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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Aug 27, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 9, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT32m
PEAK125m
RIDES OPEN18/17
WEATHER78° Drizzle
Canada's Wonderland crowd report infographic for Aug 27, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
2
11 AM
5
12 PM
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
6
3 PM
6
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
7
7 PM
6
8 PM
8
9 PM
9
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Yukon Striker 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 Yukon Striker 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.

27 rides · avg wait shown
Alpen Fury
102m avg
peak 120m · 98% uptime
The DareDeviler
50m avg
peak 50m · 98% uptime
Yukon Striker
47m avg
peak 125m · 99% uptime
Leviathan
47m avg
peak 65m · 98% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
39m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Behemoth
38m avg
peak 55m · 96% uptime
Vortex
30m avg
peak 40m · 99% uptime
Psyclone
30m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
The Fly
26m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
23m avg
peak 45m · 91% uptime
Drop Tower
17m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Skyhawk
16m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Sledge Hammer
15m avg
peak 30m · 89% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
15m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Wilde Beast
14m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Tundra Twister
9m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
Lumberjack
6m avg
peak 10m · 88% uptime
Dragon Fyre
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Silver Streak
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Soaring Timbers
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Taxi Jam
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Bat
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Thunder Run
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · 23% uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 78°F, low 63°F, rain for 11h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Yukon Striker 125m to 33m
2:42p Walk-on window: Drop Tower + Skyhawk
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions