Carolina Goldrusher wait times
Carolina Goldrusher at Carowinds averages 19 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 87% of the park's opening hours recently.
Carolina Goldrusher queue times, day by day
Carolina Goldrusher over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Carolina Goldrusher has averaged about 19 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 34 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Carolina Goldrusher queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Carolina Goldrusher peaks at 1pm with 27 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 25 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Carolina Goldrusher
Best time to ride
Carolina Goldrusher averages 2 minutes at 10am against 27 at the 1pm peak - 25 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
Carolina Goldrusher by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri17m
- Sat39m
- Sun25m
Friday is the quietest day for Carolina Goldrusher, at 17 minutes against 39 on Saturday.
Does Carolina Goldrusher break down?
Uptime and closures
83% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 83% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 77%
- 87%
- 98%
- 70%
- 99%
- 83%
Carolina Goldrusher ran 83% of Carowinds's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Carolina Goldrusher queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept90m
- 2Friday 25 Sept30m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 4Friday 2 Oct30m
- 5Saturday 3 Oct30m
- 6Sunday 20 Sept25m
The worst queue recorded for Carolina Goldrusher was 90 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Carolina Goldrusher 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 Goldrusher
Carolina Goldrusher is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 6th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 19 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Carolina Goldrusher has averaged about 19 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 87% 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 Goldrusher?
The live wait time for Carolina Goldrusher at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Carolina Goldrusher wait times.
Is Carolina Goldrusher open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Carolina Goldrusher is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Carolina Goldrusher has been open around 87% 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 Goldrusher?
Based on historical wait time data, Carolina Goldrusher is typically quietest around 2pm. 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 Goldrusher?
Carolina Goldrusher 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 Goldrusher usually?
Over recent weeks, Carolina Goldrusher has averaged about 19 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. 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 Goldrusher at Carowinds.
Is Carolina Goldrusher often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Carolina Goldrusher has been running about 87% of the time. We track Carolina Goldrusher'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 Goldrusher at Carowinds?
Carolina Goldrusher 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 Goldrusher?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Carolina Goldrusher's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Carolina Goldrusher is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.