Carowinds Wait Times & More
Carowinds, which opened in 1973, is a theme park located in Charlotte, North Carolina (but also straddling the South Carolina line), featuring roller coasters, including Fury 325, thrill rides, and family friendly attractions. Carowinds is busiest during Spring Break and early summer, with milder summer crowds. See the Carowinds Crowd Calendar for more details. Each fall, the park transforms into Scarowinds, a spooky Halloween event with scare zones and haunted mazes.
Local Park Time is 06:06 AM
How wait times for the current day, week, and month compare to the previous day, last week, and last month. The daily calculation begins at 10 AM local time and will flucuate as the day progresses.
Carowinds Wait Time Profile
How busy is Carowinds? Typically, a higher park average wait time indicates higher crowds and a busier theme park. This graph shows the average wait time across Carowinds as compared to the
historical
wait profile for the day of the week.
Click any of the buttons below to generate a new graph above!
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Best Hours to Visit
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Morning: 9:00 AM, Early Afternoon: 12:05 PM, Late Afternoon: 5:15 PM |
Attractions with Wait Times
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Keep scrolling or click one of the buttons below to see graphs of Carowinds data!
Carowinds Wait Times
Live Wait Times
This graph shows the current wait times at Carowinds,
the average wait times for the selected day,
the average wait times for the selected week,
or the average wait times for the selected month.
Click any of the buttons below to plot by a different time interval.
Carowinds Wait Time Heat Map
Loading Heat Map
This graph shows the wait time heat map for Carowinds.
This graph shows the posted wait times for each attraction at the park at different time intervals.
Greener colors indicate shorter wait times; redder colors indicate longer wait times.
Click any of the buttons below to plot by a different time interval.
Carowinds Wait Time Calendar
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This graph shows the daily average wait time at Carowinds by calendar day for 08/15/2024. Greener colors indicate lower wait times (i.e. less busy days); redder colors indicate longer wait times (i.e. busier days).
Note that is not a crowd calendar. Click here for the Carowinds Crowd Calendar
Note that is not a crowd calendar. Click here for the Carowinds Crowd Calendar
What is the busiest day to visit Carowinds?
The busiest day to visit Carowinds is Saturday with a 15 minute average wait time. The least busy day is Tuesday through Thursday with a 11 minute average wait time.
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Attractions with Wait Times
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Attractions Not Reporting
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Defunct Attractions
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