A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
Apr 15, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 4 straight hours between 11 AM and 3 PM.
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 WAIT237m
PEAK400m
RIDES OPEN20/19
WEATHER89° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
10
3 PM
10
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Escape From Pompeii 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.
11 AM to 3 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 11 AM is your friend. Use it on Escape From Pompeii or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 6 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.
Escape From Pompeii
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Grover's Alpine Express
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Le Catapult
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Le Scoot
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Pantheon
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Tempesto
peak 400m · 78% uptime
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
peak 400m · 46% uptime
The Trade Wind
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Turkish Delight
peak 400m · 46% uptime
Verbolten
peak 400m · 78% uptime
Der Autobahn
peak 400m · 100% uptime
Griffon
peak 400m · 100% uptime
The Battering Ram
peak 400m · 100% uptime
Alpengeist
peak 400m · 100% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
peak 400m · 100% uptime
DarKoaster
peak 400m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
peak 400m · 100% uptime
InvadR
peak 400m · 100% uptime
Der Wirbelwind
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 89°F, low 64°F, no rain.
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: Escape From Pompeii 400m to 280m
2:42p Walk-on window: Der Wirbelwind
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions