A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on Columbus Day,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
Oct 12, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 6 for most of the day.
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6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT28m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN18/16
WEATHER73° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
3
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
4
8 PM
11 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 8 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 · 100% uptime
Ghoster Coaster
peak 60m · 100% uptime
The DareDeviler
peak 45m · 74% uptime
Mighty Canadian Minebuster
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Yukon Striker
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Vortex
peak 50m · 100% uptime
The Fly
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Leviathan
peak 60m · 67% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 30m · 91% uptime
Behemoth
peak 45m · 67% uptime
Psyclone
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Wilde Beast
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Lumberjack
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Tundra Twister
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Cornstalkers
Dark Ride
Demons of the Deep
Dragon Fyre
peak 0m · -- uptime
Silver Streak
peak 0m · -- uptime
Sledge Hammer
peak 0m · 72% uptime
Soaring Timbers
peak 0m · -- uptime
Spirit Manor
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
The Crypt
The Ruins
Thunder Run
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
WindSeeker
peak 0m · 29% uptime
Wonder Mountain's Guardian
9 rides were closed all day
Cornstalkers Dark Ride Demons of the Deep Spirit Manor The Conjuring: Beyond Fear The Crypt The Ruins White Water Canyon Wonder Mountain's Guardian
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 73°F, low 52°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: Alpen Fury 120m to 56m
2:42p Walk-on window: Psyclone + 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