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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

May 19, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT34m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN17/13
WEATHER86° Drizzle
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for May 19, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 6 PM · crowd level 1–10
2
10 AM
5
11 AM
6
12 PM
4
1 PM
5
2 PM
3
3 PM
1
4 PM
2
5 PM
3
6 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

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

8 PM to 6 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
Raptor
75m avg
peak 75m · 75% uptime
Top Thrill 2
69m avg
peak 90m · 49% uptime
Maverick
61m avg
peak 75m · 85% uptime
Siren's Curse
56m avg
peak 90m · 62% uptime
Valravn
47m avg
peak 60m · 53% uptime
GateKeeper
45m avg
peak 45m · 12% uptime
Millennium Force
35m avg
peak 70m · 80% uptime
Steel Vengeance
23m avg
peak 60m · 65% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
15m avg
peak 20m · 77% uptime
Iron Dragon
9m avg
peak 15m · 80% uptime
Blue Streak
5m avg
peak 5m · 80% uptime
Rougarou
5m avg
peak 5m · 70% uptime
Wild Mouse
5m avg
peak 5m · 66% uptime
Corkscrew
0m avg
peak 0m · 62% uptime
Gemini
0m avg
peak 0m · 29% uptime
Magnum XL-200
Closed all day
maXair
Closed all day
Pipe Scream
0m avg
peak 0m · 80% uptime
Power Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 78% uptime
Skyhawk
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
4 rides were closed all day
Magnum XL-200 maXair Skyhawk WindSeeker

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 86°F, low 68°F, rain for 11h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 83m to 48m
1:15p Walk-on window: Cedar Creek Mine Ride + Iron Dragon
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