Run | 10 |
| Camp Bus | 7 |
| PEANUTS™ Pirates | 7 |
| Snoopy vs. Red Baron | 7 |
| Charlie Brown's Wind-up | 6 |
| Gyro Force | 6 |
| Kite Eating Tree | 6 |
| Woodstock Whirlybirds | 6 |
| The Grand Carousel | 5 |
Carowinds is usually quietest in July, August, and November, when crowd levels average as low as 38%. The busiest month tends to be April, at around 68%.
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | 43 |
| Feb | 36 |
| Mar | 56 |
| Apr | 68 |
| May | 62 |
| Jun | 44 |
| Jul | 38 |
| Aug | 41 |
| Sep | 52 |
| Oct | 61 |
| Nov | 43 |
| Dec | 57 |
Wednesday is typically the quietest day of the week at Carowinds, averaging 34% compared with 68% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 19 percentage points quieter than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 49 |
| Mon | 42 |
| Tue | 38 |
| Wed | 34 |
| Thu | 35 |
| Fri | 50 |
| Sat | 68 |
So far in 2026, Carowinds is running 10 percentage points quieter than at the same point in 2025 (40% compared with 50%). Of the full years on record, 2019 was the busiest, averaging 64%. 2020 and 2021 are left out of these comparisons because COVID-19 closures and capacity limits affected crowd levels in those years.
| Event | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| 🎆 New Year's Eve | 99 |
| 🎆 Summer BLAST! Fireworks Show | 87 |
| 🎆 Memorial Day Fireworks | 83 |
| 🎬 Carolina Harbor Opening Day | 83 |
| 🌸 Spring Break | 77 |
| 🎬 Opening Weekend | 67 |
| 🎉 Viva La Fiesta | 66 |
| 🎖️ Military Days | 64 |
| 🍺 Oktoberfest | 62 |
| 🎄 WinterFest | 61 |
| 🎃 Tricks and Treats | 61 |
| 👻 SCarowinds | 56 |
| 🎵 Summer Music Fest | 47 |
| 🇺🇸 Star-Spangled Night | 22 |
| 🌊 SPLASH! Water Parade | 20 |
| 🏊♂️ World's Largest Swimming Lesson | 19 |
| 🔴 Buyout | 19 |
| ⚽️ Charlotte FC Fan Day | 6 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| December 27, 2025 | 100 |
| October 12, 2024 | 99 |
| December 26, 2024 | 99 |
| November 23, 2024 | 99 |
| December 30, 2024 | 99 |
| May 17, 2024 | 99 |
| March 30, 2024 | 99 |
| May 17, 2025 | 99 |
| October 19, 2024 | 99 |
| April 18, 2025 | 99 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| October 07, 2026 | 0 |
| August 14, 2026 | 0 |
| August 02, 2026 | 0 |
| August 04, 2026 | 0 |
| April 21, 2024 | 0 |
| August 06, 2025 | 0 |
| July 19, 2026 | 0 |
| July 13, 2026 | 0 |
| June 24, 2025 | 0 |
| August 20, 2026 | 0 |