A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
May 23, 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 5 straight hours between 11 AM and 4 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 WAIT31m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN17/13
WEATHER73° Rain
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
4
6 PM
4
7 PM
2
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Top Thrill 2 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 11 AM. Wild Mouse + Blue Streak walked on.
11 AM to 4 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 11 AM. Top Thrill 2 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 Top Thrill 2 now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Top Thrill 2
peak 120m · 56% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 120m · 61% uptime
Maverick
peak 75m · 81% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 50m · 58% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 60m · 68% uptime
Valravn
peak 45m · 74% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 45m · 65% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 30m · 49% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 15m · 27% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 50m · 72% uptime
Rougarou
peak 25m · 63% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 15m · 73% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 10m · 85% uptime
Gemini
Magnum XL-200
peak 0m · 16% uptime
maXair
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Pipe Scream
Power Tower
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Raptor
peak 0m · 66% uptime
Skyhawk
WindSeeker
4 rides were closed all day
Gemini Pipe Scream Skyhawk WindSeeker
Weather that day: 🌧️ Rain, high 73°F, low 58°F, rain for 18h.
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: Top Thrill 2 66m to 38m
11 AM Walk-on window: Wild Mouse + Blue Streak
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