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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

May 24, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT47m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN20/17
WEATHER69° Cloudy
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for May 24, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
3
11 AM
6
12 PM
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
6
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
4
7 PM
3
8 PM
6
9 PM
5
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Maverick climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Maverick or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 10 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

21 rides · avg wait shown
Top Thrill 2
103m avg
peak 120m · 88% uptime
Maverick
89m avg
peak 150m · 66% uptime
Siren's Curse
71m avg
peak 120m · 99% uptime
Steel Vengeance
70m avg
peak 120m · 81% uptime
Valravn
57m avg
peak 120m · 91% uptime
Millennium Force
49m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Raptor
47m avg
peak 150m · 84% uptime
Pipe Scream
45m avg
peak 45m · 74% uptime
Magnum XL-200
40m avg
peak 60m · 73% uptime
Wild Mouse
35m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
GateKeeper
29m avg
peak 67m · 93% uptime
Gemini
27m avg
peak 45m · 45% uptime
Iron Dragon
26m avg
peak 45m · 83% uptime
Corkscrew
22m avg
peak 30m · 72% uptime
Blue Streak
20m avg
peak 30m · 85% uptime
Rougarou
20m avg
peak 20m · 63% uptime
Power Tower
15m avg
peak 25m · 91% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
0m avg
peak 0m · 91% uptime
maXair
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Skyhawk
0m avg
peak 0m · 72% uptime
WindSeeker
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 69°F, low 58°F, rain for 8h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Maverick 150m to 62m
2:42p Walk-on window: Power Tower + Cedar Creek Mine Ride
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions