Hover Dodge wait times
Hover Dodge at Carowinds averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 92% of the park's opening hours recently.
Hover Dodge queue times, day by day
Hover Dodge over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Hover Dodge has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 16 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Hover Dodge queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Hover Dodge peaks at 1pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 6pm with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 14 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Hover Dodge
Best time to ride
Hover Dodge averages 1 minutes at 6pm against 15 at the 1pm peak - 14 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Hover Dodge by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Wed5m
- Fri11m
- Sat16m
- Sun10m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Hover Dodge, at 5 minutes against 16 on Saturday.
Does Hover Dodge break down?
Uptime and closures
90% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 90% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 85%
- 70%
- 99%
- 92%
- 99%
- 98%
- 96%
Hover Dodge ran 90% of Carowinds's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Hover Dodge queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 3 Oct30m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept15m
- 3Friday 9 Oct15m
- 4Saturday 26 Sept10m
- 5Friday 2 Oct10m
- 6Sunday 4 Oct5m
- 7Wednesday 7 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Hover Dodge was 30 minutes on Saturday 3 Oct.
Hover Dodge 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.
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About Hover Dodge
Hover Dodge is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 22nd longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
Hover Dodge has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 2pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 92% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Wednesdays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Hover Dodge?
The live wait time for Hover Dodge at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Hover Dodge wait times.
Is Hover Dodge open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Hover Dodge is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Hover Dodge has been open around 92% 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 Hover Dodge?
Based on historical wait time data, Hover Dodge 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 Hover Dodge?
Hover Dodge is usually quietest on Wednesdays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Wednesday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Hover Dodge usually?
Over recent weeks, Hover Dodge has averaged about 8 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 Hover Dodge at Carowinds.
Is Hover Dodge often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Hover Dodge has been running about 92% of the time. We track Hover Dodge'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 Hover Dodge at Carowinds?
Hover Dodge 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 Hover Dodge?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Hover Dodge's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Hover Dodge is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.