Kaleidoscope wait times
Kaleidoscope at Carowinds averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 95% of the park's opening hours recently.
Kaleidoscope queue times, day by day
Kaleidoscope over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Kaleidoscope has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 5 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Kaleidoscope queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Kaleidoscope peaks at 7pm with 8 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 8 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Kaleidoscope
Best time to ride
Kaleidoscope averages 0 minutes at 10am against 8 at the 7pm peak - 8 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 20 minutes.
Kaleidoscope by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Wed0m
- Fri8m
- Sat6m
- Sun4m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Kaleidoscope, at 0 minutes against 8 on Friday.
Does Kaleidoscope break down?
Uptime and closures
92% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 92% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 98%
- 70%
- 99%
- 92%
- 99%
- 98%
- 99%
Kaleidoscope ran 92% of Carowinds's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Kaleidoscope queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 9 Oct20m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept10m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 4Friday 2 Oct5m
- 5Saturday 3 Oct5m
- 6Sunday 4 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Kaleidoscope was 20 minutes on Friday 9 Oct.
Kaleidoscope 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 Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 35th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
Kaleidoscope has averaged about 5 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 95% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Fridays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Kaleidoscope?
The live wait time for Kaleidoscope at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Kaleidoscope wait times.
Is Kaleidoscope open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Kaleidoscope is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Kaleidoscope has been open around 95% 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 Kaleidoscope?
Based on historical wait time data, Kaleidoscope 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 Kaleidoscope?
Kaleidoscope is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Fridays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Kaleidoscope usually?
Over recent weeks, Kaleidoscope has averaged about 5 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 Kaleidoscope at Carowinds.
Is Kaleidoscope often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Kaleidoscope has been running about 95% of the time. We track Kaleidoscope'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 Kaleidoscope at Carowinds?
Kaleidoscope 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 Kaleidoscope?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Kaleidoscope's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Kaleidoscope is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.