Kiddy Hawk wait times
Kiddy Hawk at Carowinds averages 32 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 4pm. It has run 54% of the park's opening hours recently.
Kiddy Hawk queue times, day by day
Kiddy Hawk over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Kiddy Hawk has averaged about 32 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 52 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Kiddy Hawk queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Kiddy Hawk peaks at noon with 53 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 6. Riding it at the right hour saves 47 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Kiddy Hawk
Best time to ride
Kiddy Hawk averages 6 minutes at 10am against 53 at the noon peak - 47 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Kiddy Hawk by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri0m
- Sat53m
- Sun20m
Friday is the quietest day for Kiddy Hawk, at 0 minutes against 53 on Saturday.
Does Kiddy Hawk break down?
Uptime and closures
55% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 55% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 0%
- 97%
- 92%
- 0%
- 100%
- 29%
Kiddy Hawk ran 55% of Carowinds's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Kiddy Hawk queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept60m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept45m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Kiddy Hawk was 60 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Kiddy Hawk 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 Kiddy Hawk
Kiddy Hawk is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 1st longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 32 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Kiddy Hawk has averaged about 32 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 54% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Kiddy Hawk?
The live wait time for Kiddy Hawk at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Kiddy Hawk wait times.
Is Kiddy Hawk open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Kiddy Hawk is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Kiddy Hawk has been open around 54% 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 Kiddy Hawk?
Based on historical wait time data, Kiddy Hawk 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.
How long is the line for Kiddy Hawk usually?
Over recent weeks, Kiddy Hawk has averaged about 32 minutes, with lines usually longest around 4pm. 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 Kiddy Hawk at Carowinds.
Is Kiddy Hawk often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Kiddy Hawk has been running about 54% of the time. We track Kiddy Hawk'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 Kiddy Hawk at Carowinds?
Kiddy Hawk 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 Kiddy Hawk?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Kiddy Hawk's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Kiddy Hawk is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.