Best Rides at Carowinds
The headline rides, ranked by typical wait time
These are the most popular rides at Carowinds, ordered by how long people typically queue for them. A longer typical wait is a good proxy for the must-do, headline attractions. Tap any ride for its live wait time, busiest hours and reliability.
Top rides by typical wait
38 rides ranked · longest typical queue first
- 1Copperhead Strike~24 min typical wait up to 35 min at peak
- 2Fury 325~18 min typical wait up to 15 min at peak
- 3Afterburn~14 min typical wait up to 21 min at peak
- 4Kiddy Hawk~13 min typical wait up to 26 min at peak
- 5Ricochet~12 min typical wait up to 19 min at peak
- 6Vortex~11 min typical wait up to 21 min at peak
- 7The Flying Cobras~10 min typical wait up to 18 min at peak
- 8Snoopy's Racing Railway~10 min typical wait up to 18 min at peak
- 9Carolina Goldrusher~9 min typical wait up to 23 min at peak
- 10Hurler~9 min typical wait up to 20 min at peak
- 11Boo Blasters on Boo Hill~8 min typical wait up to 12 min at peak
- 12Woodstock Express~8 min typical wait up to 13 min at peak
- 13Flying Ace Balloon Race~8 min typical wait up to 13 min at peak
- 14Thunder Striker~8 min typical wait up to 15 min at peak
- 15Carolina Cyclone~7 min typical wait up to 9 min at peak
- 16Hover and Dodge~6 min typical wait up to 7 min at peak
- 17WindSeeker~6 min typical wait up to 10 min at peak
- 18Mountain Gliders~6 min typical wait up to 7 min at peak
- 19Charlie Brown’s Wind-Up~5 min typical wait up to 7 min at peak
- 20Snoopy vs Red Baron~5 min typical wait up to 5 min at peak
- 21Electro-Spin~5 min typical wait up to 7 min at peak
- 22Rock 'N' Roller~5 min typical wait up to 8 min at peak
- 23Zephyr~5 min typical wait up to 5 min at peak
- 24PEANUTS Trailblazers~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 25Kite Eating Tree~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 26Camp Bus~5 min typical wait up to 5 min at peak
- 27Gear Spin~5 min typical wait
- 28Air Racers~5 min typical wait up to 9 min at peak
- 29The Airwalker~5 min typical wait up to 4 min at peak
- 30Windstar~5 min typical wait up to 9 min at peak
- 31Wilderness Run~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 32PEANUTS Pirates~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 33Kaleidoscope~5 min typical wait up to 9 min at peak
- 34Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast~5 min typical wait up to 6 min at peak
- 35Do-Si-Do~4 min typical wait up to 8 min at peak
- 36Pig Pens Mud Buggies~4 min typical wait up to 5 min at peak
- 37Woodstock Whirlybirds~4 min typical wait up to 5 min at peak
- 38Gyro Force~4 min typical wait up to 5 min at peak
Ranking is by each ride's typical wait time, which we use as a popularity proxy - the rides people queue longest for tend to be the headline attractions. It isn't an editorial "best" score.