A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
May 9, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 1 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT23m
PEAK95m
RIDES OPEN27/27
WEATHER73° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
5
1 PM
6
2 PM
6
3 PM
7
4 PM
5
5 PM
6
6 PM
7
7 PM
3
8 PM
5
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Copperhead Strike 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.
11 AM to 1 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 11 AM is your friend. Use it on Copperhead Strike or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 9 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 60m · 93% uptime
Ricochet
peak 60m · 67% uptime
Hurler
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 60m · 86% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 95m · 93% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 90m · 97% uptime
Vortex
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Afterburn
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 40m · 90% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 25m · 97% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 30m · 73% uptime
Gear Spin
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Wind Star
peak 20m · 92% uptime
Zephyr
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 25m · 98% uptime
Air Racers
peak 15m · 88% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 6m · 98% uptime
Ripcord
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 73°F, low 55°F, rain for 7h.
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: Copperhead Strike 95m to 25m
2:42p Walk-on window: WindSeeker + Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions