A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
May 1, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, settling around a 5 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT19m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN11/11
WEATHER66° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
10 AM
3
11 AM
4
12 PM
4
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
7
4 PM
7
5 PM
8
6 PM
8
7 PM
8
8 PM
1
9 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 9 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 100m · 100% uptime
Griffon
peak 45m · 100% uptime
InvadR
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Le Scoot
peak 25m · 50% uptime
Alpengeist
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Tempesto
peak 15m · 35% uptime
The Battering Ram
peak 10m · 100% uptime
Der Autobahn
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Le Catapult
peak 5m · 44% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
Grover's Alpine Express
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
Pantheon
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
The Trade Wind
Turkish Delight
Verbolten
8 rides were closed all day
Escape From Pompeii Grover's Alpine Express Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On Pantheon The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge The Trade Wind Turkish Delight Verbolten
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 66°F, low 45°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: DarKoaster 100m to 34m
2:42p Walk-on window: Alpengeist + Apollo
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions