Wilderness Run wait times
Wilderness Run at Carowinds averages 13 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 53% of the park's opening hours recently.
Wilderness Run queue times, day by day
Wilderness Run over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Wilderness Run has averaged about 13 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 21 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Wilderness Run queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Wilderness Run peaks at 6pm with 20 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 19 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Wilderness Run
Best time to ride
Wilderness Run averages 1 minutes at 10am against 20 at the 6pm peak - 19 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.
Wilderness Run by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri0m
- Sat20m
- Sun12m
Friday is the quietest day for Wilderness Run, at 0 minutes against 20 on Saturday.
Does Wilderness Run break down?
Uptime and closures
54% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 54% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 0%
- 93%
- 92%
- 0%
- 98%
- 29%
Wilderness Run ran 54% of Carowinds's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Wilderness Run queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept35m
- 2Saturday 19 Sept20m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Wilderness Run was 35 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Wilderness Run 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 Wilderness Run
Wilderness Run is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 13th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 13 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Wilderness Run has averaged about 13 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 53% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Wilderness Run?
The live wait time for Wilderness Run at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Wilderness Run wait times.
Is Wilderness Run open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Wilderness Run is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Wilderness Run has been open around 53% 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 Wilderness Run?
Based on historical wait time data, Wilderness Run 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 Wilderness Run usually?
Over recent weeks, Wilderness Run has averaged about 13 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 Wilderness Run at Carowinds.
Is Wilderness Run often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Wilderness Run has been running about 53% of the time. We track Wilderness Run'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 Wilderness Run at Carowinds?
Wilderness Run 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 Wilderness Run?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Wilderness Run's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Wilderness Run is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.