A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
May 2, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 7, 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 WAIT22m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN10/10
WEATHER58° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
2
12 PM
6
1 PM
5
2 PM
4
3 PM
4
4 PM
6
5 PM
7
6 PM
7
7 PM
4
8 PM
7
9 PM
12 PM 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 · 85% uptime
Alpengeist
peak 45m · 85% uptime
Griffon
peak 35m · 85% uptime
InvadR
peak 30m · 85% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
peak 30m · 85% uptime
Loch Ness Monster: The Legend Lives On
peak 15m · 23% uptime
Tempesto
peak 20m · 85% uptime
Der Autobahn
peak 25m · 85% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
peak 15m · 85% uptime
The Battering Ram
peak 15m · 85% uptime
Escape From Pompeii
Grover's Alpine Express
Le Catapult
Le Scoot
Pantheon
The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge
The Trade Wind
Turkish Delight
Verbolten
9 rides were closed all day
Escape From Pompeii Grover's Alpine Express Le Catapult Le Scoot Pantheon The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf's Revenge The Trade Wind Turkish Delight Verbolten
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 58°F, low 52°F, rain for 3h.
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 38m
2:42p Walk-on window: Apollo + Loch Ness Monster
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions