Mountain Gliders wait times
Mountain Gliders at Carowinds averages 9 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 94% of the park's opening hours recently.
Mountain Gliders queue times, day by day
Mountain Gliders over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Mountain Gliders has averaged about 9 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 12 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Mountain Gliders queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Mountain Gliders peaks at 3pm with 16 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Mountain Gliders
Best time to ride
Mountain Gliders averages 1 minutes at 11am against 16 at the 3pm peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Mountain Gliders by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Wed4m
- Fri14m
- Sat15m
- Sun4m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Mountain Gliders, at 4 minutes against 15 on Saturday.
Does Mountain Gliders break down?
Uptime and closures
91% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 91% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 98%
- 70%
- 99%
- 93%
- 100%
- 92%
- 99%
Mountain Gliders ran 91% of Carowinds's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Mountain Gliders queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept30m
- 2Friday 2 Oct20m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct20m
- 4Friday 9 Oct20m
- 5Sunday 27 Sept10m
- 6Sunday 4 Oct10m
- 7Wednesday 7 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Mountain Gliders was 30 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Mountain Gliders 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 Mountain Gliders
Mountain Gliders is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 19th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 9 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
Mountain Gliders has averaged about 9 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 94% 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 Mountain Gliders?
The live wait time for Mountain Gliders at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Mountain Gliders wait times.
Is Mountain Gliders open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Mountain Gliders is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Mountain Gliders has been open around 94% 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 Mountain Gliders?
Based on historical wait time data, Mountain Gliders 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 Mountain Gliders?
Mountain Gliders 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 Mountain Gliders usually?
Over recent weeks, Mountain Gliders has averaged about 9 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. 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 Mountain Gliders at Carowinds.
Is Mountain Gliders often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Mountain Gliders has been running about 94% of the time. We track Mountain Gliders'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 Mountain Gliders at Carowinds?
Mountain Gliders 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 Mountain Gliders?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Mountain Gliders's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Mountain Gliders is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.