A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Dec 31, 2025 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds held steady around a 5 from open through close.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN0/13
WEATHER49° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
5
12 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Flying Ace Balloon Race 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 Flying Ace Balloon Race or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 12 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.
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 45m · -- uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 45m · -- uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 30m · -- uptime
Fury 325
peak 30m · -- uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 35m · -- uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 30m · -- uptime
Ricochet
peak 20m · -- uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 30m · -- uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 20m · -- uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 20m · -- uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 15m · -- uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 10m · -- uptime
Zephyr
peak 10m · -- uptime
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 49°F, low 28°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: Flying Ace Balloon Race 45m to 18m
2:42p Walk-on window: second-tier rides
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions