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Best rides at Carowinds

38 rides rankedpark averages 11 min

The longest queue at Carowinds is Snoopy’s Racing Railway, at about 27 minutes on a typical day. Across the 38 ranked rides the park averages 11 minutes. 22 of them are usually a walk on.

Every Carowinds ride ranked by its usual queue

Top rides by typical wait

38 rides · longest typical queue first

  1. 1Snoopy’s Racing Railway ~27 min typical · up to 34 min at peak27m
  2. 2Kiddy Hawk ~26 min typical · up to 39 min at peak26m
  3. 3Copperhead Strike ~23 min typical · up to 23 min at peak23m
  4. 4Carolina Goldrusher ~21 min typical · up to 36 min at peak21m
  5. 5Woodstock Express ~21 min typical · up to 28 min at peak21m
  6. 6WindSeeker ~20 min typical · up to 34 min at peak20m
  7. 7Ricochet ~20 min typical · up to 21 min at peak20m
  8. 8Fury 325 ~18 min typical · up to 13 min at peak18m
  9. 9The Flying Cobras ~17 min typical · up to 18 min at peak17m
  10. 10Flying Ace Balloon Race ~16 min typical · up to 28 min at peak16m
  12. 11Thunder Striker ~16 min typical · up to 13 min at peak16m
  13. 12Boo Blasters on Boo Hill ~13 min typical · up to 18 min at peak13m
  14. 13Hurler ~13 min typical · up to 15 min at peak13m
  15. 14Wilderness Run ~13 min typical · up to 14 min at peak13m
  16. 15Afterburn ~11 min typical · up to 8 min at peak11m
  17. 16Gear Spin ~10 min typical · up to 10 min at peak10m
  18. 17Carolina Cyclone ~9 min typical · up to 8 min at peak9m
  19. 18Vortex ~9 min typical · up to 14 min at peak9m
  20. 19Mountain Gliders ~9 min typical · up to 12 min at peak9m
  21. 20Rock 'N' Roller ~9 min typical · up to 8 min at peak9m
  22. 21Charlie Brown’s River Raft Blast ~9 min typical · up to 20 min at peak9m
  23. 22Hover & Dodge ~8 min typical · up to 16 min at peak8m
  24. 23Wind Star ~8 min typical · up to 9 min at peak8m
  25. 24Do-Si-Do ~7 min typical · up to 10 min at peak7m
  26. 25Air Racers ~7 min typical · up to 5 min at peak7m
  27. 26The Airwalker ~7 min typical · up to 10 min at peak7m
  28. 27Zephyr ~6 min typical · up to 5 min at peak6m
  29. 28PEANUTS™ Trailblazers ~6 min typical · up to 8 min at peak6m
  30. 29PEANUTS™ Pirates ~6 min typical · up to 5 min at peak6m
  31. 30Electro-Spin ~5 min typical5m
  32. 31Camp Bus ~5 min typical · up to 8 min at peak5m
  33. 32Pig Pen's Mud Buggies ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  34. 33Woodstock Whirlybirds ~5 min typical5m
  35. 34Gyro Force ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  36. 35Kaleidoscope ~5 min typical · up to 5 min at peak5m
  37. 36Charlie Brown's Wind-up ~4 min typical4m
  38. 37Snoopy vs. Red Baron ~3 min typical3m
  39. 38Kite Eating Tree ~3 min typical · up to 5 min at peak3m

The ranking is each ride's typical wait, which stands in for popularity - the rides people queue longest for tend to be the headline attractions. It is not an editorial "best" score.

Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up

Typical waits are each ride's own recorded queue times over recent weeks, sampled every few minutes through the park's opening hours. A ride with too little history to average honestly is left out.