A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.
Apr 17, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 4 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
4
/10
Light
Light
AVG WAIT20m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN30/21
WEATHER88° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
2
11 AM
2
12 PM
4
1 PM
5
2 PM
6
3 PM
7
4 PM
5
5 PM
4
6 PM
3
7 PM
1
8 PM
5
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Fury 325 first
Even on a light day, Fury 325 builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.
11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark
Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.
2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens
Wind Star + Hover & Dodge fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.
8 PM to 9 PM
Final-hour re-rides
Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.
Every ride, by average wait.
Thunder Striker
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 45m · 88% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Fury 325
peak 90m · 95% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 50m · 94% uptime
Vortex
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Afterburn
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Hurler
peak 60m · 82% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 30m · 88% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Wind Star
peak 25m · 91% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 20m · 95% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Gear Spin
peak 15m · 85% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 15m · 83% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 10m · 38% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 10m · 50% uptime
Air Racers
peak 6m · 40% uptime
Zephyr
peak 5m · 88% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 0m · 88% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 0m · 57% uptime
Ricochet
peak 0m · 81% uptime
Ripcord
peak 0m · 45% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Slingshot
peak 0m · 94% uptime
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 0m · 95% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 0m · 93% uptime
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 88°F, low 63°F, no rain.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
A light day rewards a loose plan. Ride Ready watches the lines for you, flags the dips, and tells you what to ride next, free.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Fury 325 35m to 20m
1:15p Walk-on window: Wind Star + Hover & Dodge
4:08p Smart pick: Fury 325 is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion