A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
Aug 16, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 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 WAIT18m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN27/26
WEATHER95° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
1
11 AM
4
12 PM
5
1 PM
7
2 PM
5
3 PM
6
4 PM
5
5 PM
7
6 PM
7
7 PM
8
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Carolina Goldrusher 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 Carolina Goldrusher 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.
Thunder Striker
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Carolina Goldrusher
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Afterburn
peak 45m · 97% uptime
The Flying Cobras
peak 40m · 99% uptime
Kiddy Hawk
peak 60m · 86% uptime
Snoopy's Racing Railway
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Ricochet
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Vortex
peak 40m · 99% uptime
Fury 325
peak 35m · 96% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Carolina Cyclone
peak 25m · 95% uptime
Flying Ace Balloon Race
peak 15m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Hover & Dodge
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Rock 'N' Roller
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Air Racers
peak 10m · 91% uptime
Wind Star
peak 10m · 89% uptime
Mountain Gliders
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Hurler
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Charlie Brown's River Raft Blast
peak 5m · 87% uptime
Do-Si-Do
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Electro-Spin
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Wilderness Run
peak 5m · 87% uptime
Zephyr
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Copperhead Strike
peak 5m · 15% uptime
Gear Spin
peak 0m · 28% uptime
Ripcord
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
peak 0m · -- uptime
The Grand Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 95°F, low 74°F, rain for 2h.
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: Carolina Goldrusher 60m to 24m
2:42p Walk-on window: Flying Ace Balloon Race + WindSeeker
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions