Gear Spin wait times
Gear Spin at Carowinds averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 3am and worst at 9pm. It has run 83% of the park's opening hours recently.
Gear Spin queue times, day by day
Gear Spin over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Gear Spin has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 18 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 3am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Gear Spin queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Gear Spin peaks at 4pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Gear Spin
Best time to ride
Gear Spin averages 0 minutes at 10am against 15 at the 4pm peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
Gear Spin by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri7m
- Sat7m
- Sun9m
Friday is the quietest day for Gear Spin, at 7 minutes against 9 on Sunday.
Does Gear Spin break down?
Uptime and closures
81% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 81% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 80%
- 69%
- 87%
- 93%
- 98%
- 68%
Gear Spin ran 81% of Carowinds's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Gear Spin queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept25m
- 2Friday 25 Sept20m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept15m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept10m
- 5Friday 18 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Gear Spin was 25 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Gear Spin 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 Gear Spin
Gear Spin is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 18th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 11-minute park average.
Gear Spin has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 3am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 83% 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 Gear Spin?
The live wait time for Gear Spin at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Gear Spin wait times.
Is Gear Spin open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Gear Spin is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Gear Spin has been open around 83% 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 Gear Spin?
Based on historical wait time data, Gear Spin is typically quietest around 3am. 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 Gear Spin?
Gear Spin 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 Gear Spin usually?
Over recent weeks, Gear Spin has averaged about 10 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. 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 Gear Spin at Carowinds.
Is Gear Spin often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Gear Spin has been running about 83% of the time. We track Gear Spin'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 Gear Spin at Carowinds?
Gear Spin 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 Gear Spin?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Gear Spin's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Gear Spin is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.