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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have needed a plan to get on the headliners.

Dec 5, 2025 came in at a 7/10, the kind of day where Cobra's Curse can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds held steady around a 7 from open through close.

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7
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT21m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN10/11
WEATHER82° Clear

The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 12 PM · crowd level 1–10
7
12 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust

On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Cobra's Curse all morning.

11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride

You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.

2 PM to 6 PM
There is no afternoon dip

Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.

8 PM to 12 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window

Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.

Every ride, by average wait.

15 rides · avg wait shown
Cobra's Curse
41m avg
peak 75m · 86% uptime
Iron Gwazi
32m avg
peak 65m · 100% uptime
SheiKra
32m avg
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Serengeti Flyer
26m avg
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Congo River Rapids
25m avg
peak 50m · 92% uptime
Phoenix Rising
23m avg
peak 40m · 92% uptime
Tigris
18m avg
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Montu
13m avg
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Falcon's Fury
9m avg
peak 15m · 84% uptime
Kumba
6m avg
peak 10m · 78% uptime
Cheetah Hunt
Closed all day
Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station)
Closed all day
Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station)
Closed all day
Skyride (Egypt Station)
Closed all day
Skyride (Jungala Station)
Closed all day
5 rides were closed all day
Cheetah Hunt Serengeti Express (Nairobi Station) Serengeti Express (Stanleyville Station) Skyride (Egypt Station) Skyride (Jungala Station)

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 82°F, low 62°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Cobra's Curse right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Cobra's Curse 75m to 45m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions