Thunder Striker wait times
Thunder Striker at Carowinds averages 16 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 4pm. It has run 90% of the park's opening hours recently.
Thunder Striker queue times, day by day
Thunder Striker over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Thunder Striker has averaged about 16 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 13 minutes, with the longest queues near 4pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Thunder Striker queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Thunder Striker peaks at 4pm with 24 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 24 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Thunder Striker
Best time to ride
Thunder Striker averages 0 minutes at 10am against 24 at the 4pm peak - 24 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Thunder Striker by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Wed5m
- Fri30m
- Sat16m
- Sun14m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Thunder Striker, at 5 minutes against 30 on Friday.
Does Thunder Striker break down?
Uptime and closures
89% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 89% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 95%
- 69%
- 99%
- 92%
- 99%
- 72%
- 99%
Thunder Striker ran 89% of Carowinds's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Thunder Striker queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept60m
- 2Friday 9 Oct45m
- 3Friday 2 Oct30m
- 4Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 5Sunday 4 Oct7m
- 6Wednesday 7 Oct5m
The worst queue recorded for Thunder Striker was 60 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Thunder Striker 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 Thunder Striker
Thunder Striker is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 11th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 16 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Thunder Striker has averaged about 16 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 4pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 90% 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 Thunder Striker?
The live wait time for Thunder Striker at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Thunder Striker wait times.
Is Thunder Striker open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Thunder Striker is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Thunder Striker has been open around 90% 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 Thunder Striker?
Based on historical wait time data, Thunder Striker 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 Thunder Striker?
Thunder Striker 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 Thunder Striker usually?
Over recent weeks, Thunder Striker has averaged about 16 minutes, with lines usually longest around 4pm. 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 Thunder Striker at Carowinds.
Is Thunder Striker often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Thunder Striker has been running about 90% of the time. We track Thunder Striker'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 Thunder Striker at Carowinds?
Thunder Striker 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 Thunder Striker?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Thunder Striker's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Thunder Striker is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.