I will be at Carowinds next week, and I was wondering if there was a good order to ride things in order to more effectively hit everything. My hotel is on the South Carolina side, so my original idea to hit Nighthawk first (since I know that flying Dutchmen have very low hourly capacity) would involve going to the other side of the park. Is this still recommended? Also, on Nighthawk, is there a bin for loose articles, or is the policy the same as Firehawk? Thanks in advance for your help! I should add, I'll be there on a weekday, and I'm assuming that as a general rule, crowds are comparable to KI. Is this a good assumption, or is it heavier or lighter typically? I'm referring of course to averages, disregarding weather differences and special events.

You should hit Nighthawk first, like you said. When I went back on April Fools Day, most rides had short lines, except Nighthawk later in the day, maybe a couple hours. Some other rides you could hit early are Richochet (wild mouse) and Woodstock Gliders (only because this used to be our Fling Eagles). You could also hit things like Boo Blasters early on. The only things I rode that had more than a 5 minute wait when I went on there first Sunday of operation were Nighthawk, (but it was only 5 minutes because I got there first thing, much longer later) Intimidator, which was about 15 minutes the whole day, and Richochet, which was about 10 minutes when I went on. Hope I helped you out a little!