🇺🇸 Star-Spangled Night, all time
Copperhead Strike has the longest average queue at Carowinds, at 18 minutes, followed by Snoopy’s Racing Railway (13 minutes) and Woodstock Express (12 minutes). 37 of the 38 rides have an average queue of 15 minutes or less.
| Ride | Overall average queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| [Archived] Nighthawk | 36 |
| Copperhead Strike | 18 |
| Snoopy’s Racing Railway | 13 |
| Woodstock Express | 12 |
| Afterburn | 11 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 11 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 11 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 11 |
| Ricochet | 11 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 9 |
| Fury 325 | 9 |
| Gear Spin | 9 |
| Do-Si-Do | 8 |
| Mountain Gliders | 8 |
| The Flying Cobras | 8 |
| WindSeeker | 8 |
| Hover & Dodge | 7 |
| Thunder Striker | 7 |
| Vortex | 7 |
| Air Racers | 6 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 6 |
| Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast | 6 |
| Hurler | 6 |
| Kaleidoscope | 6 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 6 |
| Wilderness Run | 6 |
| Wind Star | 6 |
| Camp Bus | 5 |
| Charlie Brown's Wind-up | 5 |
| [Archived] Drop Tower | 5 |
| Electro-Spin | 5 |
| Kite Eating Tree | 5 |
| PEANUTS™ Pirates | 5 |
| PEANUTS™ Trailblazers | 5 |
| [Archived] Scream Weaver | 5 |
| Snoopy vs. Red Baron | 5 |
| The Airwalker | 5 |
| Zephyr | 5 |
| Gyro Force | 4 |
| Pig Pen's Mud Buggies | 4 |
| Woodstock Whirlybirds | 3 |
Copperhead Strike sees the longest peak queues at Carowinds, with its daily maximum averaging 35 minutes, ahead of Snoopy’s Racing Railway (32 minutes) and Kiddy Hawk (28 minutes).
| Ride | Average maximum queue time, mins |
|---|---|
| [Archived] Nighthawk | 60 |
| Copperhead Strike | 35 |
| Snoopy’s Racing Railway | 32 |
| Kiddy Hawk | 28 |
| Woodstock Express | 26 |
| Afterburn | 25 |
| Fury 325 | 23 |
| Carolina Goldrusher | 22 |
| Ricochet | 22 |
| The Flying Cobras | 18 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | 17 |
| Do-Si-Do | 17 |
| Flying Ace Balloon Race | 16 |
| Air Racers | 14 |
| Thunder Striker | 14 |
| Vortex | 14 |
| Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast | 13 |
| Mountain Gliders | 12 |
| Hover & Dodge | 11 |
| Wilderness Run | 11 |
| Electro-Spin | 10 |
| Gear Spin | 10 |
| Wind Star | 10 |
| WindSeeker | 10 |
| Charlie Brown's Wind-up | 9 |
| Rock 'N' Roller | 9 |
| Carolina Cyclone | 8 |
| Hurler | 8 |
| PEANUTS™ Pirates | 7 |
| PEANUTS™ Trailblazers | 7 |
| Pig Pen's Mud Buggies | 7 |
| Snoopy vs. Red Baron | 7 |
| Zephyr | 7 |
| Gyro Force | 6 |
| Kaleidoscope | 6 |
| The Airwalker | 6 |
| Woodstock Whirlybirds | 6 |
| Camp Bus | 5 |
| [Archived] Drop Tower | 5 |
| Kite Eating Tree | 5 |
| [Archived] Scream Weaver | 5 |
| Month | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Jan | — |
| Feb | — |
| Mar | — |
| Apr | — |
| May | — |
| Jun | — |
| Jul | 22 |
| Aug | — |
| Sep | — |
| Oct | — |
| Nov | — |
| Dec | — |
Sunday is typically the quietest day of the week at Carowinds, averaging 1% compared with 43% on Thursday. On average, weekdays are 14 percentage points busier than weekends.
| Day | Average crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| Sun | 1 |
| Mon | — |
| Tue | — |
| Wed | 17 |
| Thu | 43 |
| Fri | 24 |
| Sat | 27 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 04, 2024 | 43 |
| July 04, 2026 | 27 |
| July 03, 2026 | 24 |
| July 03, 2024 | 17 |
| July 05, 2026 | 1 |
| Day | Crowd level, % |
|---|---|
| July 05, 2026 | 1 |
| July 03, 2024 | 17 |
| July 03, 2026 | 24 |
| July 04, 2026 | 27 |
| July 04, 2024 | 43 |