Woodstock Express wait times
Woodstock Express at Carowinds averages 21 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 40% of the park's opening hours recently.
Woodstock Express queue times, day by day
Woodstock Express over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Woodstock Express has averaged about 21 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 28 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Woodstock Express queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Woodstock Express peaks at 2pm with 34 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 34 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Woodstock Express
Best time to ride
Woodstock Express averages 0 minutes at 10am against 34 at the 2pm peak - 34 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
Woodstock Express by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Wed0m
- Fri0m
- Sat25m
- Sun10m
Wednesday is the quietest day for Woodstock Express, at 0 minutes against 25 on Saturday.
Does Woodstock Express break down?
Uptime and closures
43% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 43% of the minutes Carowinds was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 95%
- 29%
- 0%
- 90%
- 59%
- 0%
- 0%
Woodstock Express ran 43% of Carowinds's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Woodstock Express queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept45m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 3Saturday 3 Oct15m
The worst queue recorded for Woodstock Express was 45 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Woodstock Express 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 Woodstock Express
Woodstock Express is one of 38 rides tracked at Carowinds, 5th longest of 38 by usual wait. It queues about 21 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 11-minute park average.
Woodstock Express has averaged about 21 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 40% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Woodstock Express?
The live wait time for Woodstock Express at Carowinds is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Woodstock Express wait times.
Is Woodstock Express open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Woodstock Express is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Carowinds's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Woodstock Express has been open around 40% 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 Woodstock Express?
Based on historical wait time data, Woodstock Express 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.
How long is the line for Woodstock Express usually?
Over recent weeks, Woodstock Express has averaged about 21 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 Woodstock Express at Carowinds.
Is Woodstock Express often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Woodstock Express has been running about 40% of the time. We track Woodstock Express'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 Woodstock Express at Carowinds?
Woodstock Express 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 Woodstock Express?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Woodstock Express's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Woodstock Express is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.