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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

May 26, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 4 and a 9, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT44m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN19/16
WEATHER74° Cloudy
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for May 26, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Touring strategy starts here. Top Thrill 2 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 Top Thrill 2 or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 8 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
89m avg
peak 150m · 94% uptime
Maverick
76m avg
peak 90m · 95% uptime
Raptor
71m avg
peak 75m · 90% uptime
Siren's Curse
64m avg
peak 90m · 90% uptime
Valravn
55m avg
peak 120m · 81% uptime
Steel Vengeance
52m avg
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Millennium Force
50m avg
peak 90m · 85% uptime
GateKeeper
39m avg
peak 90m · 91% uptime
Blue Streak
25m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
Corkscrew
24m avg
peak 25m · 69% uptime
Magnum XL-200
22m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Wild Mouse
21m avg
peak 25m · 60% uptime
Iron Dragon
19m avg
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Pipe Scream
18m avg
peak 20m · 91% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
15m avg
peak 15m · 88% uptime
Gemini
15m avg
peak 15m · 74% uptime
maXair
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Power Tower
0m avg
peak 0m · 88% uptime
Rougarou
0m avg
peak 0m · 84% uptime
Skyhawk
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Skyhawk WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 74°F, low 57°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 150m to 62m
2:42p Walk-on window: Pipe Scream + 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