Flying Ace Balloon Race wait times
Flying Ace Balloon Race at Carowinds averages 18 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Flying Ace Balloon Race queue times, day by day
Flying Ace Balloon Race over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Flying Ace Balloon Race has averaged about 18 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 45 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Flying Ace Balloon Race queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Flying Ace Balloon Race peaks at 2pm with 33 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 33 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Flying Ace Balloon Race
Best time to ride
Flying Ace Balloon Race averages 0 minutes at 9am against 33 at the 2pm peak - 33 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Flying Ace Balloon Race by day of the week
Average wait by day
5 days with a recorded queue
- Mon45m
- Sat19m
- Sun19m
Saturday is the quietest day for Flying Ace Balloon Race, at 19 minutes against 45 on Monday.
Does Flying Ace Balloon Race break down?
Uptime and closures
94% of opening hours · 5 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 94% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 5 recorded days.
Last 5 days uptime
- 84%
- 96%
- 93%
- 100%
- 100%
Flying Ace Balloon Race ran 94% of Carowinds's opening hours across 5 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Flying Ace Balloon Race queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 2Monday 7 Sept45m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug25m
- 4Sunday 6 Sept25m
- 5Saturday 5 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Flying Ace Balloon Race was 60 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Flying Ace Balloon Race 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.
About Flying Ace Balloon Race
Flying Ace Balloon Race is one of 37 rides tracked at Carowinds, 8th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 18 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Flying Ace Balloon Race has averaged about 18 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 95% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Flying Ace Balloon Race?
The live wait time for Flying Ace Balloon Race at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Flying Ace Balloon Race wait times.
Is Flying Ace Balloon Race open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Flying Ace Balloon Race is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Flying Ace Balloon Race has been open around 95% 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 Flying Ace Balloon Race?
Based on historical wait time data, Flying Ace Balloon Race 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 Flying Ace Balloon Race?
Flying Ace Balloon Race is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Flying Ace Balloon Race usually?
Over recent weeks, Flying Ace Balloon Race has averaged about 18 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. 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 Flying Ace Balloon Race at Carowinds.
Is Flying Ace Balloon Race often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Flying Ace Balloon Race has been running about 95% of the time. We track Flying Ace Balloon Race'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 Flying Ace Balloon Race at Carowinds?
Flying Ace Balloon Race 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 Flying Ace Balloon Race?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Flying Ace Balloon Race's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Flying Ace Balloon Race is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.