A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Jul 27, 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 10 AM and 12 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
The day, hour by hour.
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
6
12 PM
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
6
3 PM
5
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
6
7 PM
7
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Afterburn 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.
10 AM to 12 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 10 AM is your friend. Use it on Afterburn 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.
Afterburn
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Hurler
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Fury 325
peak 40m · 95% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Ricochet
peak 15m · 87% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 20m · 99% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Vortex
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Gear Spin
Ripcord
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
Wind Star
Zephyr
4 rides were closed all day
Gear Spin WindSeeker Wind Star Zephyr
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 89°F, low 73°F, rain for 4h.
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: Afterburn 45m to 18m
2:42p Walk-on window: Ricochet + Snoopy
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions
