A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
May 16, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 8, settling around a 6 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.
6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT29m
PEAK125m
RIDES OPEN27/26
WEATHER84° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
3
11 AM
6
12 PM
7
1 PM
5
2 PM
8
3 PM
6
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
7
7 PM
8
8 PM
5
9 PM
10 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.
2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 2 PM 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.
Copperhead Strike
peak 125m · 87% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 70m · 93% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 65m · 99% uptime
Fury 325
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Ricochet
peak 60m · 60% uptime
Hurler
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Vortex
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 65m · 97% uptime
Afterburn
peak 60m · 94% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 50m · 94% uptime
Wind Star
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Air Racers
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 30m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Gear Spin
peak 35m · 95% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Zephyr
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 0m · 20% uptime
Ripcord
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Slingshot
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 84°F, low 55°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: Copperhead Strike 125m to 40m
2:42p Walk-on window: Boo Blasters on Boo Hill + Wilderness Run
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions