A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
Jul 8, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 5 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 6 PM and 8 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
The day, hour by hour.
6
10 AM
6
11 AM
6
12 PM
7
1 PM
7
2 PM
5
3 PM
6
4 PM
7
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
7
8 PM
6
9 PM
9
10 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.
6 PM to 8 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 6 PM is your friend. Use it on Top Thrill 2 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.
Top Thrill 2
peak 150m · 95% uptime
Maverick
peak 120m · 99% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 105m · 90% uptime
Valravn
peak 120m · 99% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 90m · 78% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Gemini
peak 30m · 79% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 15m · 88% uptime
maXair
peak 15m · 81% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 10m · 84% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 10m · 74% uptime
Rougarou
peak 10m · 76% uptime
Power Tower
peak 10m · 90% uptime
Raptor
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
3 rides were closed all day
Raptor Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 82°F, low 69°F, rain for 8h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are won and lost on timing. Ride Ready turns live waits into drop alerts, walk-on windows, and what-to-ride-next picks, free.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 150m to 56m
2:42p Walk-on window: Blue Streak + Gemini
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions
