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Windstar Wait Times

Live wait, plus a model forecast by day and hour for Windstar at Carowinds, built on 3,500 measured readings.

Currently closed · opens tomorrow 6pm · usually ~5 min at rope drop
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Best time to ride Windstar

On a typical Saturday, Windstar runs about 5 min at rope drop, peaks near 13 min around 9 PM, and eases to 13 min by close. Across the week, Saturday is the worst day (about 13 min at its midday peak) and Friday the calmest (about 8 min). Use the day and time controls above to check any day of the week.

Averaging 11 min, this is the #13 longest line of 47 tracked rides at Carowinds (park average 9 min). The longest is Snoopy's Racing Railway at 30 min.

Typical Windstar wait by day

DayRope DropMidday PeakLate Night
Sunday5 min10 min 3 PM8 min
Friday7 min8 min 9 PM8 min
Saturday · busiest5 min13 min 9 PM13 min

Windstar average wait by month

5 to 11 min monthly range
MonthAvg WaitReadings
June 20264.7 min6,542
July 20264.8 min8,534
August 20267.3 min1,782
September 202610.7 min2,252

Windstar wait time FAQ

▾When is Windstar shortest?

Windstar is shortest at rope drop (about 5 min) and in the final hour of the night (about 13 min). Midday is the worst window, peaking near 13 min around 9 PM.

▾Which day is Windstar busiest?

Saturday runs the longest lines, peaking around 13 min midday, while Friday is the calmest at about 8 min. Use the day and time slider above to check any day.

▾What is the wait for Windstar right now?

Windstar 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.

90.89%
of operating hours available
64
separate outages recorded
71h
out of service

Across 781 hours that Carowinds was open, Windstar was running 90.89% of the time, with 64 separate interruptions. That ranks #8 for availability out of 58 tracked rides at Carowinds, where the typical ride runs 97.18% of operating hours.

Measured 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-30 from ride status polled about every minute. Scheduled refurbishment is recorded separately and is not counted as an outage. How we measure

Based on 3,500 measured readings, updated continuously · How we measure

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