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Camp Bus wait times

Carowinds2,668 recorded readings

Camp Bus at Carowinds averages 4 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 10pm. It has run 52% of the park's opening hours recently.

Camp Bus queue times, day by day

Camp Bus over recent weeks

Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings

Camp Bus has averaged about 4 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 9 minutes, with the longest queues near 10pm, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical4m
Peak9m
Uptime52%
Busiest at10pm
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Camp Bus queue times by hour

Average wait by hour

Across the last 28 days · minutes

110a
111a
412p
51p
32p
33p
44p
45p
76p
87p
89p

Camp Bus peaks at 7pm with 8 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 7 minutes on a single ride.

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

Best time to ride Camp Bus

Best time to ride

10am on a Friday

Camp Bus averages 1 minutes at 10am against 8 at the 7pm peak - 7 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 2 minutes.

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Camp Bus by day of the week

Average wait by day

6 days with a recorded queue

  1. Fri0m
  2. Sat1m
  3. Sun2m

Friday is the quietest day for Camp Bus, at 0 minutes against 2 on Sunday.

Does Camp Bus break down?

Uptime and closures

53% of opening hours · 6 days recorded

↓ declining
53%
Poor

Running 53% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 6 recorded days.

Last 6 days uptime

  1. 0%
  2. 95%
  3. 89%
  4. 0%
  5. 98%
  6. 29%

Camp Bus ran 53% of Carowinds's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.

Longest Camp Bus queues on record

Peaks in the last 14 days

Every one a real date · tap through to that day

  1. 1Sunday 20 Sept2m
  2. 2Saturday 26 Sept2m
  3. 3Sunday 27 Sept2m

The worst queue recorded for Camp Bus was 2 minutes on Sunday 20 Sept.

Camp Bus through the year

All-time average by month

From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes

5Nov
7Dec
5Mar
8Apr
7May
5Jun
5Jul
4Aug
5Sep

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 Camp Bus

Camp Bus is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 38th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 4 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.

Camp Bus has averaged about 4 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10pm and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 52% of the park's operating hours.

Frequently asked

What's the current wait time for Camp Bus?

The live wait time for Camp Bus at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Camp Bus wait times.

Is Camp Bus open right now?

The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Camp Bus is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Camp Bus has been open around 52% 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 Camp Bus?

Based on historical wait time data, Camp Bus is typically quietest around 6pm. 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.

How long is the line for Camp Bus usually?

Over recent weeks, Camp Bus has averaged about 4 minutes, with lines usually longest around 10pm. 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 Camp Bus at Carowinds.

Is Camp Bus often closed or broken down?

Over the last two weeks, Camp Bus has been running about 52% of the time. We track Camp Bus'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 Camp Bus at Carowinds?

Camp Bus 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 Camp Bus?

Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Camp Bus's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Camp Bus is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.