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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

May 21, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT33m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN18/15
WEATHER55° Cloudy
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for May 21, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
2
11 AM
3
12 PM
6
1 PM
7
2 PM
4
3 PM
4
4 PM
4
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
5
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Siren's Curse first

Even on a light day, Siren's Curse 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

Wild Mouse + Rougarou 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
Maverick
56m avg
peak 75m · 96% uptime
Top Thrill 2
56m avg
peak 75m · 87% uptime
Siren's Curse
48m avg
peak 90m · 94% uptime
Millennium Force
44m avg
peak 65m · 77% uptime
Steel Vengeance
40m avg
peak 75m · 81% uptime
Valravn
36m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Raptor
35m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
GateKeeper
27m avg
peak 45m · 70% uptime
Blue Streak
24m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Iron Dragon
20m avg
peak 25m · 83% uptime
Wild Mouse
17m avg
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Rougarou
15m avg
peak 25m · 80% uptime
Corkscrew
10m avg
peak 10m · 83% uptime
Pipe Scream
7m avg
peak 10m · 88% uptime
Gemini
6m avg
peak 10m · 67% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
0m avg
peak 0m · 12% uptime
Magnum XL-200
Closed all day
maXair
Closed all day
Power Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 87% uptime
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: ☁️ Cloudy, high 55°F, low 50°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Siren's Curse 58m to 34m
1:15p Walk-on window: Wild Mouse + Rougarou
4:08p Smart pick: Siren's Curse is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion