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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

May 17, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT36m
PEAK180m
RIDES OPEN18/17
WEATHER80° Clear
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for May 17, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
3
10 AM
1
11 AM
5
12 PM
3
1 PM
4
2 PM
3
3 PM
6
4 PM
5
5 PM
4
6 PM
3
7 PM
3
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Top Thrill 2 first

Even on a light day, Top Thrill 2 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

Blue Streak + Cedar Creek Mine Ride fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 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.

21 rides · avg wait shown
Top Thrill 2
91m avg
peak 180m · 56% uptime
Maverick
77m avg
peak 120m · 91% uptime
Steel Vengeance
67m avg
peak 120m · 78% uptime
Siren's Curse
60m avg
peak 110m · 77% uptime
Valravn
52m avg
peak 90m · 81% uptime
Millennium Force
47m avg
peak 90m · 93% uptime
Corkscrew
34m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Raptor
28m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
GateKeeper
25m avg
peak 75m · 90% uptime
Wild Mouse
24m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Power Tower
21m avg
peak 23m · 88% uptime
Iron Dragon
19m avg
peak 30m · 90% uptime
Blue Streak
18m avg
peak 35m · 83% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
18m avg
peak 30m · 89% uptime
Gemini
15m avg
peak 15m · 48% uptime
Pipe Scream
15m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Rougarou
14m avg
peak 20m · 87% uptime
Magnum XL-200
Closed all day
maXair
Closed all day
Skyhawk
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Magnum XL-200 maXair WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 80°F, low 65°F, rain for 4h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 109m to 64m
1:15p Walk-on window: Blue Streak + Cedar Creek Mine Ride
4:08p Smart pick: Top Thrill 2 is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion