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Carolina Goldrusher wait times

Carowinds4,073 recorded readings

Carolina Goldrusher at Carowinds averages 21 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 78% of the park's opening hours recently.

Carolina Goldrusher queue times, day by day

Carolina Goldrusher over recent weeks

Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings

Carolina Goldrusher has averaged about 21 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 36 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.

Typical21m
Peak36m
Uptime78%
Busiest at5pm
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Saturday 26 SeptTap a dayFriday 9 Oct

Carolina Goldrusher queue times by hour

Average wait by hour

Across the last 28 days · minutes

110a
211a
1912p
281p
232p
273p
334p
125p
66p
57p
418p
349p
2010p
811p

Carolina Goldrusher peaks at 8pm with 41 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 40 minutes on a single ride.

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

Best time to ride Carolina Goldrusher

Best time to ride

10am on a Wednesday

Carolina Goldrusher averages 1 minutes at 10am against 41 at the 8pm peak - 40 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.

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Carolina Goldrusher by day of the week

Average wait by day

7 days with a recorded queue

  1. Wed0m
  2. Fri30m
  3. Sat39m
  4. Sun16m

Wednesday is the quietest day for Carolina Goldrusher, at 0 minutes against 39 on Saturday.

Does Carolina Goldrusher break down?

Uptime and closures

80% of opening hours · 7 days recorded

↓ declining
80%
Average

Running 80% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 7 recorded days.

Last 7 days uptime

  1. 98%
  2. 70%
  3. 99%
  4. 83%
  5. 94%
  6. 0%
  7. 97%

Carolina Goldrusher ran 80% of Carowinds's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.

Longest Carolina Goldrusher queues on record

Peaks in the last 14 days

Every one a real date · tap through to that day

  1. 1Saturday 26 Sept90m
  2. 2Friday 9 Oct90m
  3. 3Sunday 27 Sept30m
  4. 4Friday 2 Oct30m
  5. 5Saturday 3 Oct30m
  6. 6Sunday 4 Oct6m

The worst queue recorded for Carolina Goldrusher was 90 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.

Carolina Goldrusher through the year

All-time average by month

From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes

24Nov
33Mar
35Apr
20May
12Jun
12Jul
25Aug
17Sep
22Oct

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 Carolina Goldrusher

Carolina Goldrusher is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 4th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 21 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.

Carolina Goldrusher has averaged about 21 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 78% 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 Carolina Goldrusher?

The live wait time for Carolina Goldrusher at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Carolina Goldrusher wait times.

Is Carolina Goldrusher open right now?

The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Carolina Goldrusher is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Carolina Goldrusher has been open around 78% 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 Carolina Goldrusher?

Based on historical wait time data, Carolina Goldrusher 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 Carolina Goldrusher?

Carolina Goldrusher 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 Carolina Goldrusher usually?

Over recent weeks, Carolina Goldrusher has averaged about 21 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. 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 Carolina Goldrusher at Carowinds.

Is Carolina Goldrusher often closed or broken down?

Over the last two weeks, Carolina Goldrusher has been running about 78% of the time. We track Carolina Goldrusher'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 Carolina Goldrusher at Carowinds?

Carolina Goldrusher 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 Carolina Goldrusher?

Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Carolina Goldrusher's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Carolina Goldrusher is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.