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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have needed a plan to get on the headliners.

Dec 26, 2025 came in at a 7/10, the kind of day where Fury 325 can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds held steady around a 7 from open through close.

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7
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT24m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN0/15
WEATHER60° Cloudy

The day, hour by hour.

12 PM to 12 PM · crowd level 1–10
7
12 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust

On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Fury 325 all morning.

11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride

You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.

2 PM to 6 PM
There is no afternoon dip

Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.

8 PM to 12 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window

Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.

Every ride, by average wait.

15 rides · avg wait shown
Snoopy's Racing Railway
Closed all day
Copperhead Strike
Closed all day
The Flying Cobras
Closed all day
Rock 'N' Roller
Closed all day
Fury 325
Closed all day
Mountain Gliders
Closed all day
Ricochet
Closed all day
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
Closed all day
Kiddy Hawk
Closed all day
Do-Si-Do
Closed all day
Woodstock Express
Closed all day
Carolina Cyclone
Closed all day
Flying Ace Balloon Race
Closed all day
Thunder Striker
Closed all day
Zephyr
Closed all day
15 rides were closed all day
Fury 325 Copperhead Strike Carolina Cyclone Kiddy Hawk Ricochet Snoopy's Racing Railway The Flying Cobras Mountain Gliders Boo Blasters on Boo Hill Flying Ace Balloon Race Rock 'N' Roller Thunder Striker Do-Si-Do Woodstock Express Zephyr

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 60°F, low 50°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Fury 325 right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Fury 325 75m to 45m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions