A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
Jul 29, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 5 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT8m
PEAK50m
RIDES OPEN24/24
WEATHER89° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
5
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
6
6 PM
6
7 PM
6
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.
2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 2 PM 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 50m · 99% uptime
Fury 325
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Hurler
peak 50m · 97% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 15m · 99% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Ricochet
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Thunder Striker
peak 10m · 85% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 20m · 85% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 25m · 97% uptime
Vortex
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Air Racers
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 5m · 93% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Zephyr
peak 4m · 99% uptime
Gear Spin
Ripcord
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
Wind Star
3 rides were closed all day
Gear Spin WindSeeker Wind Star
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 89°F, low 72°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: Afterburn 50m to 13m
2:42p Walk-on window: Afterburn + Fury 325
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions