A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
Aug 16, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 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 WAIT34m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN18/13
WEATHER79° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
10 AM
5
11 AM
6
12 PM
6
1 PM
5
2 PM
6
3 PM
5
4 PM
3
5 PM
6
6 PM
7
7 PM
7
8 PM
6
9 PM
3
10 PM
10 AM 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 150m · 97% uptime
The DareDeviler
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Leviathan
peak 65m · 97% uptime
Yukon Striker
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Behemoth
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Vortex
peak 35m · 95% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
peak 35m · 87% uptime
The Fly
peak 30m · 86% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 20m · 89% uptime
Wilde Beast
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Lumberjack
peak 5m · 84% uptime
Dragon Fyre
peak 0m · -- uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Psyclone
peak 0m · 57% uptime
Silver Streak
Sledge Hammer
peak 0m · 18% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 0m · -- uptime
Soaring Timbers
Taxi Jam
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Bat
peak 0m · -- uptime
Thunder Run
peak 0m · -- uptime
Tundra Twister
peak 0m · 75% uptime
White Water Canyon
WindSeeker
peak 0m · 66% uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
peak 0m · -- uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Silver Streak Soaring Timbers White Water Canyon
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 79°F, low 64°F, rain for 4h.
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 150m to 80m
2:42p Walk-on window: Skyhawk + Wilde Beast
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions