When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 2min
- At 9pm, its worst hour
- 23min
Carowinds
Thunder Striker wait times
- Typical wait
- 18min
- At its busiest
- 24min
- Shortest queue
- 11am
- Running
- 41%
18minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Thunder Striker at Carowinds averages 18 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 11pm. It has run 41% of the park's opening hours recently.
Thunder Striker queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Thunder Striker usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Thunder Striker over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Thunder Striker has averaged about 18 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 24 minutes, with the longest queues near 11pm, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 18min
- Peak
- 24min
- Running
- 41%
- Busiest at
- 11pm
Last 8 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Thursday.
- Typical wait on a Thursday
- 0min
- On a Friday
- 20min
Does Thunder Striker break down?
Quite often.
It was running 41% of the time Carowinds was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 35 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 41%
- Queue readings recorded
- 1,973
The record
45 minutes.
The longest queue Thunder Striker has held, on Friday 9 October.
Every ride at Carowinds →When is the Thunder Striker queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 2 minutes, against 23 at 9pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 21 minutes on a single ride.
Thunder Striker queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
210a
411a
1012p
91p
42p
153p
154p
145p
116p
177p
108p
239p
1010p
1711p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Thunder Striker
10am on a Thursday
Thunder Striker averages 2 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Thunder Striker?
Thursday, at 0 minutes on average, against 20 on Friday.
Thunder Striker by day of the week
8 days with a recorded queue
- Wed5m
- Thu0m
- Fri20m
- Sat3m
- Sun12m
Does Thunder Striker break down?
It ran 42% of Carowinds's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
42% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ declining42%
Poor
Running 42% of the minutes Carowinds was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Thunder Striker queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Thunder Striker was 45 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
Longest Thunder Striker queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Friday 9 Oct45m
- 2Sunday 11 Oct30m
- 3Wednesday 7 Oct5m
- 4Saturday 10 Oct5m
Which months are busiest for Thunder Striker?
March runs longest at 33 minutes on average, and November is quietest at 10.
Thunder Striker through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
10Nov
10Dec
25Jan
33Mar
28Apr
18May
10Jun
10Jul
11Aug
14Sep
17Oct
About Thunder Striker
Thunder Striker is one of 37 rides tracked at Carowinds, 13th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 18 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 14-minute park average.
Thunder Striker has averaged about 18 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11pm and quietest around 11am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 41% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Fridays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Carowinds publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Thunder Striker?
The live wait time for Thunder Striker at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Thunder Striker wait times.
Is Thunder Striker open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Thunder Striker is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Thunder Striker has been open around 41% 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 Thunder Striker?
Based on historical wait time data, Thunder Striker is typically quietest around 11am. 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 Thunder Striker?
Thunder Striker is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Thunder Striker usually?
Over recent weeks, Thunder Striker has averaged about 18 minutes, with lines usually longest around 11pm. 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 Thunder Striker at Carowinds.
Is Thunder Striker often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Thunder Striker has been running about 41% of the time. We track Thunder Striker'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 Thunder Striker at Carowinds?
Thunder Striker 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 Thunder Striker?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Thunder Striker's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Thunder Striker is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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