Wind Star wait times
Wind Star at Carowinds averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 74% of the park's opening hours recently.
Wind Star queue times, day by day
Wind Star over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Wind Star has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 9 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Wind Star queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Wind Star peaks at 3pm with 11 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Wind Star
Best time to ride
Wind Star averages 1 minutes at 11am against 11 at the 3pm peak - 10 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Wind Star by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Wed0m
- Fri8m
- Sat7m
- Sun11m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Wind Star, at 0 minutes against 11 on Sunday.
Does Wind Star break down?
Uptime and closures
78% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 78% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 87%
- 70%
- 77%
- 89%
- 99%
- 0%
- 93%
Wind Star ran 78% of Carowinds's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Wind Star queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 2Friday 2 Oct15m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct15m
- 4Sunday 4 Oct15m
- 5Friday 9 Oct15m
- 6Saturday 26 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Wind Star was 30 minutes on Sunday 27 Sept.
Wind Star 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 Wind Star
Wind Star is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 23rd longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 11-minute park average.
Wind Star has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 74% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Saturdays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Wind Star?
The live wait time for Wind Star at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Wind Star wait times.
Is Wind Star open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Wind Star is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Wind Star has been open around 74% 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 Wind Star?
Based on historical wait time data, Wind Star is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Wind Star?
Wind Star is usually quietest on Saturdays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Saturday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Wind Star usually?
Over recent weeks, Wind Star has averaged about 8 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 Wind Star at Carowinds.
Is Wind Star often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Wind Star has been running about 74% of the time. We track Wind Star'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 Wind Star at Carowinds?
Wind Star 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 Wind Star?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Wind Star's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Wind Star is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.