Vortex wait times
Vortex at Carowinds averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 12am and worst at 4pm. It has run 90% of the park's opening hours recently.
Vortex queue times, day by day
Vortex over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Vortex has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 14 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 12am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Vortex queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Vortex peaks at noon with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10pm with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Vortex
Best time to ride
Vortex averages 0 minutes at 10pm against 15 at the noon peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Vortex by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri4m
- Sat15m
- Sun2m
Sunday is the quietest day for Vortex, at 2 minutes against 15 on Saturday.
Does Vortex break down?
Uptime and closures
87% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
Running 87% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 87%
- 96%
- 86%
- 98%
- 98%
- 70%
Vortex ran 87% of Carowinds's opening hours across 6 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Vortex queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
The worst queue recorded for Vortex was 20 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Vortex 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 Vortex
Vortex is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 16th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 11-minute park average.
Vortex has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 12am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 90% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Vortex?
The live wait time for Vortex at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Vortex wait times.
Is Vortex open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Vortex is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Vortex has been open around 90% 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 Vortex?
Based on historical wait time data, Vortex is typically quietest around 12am. 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 Vortex?
Vortex is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Vortex usually?
Over recent weeks, Vortex has averaged about 10 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 Vortex at Carowinds.
Is Vortex often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Vortex has been running about 90% of the time. We track Vortex'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 Vortex at Carowinds?
Vortex 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 Vortex?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Vortex's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Vortex is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.