A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Apr 1, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT19m
PEAK80m
RIDES OPEN12/9
WEATHER84° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
5
10 AM
1
11 AM
3
12 PM
7
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
6
4 PM
7
5 PM
3
6 PM
1
7 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. DarKoaster climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2
Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.
2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on DarKoaster or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 7 PM
Closing rush is your friend
Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.
Every ride, by average wait.
DarKoaster
peak 80m · 97% uptime
Griffon
peak 40m · 97% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
peak 30m · 81% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
peak 30m · 97% uptime
InvadR
peak 25m · 95% uptime
Alpengeist
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Tempesto
peak 20m · 100% uptime
The Battering Ram
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Der Autobahn
peak 10m · 100% uptime
Der Wirbelwind
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
Grover's Alpine Express
Le Catapult
Le Scoot
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
Pantheon
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
The Trade Wind
Turkish Delight
peak 0m · 57% uptime
Verbolten
peak 0m · 64% uptime
8 rides were closed all day
Escape From Pompeii Grover's Alpine Express Le Catapult Le Scoot Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On Pantheon The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge The Trade Wind
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 84°F, low 63°F, rain for 2h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are won and lost on timing. Ride Ready turns live waits into drop alerts, walk-on windows, and what-to-ride-next picks, free.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: DarKoaster 80m to 31m
2:42p Walk-on window: Alpengeist + Tempesto
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions