Wind Star wait times
Wind Star at Carowinds averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 3am and worst at 7pm. It has run 77% of the park's opening hours recently.
Wind Star queue times, day by day
Wind Star over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Wind Star has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 23 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 3am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Wind Star queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Wind Star peaks at 1pm with 16 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Wind Star
Best time to ride
Wind Star averages 1 minutes at 10am against 16 at the 1pm peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Wind Star by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri4m
- Sat10m
- Sun8m
Friday is the quietest day for Wind Star, at 4 minutes against 10 on Saturday.
Does Wind Star break down?
Uptime and closures
73% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 73% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 91%
- 97%
- 33%
- 79%
- 87%
- 70%
Wind Star ran 73% of Carowinds's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Wind Star queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 2Saturday 19 Sept15m
- 3Friday 25 Sept10m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept5m
- 5Saturday 26 Sept5m
- 6Friday 18 Sept1m
The worst queue recorded for Wind Star was 30 minutes on Sunday 27 Sept.
Wind Star 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 Wind Star
Wind Star is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 19th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 11-minute park average.
Wind Star has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 3am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 77% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Wind Star?
The live wait time for Wind Star at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Wind Star wait times.
Is Wind Star open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Wind Star is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Wind Star has been open around 77% 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 Wind Star?
Based on historical wait time data, Wind Star is typically quietest around 3am. 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 Wind Star?
Wind Star is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Wind Star usually?
Over recent weeks, Wind Star 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 Wind Star at Carowinds.
Is Wind Star often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Wind Star has been running about 77% of the time. We track Wind Star'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 Wind Star at Carowinds?
Wind Star 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 Wind Star?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Wind Star's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Wind Star is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.