Vortex at Carowinds. Closed right now.
Busiest around 6pm (about 14 min) and quietest around 10am (about 1 min).
Of the days recorded so far, Saturday averages the longest queue, at about 12 minutes.
Closed during 10% of the readings taken while the park was fully open. The feed does not say why, so that covers refurbishment and weather as well as breakdowns.
The longest queue we have recorded is 40 minutes on 2026-08-16, the shortest 0 minutes on 2026-08-12.
| 10am | 1 min | 8 readings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11am | 2 min | 7 readings | |
| 12pm | 8 min | 9 readings | |
| 1pm | 8 min | 8 readings | |
| 2pm | 11 min | 11 readings | |
| 3pm | 8 min | 13 readings | |
| 4pm | 7 min | 9 readings | |
| 5pm | 10 min | 14 readings | |
| 6pm | 14 min | 10 readings | |
| 7pm | 11 min | 7 readings | |
| 8pm | 11 min | 4 readings | |
| 9pm | 8 min | 6 readings |
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