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Gear Spin Wait Times

Thrill · 42" minimum height · Carowinds

Gear Spin is not operating today.

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Gear Spin at Carowinds, built on 4,928 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens today 6pm · usually ~9 min at rope drop

Park hours today: 6pm–12pm

Gear SpinClosed

Best time to ride Gear Spin

On a typical Friday, Gear Spin runs about 9 min at rope drop, peaks near 12 min around 4 PM, and eases to 11 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 17 min at its midday peak) and Friday the calmest (about 12 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 9 min, this is the #19 longest line of 47 tracked rides at Carowinds (park average 9 min). The longest is Snoopy's Racing Railway at 30 min.

Typical Gear Spin wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday5 min13 min 5 PM11 min
Friday9 min12 min 4 PM11 min
Saturday · busiest10 min17 min 9 PM17 min

Gear Spin average wait by month

2 to 9 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20262.1 min333
July 20263.9 min782
August 20260 min381
September 20268.7 min4,928

Gear Spin wait time FAQ

▾When is Gear Spin shortest?

Gear Spin is shortest at rope drop (about 9 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 11 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 12 min around 4 PM.

▾Which day is Gear Spin busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 17 min midday, while Friday is the calmest at about 12 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Gear Spin right now?

Gear Spin isn't reporting a live wait right now. The park may be closed. This page updates automatically when lines go live.

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Reliability, measured

How often this ride was actually running, not how long the line was.

42.87%
of operating hours available
44
separate outages recorded
169h
out of service

Across 296 hours that Carowinds was open, Gear Spin was running 42.87% of the time, with 44 separate interruptions. That ranks #1 for availability out of 58 tracked rides at Carowinds, where the typical ride runs 97.18% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-10-01 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 4,928 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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