Carousel wait times
Carousel at Kings Dominion averages 4 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 1am. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Carousel queue times, day by day
Carousel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Carousel has averaged about 4 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 4 minutes, with the longest queues near 1am, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Carousel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Carousel peaks at 3pm with 5 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 4 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Carousel
Best time to ride
Carousel averages 1 minutes at 11am against 5 at the 3pm peak - 4 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 10 minutes.
Carousel by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon4m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri2m
- Sat4m
- Sun4m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Carousel, at 0 minutes against 4 on Monday.
Does Carousel break down?
Uptime and closures
87% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 87% of the minutes Kings Dominion was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 98%
- 99%
- 99%
- 100%
- 99%
- 99%
- 96%
- 0%
Carousel ran 87% of Kings Dominion's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Carousel queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept10m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug8m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept6m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug5m
- 5Monday 7 Sept5m
- 6Friday 4 Sept3m
The worst queue recorded for Carousel was 10 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Carousel through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Kings Dominion 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 Carousel
Carousel is one of 24 rides tracked at Kings Dominion, 24th longest of 24 by usual wait. It queues about 4 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 17-minute park average.
Carousel has averaged about 4 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1am and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Carousel?
The live wait time for Carousel at Kings Dominion is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Carousel wait times.
Is Carousel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Carousel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Kings Dominion's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Carousel has been open around 99% of Kings Dominion's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Kings Dominion.
What's the best time of day to ride Carousel?
Based on historical wait time data, Carousel is typically quietest around 3pm. 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 Carousel?
Carousel is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Carousel usually?
Over recent weeks, Carousel has averaged about 4 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 Carousel at Kings Dominion.
Is Carousel often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Carousel has been running about 99% of the time. We track Carousel'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 Carousel at Kings Dominion?
Carousel is at Kings Dominion - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Kings Dominion page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Carousel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Carousel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Carousel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.