Afterburn wait times
Afterburn at Carowinds averages 11 minutes. It is shortest at 2am and worst at 12am. It has run 82% of the park's opening hours recently.
Afterburn queue times, day by day
Afterburn over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Afterburn has averaged about 11 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 32 minutes, with the longest queues near 12am, and the shortest near 2am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Afterburn queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Afterburn peaks at 8pm with 18 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 17 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Afterburn
Best time to ride
Afterburn averages 1 minutes at 10am against 18 at the 8pm peak - 17 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Afterburn by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri12m
- Sat15m
- Sun5m
Sunday is the quietest day for Afterburn, at 5 minutes against 15 on Saturday.
Does Afterburn break down?
Uptime and closures
81% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 81% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 71%
- 96%
- 92%
- 94%
- 65%
- 70%
Afterburn ran 81% of Carowinds's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Afterburn queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 25 Sept45m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept45m
- 3Saturday 19 Sept15m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept10m
- 5Friday 18 Sept5m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Afterburn was 45 minutes on Friday 25 Sept.
Afterburn through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Carowinds publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
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About Afterburn
Afterburn is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 14th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 11 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 11-minute park average.
Afterburn has averaged about 11 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12am and quietest around 2am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 82% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Afterburn?
The live wait time for Afterburn at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Afterburn wait times.
Is Afterburn open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Afterburn is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Afterburn has been open around 82% of Carowinds's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Carowinds.
What's the best time of day to ride Afterburn?
Based on historical wait time data, Afterburn is typically quietest around 2am. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Afterburn?
Afterburn is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Afterburn usually?
Over recent weeks, Afterburn has averaged about 11 minutes, with lines usually longest around 12am. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Afterburn at Carowinds.
Is Afterburn often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Afterburn has been running about 82% of the time. We track Afterburn's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Afterburn at Carowinds?
Afterburn is at Carowinds - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Carowinds page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Afterburn?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Afterburn's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Afterburn is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.