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Mountain Gliders wait times

Carowinds5,249 recorded readings

Mountain Gliders at Carowinds averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.

Mountain Gliders queue times, day by day

Mountain Gliders over recent weeks

Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings

Mountain Gliders has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 12 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical7m
Peak12m
Uptime97%
Busiest at6pm
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Saturday 29 AugTap a dayMonday 7 Sept

Mountain Gliders queue times by hour

Average wait by hour

Across the last 28 days · minutes

29a
210a
511a
612p
91p
122p
103p
64p
85p
76p
77p
68p
59p

Mountain Gliders peaks at 2pm with 12 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 2. Riding it at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Best time to ride Mountain Gliders

Best time to ride

9am on a Monday

Mountain Gliders averages 2 minutes at 9am against 12 at the 2pm peak - 10 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 15 minutes.

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Mountain Gliders by day of the week

Average wait by day

5 days with a recorded queue

  1. Mon6m
  2. Sat9m
  3. Sun7m

Monday is the quietest day for Mountain Gliders, at 6 minutes against 9 on Saturday.

Does Mountain Gliders break down?

Uptime and closures

97% of opening hours · 5 days recorded

97%
Excellent

Running 97% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 5 recorded days.

Last 5 days uptime

  1. 100%
  2. 98%
  3. 96%
  4. 100%
  5. 94%

Mountain Gliders ran 97% of Carowinds's opening hours across 5 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.

Longest Mountain Gliders queues on record

Peaks in the last 14 days

Every one a real date · tap through to that day

  1. 1Saturday 29 Aug15m
  2. 2Saturday 5 Sept15m
  3. 3Sunday 30 Aug11m
  4. 4Monday 7 Sept10m
  5. 5Sunday 6 Sept5m

The worst queue recorded for Mountain Gliders was 15 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.

Mountain Gliders through the year

All-time average by month

From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes

9Oct
10Nov
14Dec
15Jan
11Mar
12Apr
9May
7Jun
7Jul
8Aug
6Sep

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 Mountain Gliders

Mountain Gliders is one of 37 rides tracked at Carowinds, 21st longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.

Mountain Gliders has averaged about 7 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 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Saturdays.

Frequently asked

What's the current wait time for Mountain Gliders?

The live wait time for Mountain Gliders at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Mountain Gliders wait times.

Is Mountain Gliders open right now?

The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Mountain Gliders is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Mountain Gliders has been open around 97% 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 Mountain Gliders?

Based on historical wait time data, Mountain Gliders 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 Mountain Gliders?

Mountain Gliders is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.

How long is the line for Mountain Gliders usually?

Over recent weeks, Mountain Gliders has averaged about 7 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 Mountain Gliders at Carowinds.

Is Mountain Gliders often closed or broken down?

Over the last two weeks, Mountain Gliders has been running about 97% of the time. We track Mountain Gliders'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 Mountain Gliders at Carowinds?

Mountain Gliders 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 Mountain Gliders?

Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Mountain Gliders's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Mountain Gliders is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.