Copperhead Strike wait times
Copperhead Strike at Carowinds averages 24 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 87% of the park's opening hours recently.
Copperhead Strike queue times, day by day
Copperhead Strike over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Copperhead Strike has averaged about 24 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 35 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Copperhead Strike queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Copperhead Strike peaks at 3pm with 39 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 3. Riding it at the right hour saves 36 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Copperhead Strike
Best time to ride
Copperhead Strike averages 3 minutes at 10am against 39 at the 3pm peak - 36 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 120 minutes.
Copperhead Strike by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri41m
- Sat42m
- Sun14m
Sunday is the quietest day for Copperhead Strike, at 14 minutes against 42 on Saturday.
Does Copperhead Strike break down?
Uptime and closures
84% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
Running 84% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 87%
- 85%
- 84%
- 69%
- 99%
- 90%
Copperhead Strike ran 84% of Carowinds's opening hours across 6 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Sunday 4 Oct.
Longest Copperhead Strike queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept120m
- 2Friday 2 Oct90m
- 3Friday 25 Sept45m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept45m
- 5Saturday 3 Oct30m
- 6Sunday 20 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Copperhead Strike was 120 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Copperhead Strike 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 Copperhead Strike
Copperhead Strike is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 4th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 24 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Copperhead Strike has averaged about 24 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm 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 Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Copperhead Strike?
The live wait time for Copperhead Strike at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Copperhead Strike wait times.
Is Copperhead Strike open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Copperhead Strike is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Copperhead Strike 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 Copperhead Strike?
Based on historical wait time data, Copperhead Strike 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 Copperhead Strike?
Copperhead Strike 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 Copperhead Strike usually?
Over recent weeks, Copperhead Strike has averaged about 24 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 Copperhead Strike at Carowinds.
Is Copperhead Strike often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Copperhead Strike has been running about 87% of the time. We track Copperhead Strike'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 Copperhead Strike at Carowinds?
Copperhead Strike 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 Copperhead Strike?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Copperhead Strike's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Copperhead Strike is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.