The Flying Cobras wait times
The Flying Cobras at Carowinds averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 75% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Flying Cobras queue times, day by day
The Flying Cobras over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Flying Cobras has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 19 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
The Flying Cobras queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
The Flying Cobras peaks at 3pm with 17 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 16 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride The Flying Cobras
Best time to ride
The Flying Cobras averages 1 minutes at 10am against 17 at the 3pm peak - 16 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
The Flying Cobras by day of the week
Average wait by day
5 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Sat10m
- Sun8m
Monday is the quietest day for The Flying Cobras, at 5 minutes against 10 on Saturday.
Does The Flying Cobras break down?
Uptime and closures
76% of opening hours · 5 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 76% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 5 recorded days.
Last 5 days uptime
- 87%
- 34%
- 70%
- 97%
- 86%
The Flying Cobras ran 76% of Carowinds's opening hours across 5 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest The Flying Cobras queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept20m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept15m
- 3Saturday 29 Aug10m
- 4Monday 7 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for The Flying Cobras was 20 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
The Flying Cobras 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 The Flying Cobras
The Flying Cobras is one of 37 rides tracked at Carowinds, 14th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 11-minute park average.
The Flying Cobras has averaged about 10 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 75% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for The Flying Cobras?
The live wait time for The Flying Cobras at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live The Flying Cobras wait times.
Is The Flying Cobras open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Flying Cobras is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Flying Cobras has been open around 75% 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 The Flying Cobras?
Based on historical wait time data, The Flying Cobras 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 The Flying Cobras?
The Flying Cobras is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for The Flying Cobras usually?
Over recent weeks, The Flying Cobras has averaged about 10 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 The Flying Cobras at Carowinds.
Is The Flying Cobras often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Flying Cobras has been running about 75% of the time. We track The Flying Cobras'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 The Flying Cobras at Carowinds?
The Flying Cobras 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 The Flying Cobras?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Flying Cobras's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Flying Cobras is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.