Woodstock Express wait times
Woodstock Express at Carowinds averages 18 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 90% of the park's opening hours recently.
Woodstock Express queue times, day by day
Woodstock Express over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Woodstock Express has averaged about 18 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 28 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Woodstock Express queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Woodstock Express peaks at 4pm with 30 minutes, and is at its shortest at 9am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 30 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Woodstock Express
Best time to ride
Woodstock Express averages 0 minutes at 9am against 30 at the 4pm peak - 30 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Woodstock Express by day of the week
Average wait by day
5 days with a recorded queue
- Mon31m
- Sat17m
- Sun20m
Saturday is the quietest day for Woodstock Express, at 17 minutes against 31 on Monday.
Does Woodstock Express break down?
Uptime and closures
90% of opening hours · 5 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 90% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 5 recorded days.
Last 5 days uptime
- 98%
- 70%
- 82%
- 100%
- 100%
Woodstock Express ran 90% of Carowinds's opening hours across 5 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Woodstock Express queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Monday 7 Sept45m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug35m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept35m
- 4Saturday 5 Sept20m
- 5Sunday 30 Aug5m
The worst queue recorded for Woodstock Express was 45 minutes on Monday 7 Sept.
Woodstock Express 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.
About Woodstock Express
Woodstock Express is one of 37 rides tracked at Carowinds, 9th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 18 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Woodstock Express has averaged about 18 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 90% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Woodstock Express?
The live wait time for Woodstock Express at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Woodstock Express wait times.
Is Woodstock Express open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Woodstock Express is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Woodstock Express 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 Woodstock Express?
Based on historical wait time data, Woodstock Express 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.
What is the best day to ride Woodstock Express?
Woodstock Express is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Woodstock Express usually?
Over recent weeks, Woodstock Express has averaged about 18 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 Woodstock Express at Carowinds.
Is Woodstock Express often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Woodstock Express has been running about 90% of the time. We track Woodstock Express'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 Woodstock Express at Carowinds?
Woodstock Express 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 Woodstock Express?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Woodstock Express's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Woodstock Express is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.