Best Rides at Carowinds
The headline rides, ranked by typical wait time
These are the most popular rides at Carowinds, ordered by how long people typically queue for them. A longer typical wait is a good proxy for the must-do, headline attractions. Tap any ride for its live wait time, busiest hours and reliability.
Top rides by typical wait
38 rides ranked · longest typical queue first
- 1Copperhead Strike~25 min typical wait up to 39 min at peak
- 2Ricochet~15 min typical wait up to 18 min at peak
- 3Afterburn~13 min typical wait up to 26 min at peak
- 4The Flying Cobras~12 min typical wait up to 19 min at peak
- 5Kiddy Hawk~12 min typical wait up to 20 min at peak
- 6Fury 325~12 min typical wait up to 18 min at peak
- 7Snoopy's Racing Railway~12 min typical wait up to 15 min at peak
- 8Carolina Goldrusher~10 min typical wait up to 12 min at peak
- 9Thunder Striker~10 min typical wait up to 19 min at peak
- 10Vortex~9 min typical wait up to 15 min at peak
- 11Flying Ace Balloon Race~9 min typical wait up to 15 min at peak
- 12Hurler~9 min typical wait up to 14 min at peak
- 13Boo Blasters on Boo Hill~8 min typical wait up to 12 min at peak
- 14Woodstock Express~8 min typical wait up to 13 min at peak
- 15Carolina Cyclone~7 min typical wait up to 9 min at peak
- 16WindSeeker~7 min typical wait up to 9 min at peak
- 17Gear Spin~7 min typical wait
- 18Mountain Gliders~6 min typical wait up to 7 min at peak
- 19Electro-Spin~6 min typical wait up to 8 min at peak
- 20Rock 'N' Roller~6 min typical wait up to 12 min at peak
- 21Air Racers~6 min typical wait up to 7 min at peak
- 22Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast~6 min typical wait up to 11 min at peak
- 23Charlie Brown’s Wind-Up~5 min typical wait up to 7 min at peak
- 24Hover and Dodge~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 25Snoopy vs Red Baron~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 26Do-Si-Do~5 min typical wait up to 7 min at peak
- 27Zephyr~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 28PEANUTS Trailblazers~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 29Kite Eating Tree~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 30Camp Bus~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 31Pig Pens Mud Buggies~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 32The Airwalker~5 min typical wait up to 5 min at peak
- 33Windstar~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 34Wilderness Run~5 min typical wait up to 7 min at peak
- 35PEANUTS Pirates~5 min typical wait up to 5 min at peak
- 36Kaleidoscope~5 min typical wait up to 5 min at peak
- 37Woodstock Whirlybirds~4 min typical wait up to 4 min at peak
- 38Gyro Force~4 min typical wait up to 5 min at peak
Ranking is by each ride's typical wait time, which we use as a popularity proxy - the rides people queue longest for tend to be the headline attractions. It isn't an editorial "best" score.