A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on Independence Day,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.
Jul 4, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, 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 WAIT9m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN27/26
WEATHER99° Partly Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
3
1 PM
2
2 PM
2
3 PM
1
4 PM
2
5 PM
4
6 PM
6
7 PM
7
8 PM
8
9 PM
5
10 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
Flying Ace Balloon Race + Afterburn fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.
8 PM to 10 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.
Copperhead Strike
peak 60m · 69% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Afterburn
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Ricochet
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 40m · 96% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Fury 325
peak 40m · 85% uptime
Vortex
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 35m · 81% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 40m · 96% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Hurler
peak 10m · 84% uptime
Wind Star
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 8m · 99% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 6m · 82% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 6m · 84% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 6m · 76% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Zephyr
peak 5m · 91% uptime
Gear Spin
peak 0m · 10% uptime
Ripcord
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
Weather that day: ⛅ Partly Cloudy, high 99°F, low 77°F, rain for 2h.
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 31m to 18m
1:15p Walk-on window: Flying Ace Balloon Race + Afterburn
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