A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
May 8, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 9, settling around a 6 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT26m
PEAK110m
RIDES OPEN27/26
WEATHER69° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
7
12 PM
6
1 PM
9
2 PM
7
3 PM
8
4 PM
9
5 PM
9
6 PM
3
7 PM
3
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Thunder Striker 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 Thunder Striker or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 8 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.
Fury 325
peak 90m · 96% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 110m · 95% uptime
Ricochet
peak 60m · 84% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Hurler
peak 80m · 94% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 70m · 98% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Vortex
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Afterburn
peak 45m · 87% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 35m · 98% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 35m · 98% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 15m · 87% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 15m · 74% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Gear Spin
peak 10m · 26% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Air Racers
peak 10m · 34% uptime
Zephyr
peak 10m · 98% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 5m · 22% uptime
Wind Star
peak 5m · 34% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Ripcord
Slingshot
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Ripcord
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 69°F, low 52°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: Thunder Striker 110m to 38m
2:42p Walk-on window: Do-Si-Do + Rock
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions