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Best rides at Carowinds

38 rides rankedpark averages 10 min

The longest queue at Carowinds is Kiddy Hawk, at about 23 minutes on a typical day. Across the 38 ranked rides the park averages 10 minutes. 23 of them are usually a walk on.

Every Carowinds ride ranked by its usual queue

Top rides by typical wait

38 rides · longest typical queue first

  1. 1Kiddy Hawk ~23 min typical · up to 44 min at peak23m
  2. 2Copperhead Strike ~21 min typical · up to 34 min at peak21m
  3. 3Snoopy’s Racing Railway ~21 min typical · up to 29 min at peak21m
  4. 4Afterburn ~20 min typical · up to 47 min at peak20m
  5. 5Carolina Goldrusher ~20 min typical · up to 34 min at peak20m
  6. 6Ricochet ~20 min typical · up to 40 min at peak20m
  7. 7Flying Ace Balloon Race ~18 min typical · up to 45 min at peak18m
  8. 8Woodstock Express ~18 min typical · up to 27 min at peak18m
  9. 9Fury 325 ~17 min typical · up to 33 min at peak17m
  10. 10Carolina Cyclone ~15 min typical · up to 35 min at peak15m
  11. 11Hurler ~12 min typical · up to 30 min at peak12m
  12. 12Boo Blasters on Boo Hill ~11 min typical · up to 19 min at peak11m
  13. 13The Flying Cobras ~11 min typical · up to 19 min at peak11m
  14. 14Thunder Striker ~11 min typical · up to 15 min at peak11m
  15. 15Vortex ~10 min typical · up to 16 min at peak10m
  16. 16Gear Spin ~9 min typical · up to 12 min at peak9m
  17. 17Air Racers ~9 min typical · up to 13 min at peak9m
  18. 18Wind Star ~9 min typical · up to 16 min at peak9m
  19. 19Wilderness Run ~8 min typical · up to 19 min at peak8m
  20. 20Hover & Dodge ~7 min typical · up to 12 min at peak7m
  21. 21WindSeeker ~7 min typical · up to 12 min at peak7m
  22. 22Mountain Gliders ~7 min typical · up to 13 min at peak7m
  23. 23Do-Si-Do ~7 min typical · up to 11 min at peak7m
  24. 24The Airwalker ~7 min typical · up to 14 min at peak7m
  25. 25Electro-Spin ~6 min typical · up to 19 min at peak6m
  26. 26Rock 'N' Roller ~6 min typical · up to 15 min at peak6m
  27. 27Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast ~6 min typical · up to 8 min at peak6m
  28. 28Charlie Brown's Wind-up ~5 min typical · up to 7 min at peak5m
  29. 29PEANUTS™ Pirates ~5 min typical · up to 10 min at peak5m
  30. 30Kaleidoscope ~5 min typical · up to 6 min at peak5m
  31. 31Zephyr ~5 min typical · up to 7 min at peak5m
  32. 32PEANUTS™ Trailblazers ~5 min typical · up to 13 min at peak5m
  33. 33Pig Pen's Mud Buggies ~5 min typical · up to 10 min at peak5m
  34. 34Woodstock Whirlybirds ~5 min typical · up to 14 min at peak5m
  35. 35Snoopy vs. Red Baron ~4 min typical · up to 9 min at peak4m
  36. 36Kite Eating Tree ~4 min typical · up to 8 min at peak4m
  37. 37Camp Bus ~4 min typical · up to 10 min at peak4m
  38. 38Gyro Force ~4 min typical · up to 5 min at peak4m

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.