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Best rides at Carowinds

38 rides rankedpark averages 11 min

The longest queue at Carowinds is Kiddy Hawk, at about 31 minutes on a typical day. Across the 38 ranked rides the park averages 11 minutes. 21 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 ~31 min typical · up to 49 min at peak31m
  2. 2Snoopy’s Racing Railway ~29 min typical · up to 43 min at peak29m
  3. 3Woodstock Express ~24 min typical · up to 30 min at peak24m
  4. 4Copperhead Strike ~24 min typical · up to 35 min at peak24m
  5. 5Flying Ace Balloon Race ~22 min typical · up to 45 min at peak22m
  6. 6Carolina Goldrusher ~19 min typical · up to 34 min at peak19m
  7. 7Ricochet ~19 min typical · up to 45 min at peak19m
  8. 8Fury 325 ~18 min typical · up to 26 min at peak18m
  9. 9Hurler ~18 min typical · up to 39 min at peak18m
  10. 10The Flying Cobras ~15 min typical · up to 19 min at peak15m
  12. 11Boo Blasters on Boo Hill ~14 min typical · up to 30 min at peak14m
  13. 12Thunder Striker ~14 min typical · up to 18 min at peak14m
  14. 13WindSeeker ~13 min typical · up to 19 min at peak13m
  15. 14Wilderness Run ~13 min typical · up to 21 min at peak13m
  16. 15Afterburn ~10 min typical · up to 21 min at peak10m
  17. 16Carolina Cyclone ~10 min typical · up to 20 min at peak10m
  18. 17Wind Star ~10 min typical · up to 17 min at peak10m
  19. 18Vortex ~9 min typical · up to 14 min at peak9m
  20. 19Gear Spin ~9 min typical · up to 18 min at peak9m
  21. 20Hover & Dodge ~8 min typical · up to 20 min at peak8m
  22. 21Mountain Gliders ~8 min typical · up to 15 min at peak8m
  23. 22Do-Si-Do ~8 min typical · up to 12 min at peak8m
  24. 23Rock 'N' Roller ~8 min typical · up to 10 min at peak8m
  25. 24Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast ~8 min typical · up to 15 min at peak8m
  26. 25Air Racers ~7 min typical · up to 18 min at peak7m
  27. 26The Airwalker ~7 min typical · up to 14 min at peak7m
  28. 27Pig Pen's Mud Buggies ~6 min typical · up to 12 min at peak6m
  29. 28PEANUTS™ Pirates ~6 min typical · up to 9 min at peak6m
  30. 29Charlie Brown's Wind-up ~5 min typical · up to 7 min at peak5m
  31. 30Snoopy vs. Red Baron ~5 min typical · up to 10 min at peak5m
  32. 31Electro-Spin ~5 min typical5m
  33. 32Zephyr ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  34. 33PEANUTS™ Trailblazers ~5 min typical · up to 11 min at peak5m
  35. 34Woodstock Whirlybirds ~5 min typical · up to 8 min at peak5m
  36. 35Gyro Force ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  37. 36Kaleidoscope ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  38. 37Kite Eating Tree ~4 min typical · up to 5 min at peak4m
  39. 38Camp Bus ~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.