πΈ Spring Break, 2024
In 2024, Nighthawk had the longest average queue at Carowinds, at 71 minutes, followed by Copperhead Strike (40 minutes) and Kiddy Hawk (34 minutes). 13 of the 31 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| [Archived] Nighthawk | 71 |
| Copperhead Strike | 40 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 34 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 33 |
| Ricochet | 32 |
| Afterburn | 28 |
| Fury 325 | 26 |
| Hurler | 23 |
| Woodstock Express | 23 |
| Thunder Striker | 22 |
| Kaleidoscope | 20 |
| The Flying Cobras | 20 |
| Vortex | 20 |
| Gear Spin | 19 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 18 |
| Hover & Dodge | 18 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 17 |
| Wind Star | 17 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 15 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 14 |
| Air Racers | 13 |
| Mountain Gliders | 13 |
| Wilderness Run | 13 |
| Electro-Spin | 12 |
| The Airwalker | 12 |
| Do-Si-Do | 11 |
| Zephyr | 11 |
| WindSeeker | 9 |
| [Archived] Scream Weaver | 7 |
| [Archived] Drop Tower | 6 |
| Gyro Force | 5 |
In 2024, Nighthawk saw the longest peak queues at Carowinds, with its daily maximum averaging 105 minutes, ahead of Copperhead Strike (63 minutes) and Afterburn (53 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| [Archived] Nighthawk | 105 |
| Copperhead Strike | 63 |
| Afterburn | 53 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 49 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 46 |
| Ricochet | 46 |
| Fury 325 | 45 |
| Thunder Striker | 40 |
| Vortex | 33 |
| Hurler | 30 |
| Woodstock Express | 30 |
| The Flying Cobras | 27 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 26 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 25 |
| Kaleidoscope | 25 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 23 |
| Gear Spin | 23 |
| Wind Star | 23 |
| Hover & Dodge | 21 |
| Air Racers | 20 |
| Wilderness Run | 20 |
| Mountain Gliders | 18 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 18 |
| The Airwalker | 16 |
| Electro-Spin | 15 |
| Do-Si-Do | 14 |
| WindSeeker | 13 |
| Zephyr | 13 |
| [Archived] Drop Tower | 9 |
| [Archived] Scream Weaver | 9 |
| Gyro Force | 6 |
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| Mar | 74 |
| Apr | 79 |
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In 2024, Sunday was the quietest day of the week at Carowinds, averaging 42% compared with 97% on Saturday. On average, weekdays are 11 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 42 |
| Mon | 89 |
| Tue | 86 |
| Wed | 44 |
| Thu | 84 |
| Fri | 97 |
| Sat | 97 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| March 30, 2024 | 99 |
| March 29, 2024 | 98 |
| April 06, 2024 | 95 |
| April 05, 2024 | 95 |
| April 01, 2024 | 89 |
| April 02, 2024 | 86 |
| April 04, 2024 | 84 |
| April 07, 2024 | 59 |
| April 03, 2024 | 44 |
| March 31, 2024 | 25 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| March 31, 2024 | 25 |
| April 03, 2024 | 44 |
| April 07, 2024 | 59 |
| April 04, 2024 | 84 |
| April 02, 2024 | 86 |
| April 01, 2024 | 89 |
| April 05, 2024 | 95 |
| April 06, 2024 | 95 |
| March 29, 2024 | 98 |
| March 30, 2024 | 99 |