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 3 and a 6, 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 WAIT30m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN13/10
WEATHER49° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
3
6 PM
5
7 PM
5
8 PM
6
9 PM
6
10 PM
6 PM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Alpen Fury 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 Alpen Fury or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 10 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.
Alpen Fury
peak 120m · 82% uptime
Leviathan
peak 45m · 88% uptime
Yukon Striker
peak 65m · 88% uptime
Behemoth
peak 30m · 82% uptime
Vortex
peak 30m · 88% uptime
Wilde Beast
peak 30m · 88% uptime
The Fly
peak 25m · 77% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 10m · 88% uptime
Psyclone
peak 15m · 88% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 5m · 88% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
Ghoster Coaster
peak 0m · 88% uptime
Lumberjack
peak 0m · 63% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
Skyhawk
peak 0m · 44% uptime
Sledge Hammer
Soaring Timbers
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Bat
The DareDeviler
Thunder Run
peak 0m · -- uptime
Tundra Twister
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
7 rides were closed all day
Backlot Stunt Coaster Mighty Canadian Minebuster Sledge Hammer The Bat The DareDeviler Tundra Twister Wonder Mountain's Guardian
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 49°F, low 32°F, rain for 8h.
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: Alpen Fury 120m to 65m
2:42p Walk-on window: Drop Tower + Psyclone
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions