A BUSY DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have needed a plan to get on the headliners.
May 9, 2026 came in at a 7/10, the kind of day where Iron Dragon can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 10, settling around a 7 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.
7
/10
Busy
Busy
AVG WAIT69m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN18/16
WEATHER69° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
7
12 PM
7
1 PM
7
2 PM
8
3 PM
10
4 PM
8
5 PM
5
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust
On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Iron Dragon all morning.
11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride
You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.
2 PM to 6 PM
There is no afternoon dip
Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.
8 PM to 8 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window
Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.
Every ride, by average wait.
Iron Dragon
peak 120m · 79% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 120m · 37% uptime
Maverick
peak 120m · 84% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 120m · 36% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 120m · 63% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 90m · 75% uptime
Raptor
peak 90m · 74% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 60m · 19% uptime
Rougarou
peak 60m · 57% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 60m · 88% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 60m · 68% uptime
Valravn
peak 45m · 34% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 60m · 71% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 45m · 70% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 30m · 5% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 20m · 23% uptime
Gemini
peak 0m · 7% uptime
maXair
Power Tower
peak 0m · 62% uptime
Skyhawk
WindSeeker
3 rides were closed all day
maXair Skyhawk WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 69°F, low 51°F, rain for 4h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
On heavier days strategy matters more. Ride Ready watches every queue and tells you the moment a window opens.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Iron Dragon right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Iron Dragon 120m to 72m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions