Carolina Cyclone wait times
Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 2am and worst at 7pm. It has run 75% of the park's opening hours recently.
Carolina Cyclone queue times, day by day
Carolina Cyclone over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Carolina Cyclone has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 18 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 2am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Carolina Cyclone queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Carolina Cyclone peaks at 3pm with 19 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 17 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Carolina Cyclone
Best time to ride
Carolina Cyclone averages 2 minutes at 10am against 19 at the 3pm peak - 17 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Carolina Cyclone by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri6m
- Sat15m
- Sun6m
Friday is the quietest day for Carolina Cyclone, at 6 minutes against 15 on Saturday.
Does Carolina Cyclone break down?
Uptime and closures
73% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 73% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 82%
- 85%
- 69%
- 99%
- 42%
- 70%
Carolina Cyclone ran 73% of Carowinds's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Carolina Cyclone queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept45m
- 2Friday 18 Sept10m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept10m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept5m
- 5Friday 25 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Carolina Cyclone was 45 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Carolina Cyclone 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 Carolina Cyclone
Carolina Cyclone is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 15th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 11-minute park average.
Carolina Cyclone has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 2am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 75% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Carolina Cyclone?
The live wait time for Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Carolina Cyclone wait times.
Is Carolina Cyclone open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Carolina Cyclone is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Carolina Cyclone has been open around 75% 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 Carolina Cyclone?
Based on historical wait time data, Carolina Cyclone 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 Carolina Cyclone?
Carolina Cyclone is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Carolina Cyclone usually?
Over recent weeks, Carolina Cyclone has averaged about 10 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds.
Is Carolina Cyclone often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Carolina Cyclone has been running about 75% of the time. We track Carolina Cyclone'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 Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds?
Carolina Cyclone 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 Carolina Cyclone?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Carolina Cyclone's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Carolina Cyclone is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.