A BUSY DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have spent half the day in queues.
Dec 27, 2025 came in at a 8/10, the kind of day where Carolina Cyclone can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds held steady around a 8 from open through close.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
8
/10
Busy
Busy
AVG WAIT43m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN0/15
WEATHER75° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
8
12 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust
On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Carolina Cyclone 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.
Fury 325
peak 70m · -- uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 90m · -- uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 90m · -- uptime
Ricochet
peak 67m · -- uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 70m · -- uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 65m · -- uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 90m · -- uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 75m · -- uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 75m · -- uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 45m · -- uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 45m · -- uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 45m · -- uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 45m · -- uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 30m · -- uptime
Zephyr
peak 20m · -- uptime
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 75°F, low 48°F, no rain.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
On heavier days strategy matters more. Ride Ready watches every queue and tells you the moment a window opens.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Carolina Cyclone right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Carolina Cyclone 90m to 54m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions