A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
May 20, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Cedar Point this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 1 PM and 3 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT27m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN18/13
WEATHER71° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
10 AM
2
11 AM
3
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
4
6 PM
3
7 PM
1
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Raptor held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 1 PM. Rougarou + Cedar Creek Mine Ride walked on.
1 PM to 3 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 1 PM. Raptor fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 8 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Raptor now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Maverick
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 60m · 85% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 45m · 60% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Valravn
peak 60m · 88% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Raptor
peak 90m · 95% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Rougarou
peak 20m · 84% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 5m · 87% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 5m · 95% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 5m · 56% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 0m · 77% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 0m · 84% uptime
Gemini
peak 0m · 28% uptime
Magnum XL-200
maXair
Power Tower
peak 0m · 88% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 0m · 3% uptime
WindSeeker
3 rides were closed all day
Magnum XL-200 maXair WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 71°F, low 53°F, rain for 11h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Raptor 24m to 13m
1 PM Walk-on window: Rougarou + Cedar Creek Mine Ride
4:08p Smart pick: Raptor is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion