Skip to main content
Park Queue TimesPQT

Best rides at Carowinds

32 rides rankedpark averages 12 min

The longest queue at Carowinds is Snoopy’s Racing Railway, at about 29 minutes on a typical day. Across the 32 ranked rides the park averages 12 minutes. 16 of them are usually a walk on.

Every Carowinds ride ranked by its usual queue

Top rides by typical wait

32 rides · longest typical queue first

  1. 1Snoopy’s Racing Railway ~29 min typical · up to 48 min at peak29m
  2. 2Copperhead Strike ~27 min typical · up to 56 min at peak27m
  3. 3Kiddy Hawk ~24 min typical · up to 47 min at peak24m
  4. 4Woodstock Express ~22 min typical · up to 49 min at peak22m
  5. 5The Flying Cobras ~21 min typical · up to 60 min at peak21m
  6. 6Ricochet ~20 min typical · up to 41 min at peak20m
  7. 7Carolina Goldrusher ~19 min typical · up to 36 min at peak19m
  8. 8Afterburn ~17 min typical · up to 38 min at peak17m
  9. 9Flying Ace Balloon Race ~17 min typical · up to 60 min at peak17m
  10. 10Vortex ~15 min typical · up to 27 min at peak15m
  12. 11Hurler ~13 min typical · up to 41 min at peak13m
  13. 12Carolina Cyclone ~11 min typical · up to 45 min at peak11m
  14. 13Boo Blasters on Boo Hill ~10 min typical · up to 21 min at peak10m
  15. 14WindSeeker ~10 min typical · up to 5 min at peak10m
  16. 15Mountain Gliders ~10 min typical · up to 19 min at peak10m
  17. 16Rock 'N' Roller ~10 min typical · up to 23 min at peak10m
  18. 17Wind Star ~9 min typical · up to 24 min at peak9m
  19. 18Hover & Dodge ~8 min typical · up to 15 min at peak8m
  20. 19Do-Si-Do ~8 min typical · up to 27 min at peak8m
  21. 20Air Racers ~8 min typical · up to 24 min at peak8m
  22. 21Wilderness Run ~8 min typical · up to 14 min at peak8m
  23. 22Pig Pen's Mud Buggies ~7 min typical · up to 23 min at peak7m
  24. 23The Airwalker ~7 min typical · up to 13 min at peak7m
  25. 24PEANUTS™ Pirates ~7 min typical · up to 13 min at peak7m
  26. 25Kaleidoscope ~7 min typical · up to 19 min at peak7m
  27. 26Charlie Brown's Wind-up ~6 min typical · up to 10 min at peak6m
  28. 27Snoopy vs. Red Baron ~6 min typical · up to 10 min at peak6m
  29. 28PEANUTS™ Trailblazers ~6 min typical · up to 11 min at peak6m
  30. 29Woodstock Whirlybirds ~6 min typical · up to 10 min at peak6m
  31. 30Zephyr ~5 min typical · up to 7 min at peak5m
  32. 31Kite Eating Tree ~5 min typical · up to 9 min at peak5m
  33. 32Camp Bus ~5 min typical · up to 10 min at peak5m

The ranking is each ride's typical wait, which stands in for popularity - the rides people queue longest for tend to be the headline attractions. It is not an editorial "best" score.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Typical waits are each ride's own recorded queue times over recent weeks, sampled every few minutes through the park's opening hours. A ride with too little history to average honestly is left out.