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Carowinds on Friday 21 August 2026

29 rides tracked10am - 4:30pmCharlotte, North Carolina, United States

Carowinds ran at 31% of a peak day on Friday 21 August 2026 - below avg, the 21st quietest of the 31 days that month. The park-wide average queue was 5 minutes, peaking at 7 around 2pm.

Friday 21 August 2026

Below avg · 21st quietest of 31

Carowinds ran at 31% of a peak day, against 29% for August 2026 as a whole. The park-wide average queue was 5 minutes.

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31%crowds
Hours10am - 4:30pm49.9% of rides running

Queue times through the day at Carowinds

Park-wide average by hour

10am - 4:30pm · minutes

59a
510a
511a
512p
51p
72p
53p

The park was at its worst around 2pm, averaging 7 minutes, and at its best at 9am with 5 minutes.

Every ride's queue at Carowinds on Fri 21 Aug

Average queue by ride

58 rides · longest first

  1. Boo Blasters on Boo Hillpeak 50 min · 62 min down (1)14m
  2. Snoopy’s Racing Railwaypeak 15 min · 82 min down (1)9m
  3. Copperhead Strikepeak 15 min · 80 min down (1)8m
  4. Woodstock Expresspeak 10 min · 87 min down (1)8m
  5. Kaleidoscopepeak 6 min · ran all day6m
  6. Afterburnpeak 5 min · 105 min down (2)5m
  7. Carolina Goldrusherpeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  8. Charlie Brown's Wind-uppeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  9. Flying Ace Balloon Racepeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  10. Fury 325peak 5 min · 129 min down (1)5m
  11. Hurlerpeak 5 min · 89 min down (1)5m
  12. Kiddy Hawkpeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  13. Kite Eating Treepeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  14. PEANUTS™ Piratespeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  15. PEANUTS™ Trailblazerspeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  16. Pig Pen's Mud Buggiespeak 5 min · 190 min down (2)5m
  17. Ricochetpeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  18. Snoopy vs. Red Baronpeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  19. The Flying Cobraspeak 5 min · 129 min down (2)5m
  20. Thunder Strikerpeak 5 min · 99 min down (1)5m
  21. Vortexpeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  22. Wilderness Runpeak 6 min · ran all day5m
  23. WindSeekerpeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  24. Woodstock Whirlybirdspeak 5 min · ran all day5m
  25. Camp Buspeak 5 min · ran all day4m
  26. Mountain Gliderspeak 10 min · ran all day4m
  27. Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blastpeak 5 min · ran all day3m
  28. Do-Si-Dopeak 3 min · 69 min down (1)3m
  29. Rock 'N' Rollerpeak 2 min · ran all day2m
  30. Air Racerspeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  31. Barracuda Blasterspeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  32. Beagle Scout Acrespeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  33. Blackbeard’s Revenge - Cannonball Drop & Captain’s Cursepeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  34. Blackbeard's Revenge - Pirate’s Plankpeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  35. Boogie Board Racerpeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  36. Carolina Cyclonepeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  37. Carolina Harbor Shore Clubpeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  38. Carolina Skytowerpeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  39. Coastal Currentspeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  40. Electro-Spinpeak 0 min · 140 min down (1)0m
  41. Gear Spinpeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  42. Gyro Forcepeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  43. Hover & Dodgepeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  44. Hurricane Fallspeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  45. Kiddy Hawk Covepeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  46. Pelican Plungepeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  47. Pirate's Landingpeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  48. Ripcordpeak 0 min · 78 min down (1)0m
  49. Seaside Splashworkspeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  50. Slingshotpeak 0 min · 89 min down (2)0m
  51. Storm Surge Body Slidespeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  52. Storm Surge Tube Slidespeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  53. Surf Club Harborpeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  54. The Airwalkerpeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  55. The Grand Carouselpeak 0 min · ran all day0m
  56. Tidal Wave Baypeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  57. Wind Starpeak 0 min · 390 min down (1)0m
  58. Zephyrpeak 0 min · ran all day0m

Boo Blasters on Boo Hill held the longest queue, averaging 14 minutes and touching 50. 18 short closures were recorded across the park, which is normal operating.

When Carowinds rides were down on Fri 21 Aug

Closures through the day

10am - 4:30pm · red is closed

  1. The Flying Cobras1h
  2. Fury 3251h
  3. Pig Pen's Mud Buggies45m
  4. Afterburn36m
  5. Thunder Striker30m
  6. Slingshot21m
  7. Electro-Spin21m
  8. Hurler20m
  9. Boo Blasters on Boo Hill15m
  10. Woodstock Express15m
  11. Copperhead Strike11m
  12. Snoopy’s Racing Railway11m
  13. Ripcord10m
  14. Do-Si-Do9m

14 of 58 rides lost time on Fri 21 Aug, 18 closures totalling 6 ride-hours. The Flying Cobras lost the most at 1h.

Where Fri 21 Aug sat in August 2026

Crowd score, day by day

31 days · this day marked

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At 31% this was the 21st quietest of the 31 days in August 2026, which averaged 29%.

Previous dayThu 20 AugNext daySat 22 Aug
Quiet 0-20%Below avg 20-40%Average 40-60%Above avg 60-80%Very busy 80-100%

Every figure here was measured on the day: each ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Carowinds's own operating hours. The crowd score is relative to this park's own busiest day rather than to other parks. Rides with no queue recorded were either walk-on all day or not reporting.

Frequently asked

How busy was Carowinds on Friday 21 August 2026?

31% of a peak day, which is below avg. The park-wide average wait across 29 rides was 5 minutes, making it the 21st quietest of the 31 days in August 2026.

What was the best time of day to be at Carowinds on that day?

9am, when the park-wide average was 5 minutes, against 7 minutes at the 2pm peak. The park was open 10am - 4:30pm.

Which ride had the longest queue at Carowinds that day?

Boo Blasters on Boo Hill, averaging 14 minutes and reaching 50 minutes at its worst. The shortest was Zephyr at 0 minutes.

Were any rides closed at Carowinds on Fri 21 Aug?

18 short closures were recorded across the park, which is normal operating.

Where do these figures come from?

Every ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Carowinds's own operating hours. The figures on this page are what was measured on the day, not a forecast.

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