A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.
May 2, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 3 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.
3
/10
Light
Light
AVG WAIT16m
PEAK80m
RIDES OPEN27/23
WEATHER62° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
2
1 PM
1
2 PM
3
3 PM
4
4 PM
5
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
2
8 PM
5
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Copperhead Strike first
Even on a light day, Copperhead Strike 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
Hurler + Air Racers 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.
Ricochet
peak 45m · 58% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 80m · 89% uptime
Fury 325
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Afterburn
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Hurler
peak 40m · 84% uptime
Air Racers
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Vortex
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Wind Star
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Gear Spin
peak 10m · 89% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 15m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 0m · 88% uptime
Ripcord
peak 0m · -- uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Slingshot
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
Zephyr
peak 0m · 87% uptime
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 62°F, low 53°F, rain for 8h.
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: Copperhead Strike 34m to 20m
1:15p Walk-on window: Hurler + Air Racers
4:08p Smart pick: Copperhead Strike is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion