Windseeker wait times
Windseeker at Carowinds averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 3am and worst at 1am. It has run 51% of the park's opening hours recently.
Windseeker queue times, day by day
Windseeker over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Windseeker has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 24 minutes, with the longest queues near 1am, and the shortest near 3am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Windseeker queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Windseeker peaks at 9pm with 25 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 25 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Windseeker
Best time to ride
Windseeker averages 0 minutes at 10am against 25 at the 9pm peak - 25 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Windseeker by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri12m
- Sat15m
- Sun8m
Sunday is the quietest day for Windseeker, at 8 minutes against 15 on Saturday.
Does Windseeker break down?
Uptime and closures
50% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 50% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 62%
- 30%
- 28%
- 99%
- 29%
- 61%
Windseeker ran 50% of Carowinds's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Windseeker queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 25 Sept45m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept30m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept10m
- 4Friday 18 Sept5m
- 5Sunday 20 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Windseeker was 45 minutes on Friday 25 Sept.
Windseeker 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 Windseeker
Windseeker is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 17th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 11-minute park average.
Windseeker has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1am and quietest around 3am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 51% 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 Windseeker?
The live wait time for Windseeker at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Windseeker wait times.
Is Windseeker open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Windseeker is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Windseeker has been open around 51% 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 Windseeker?
Based on historical wait time data, Windseeker 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 Windseeker?
Windseeker 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 Windseeker usually?
Over recent weeks, Windseeker has averaged about 10 minutes, with lines usually longest around 1am. 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 Windseeker at Carowinds.
Is Windseeker often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Windseeker has been running about 51% of the time. We track Windseeker'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 Windseeker at Carowinds?
Windseeker 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 Windseeker?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Windseeker's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Windseeker is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.