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
Snoopy's Racing Railway
Woodstock Express
Fury 325
The Flying Cobras
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
Ricochet
Copperhead Strike
Mountain Gliders
Thunder Striker
Do-Si-Do
Rock 'N' Roller
Zephyr
13 rides were closed all day
Flying Ace Balloon Race Snoopy's Racing Railway The Flying Cobras Boo Blasters on Boo Hill Copperhead Strike Fury 325 Woodstock Express Mountain Gliders Ricochet Thunder Striker Do-Si-Do Rock 'N' Roller Zephyr
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