A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
May 8, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 7 PM and 9 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT14m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN9/9
WEATHER68° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
10 AM
5
11 AM
4
12 PM
6
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
5
4 PM
4
5 PM
3
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
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.
7 PM to 9 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 7 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 45m · 100% uptime
InvadR
peak 25m · 100% uptime
Alpengeist
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Griffon
peak 35m · 96% uptime
Apollo's Chariot
peak 25m · 100% uptime
Tempesto
peak 15m · 75% uptime
Finnegan's Flyer
peak 20m · 100% uptime
The Battering Ram
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Der Autobahn
peak 10m · 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
Verbolten
10 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 Turkish Delight Verbolten
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 68°F, low 46°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 45m to 26m
2:42p Walk-on window: InvadR + Alpengeist
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions