A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Jul 12, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT31m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/19
WEATHER77° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
10 AM
5
11 AM
5
12 PM
3
1 PM
6
2 PM
7
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
6
6 PM
4
7 PM
5
8 PM
4
9 PM
6
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.
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 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 120m · 80% uptime
Maverick
peak 100m · 98% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 100m · 100% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 120m · 97% uptime
Valravn
peak 90m · 87% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 70m · 100% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 75m · 94% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 35m · 94% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 35m · 100% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Gemini
peak 30m · 79% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 25m · 76% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 25m · 99% uptime
maXair
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 15m · 76% uptime
Rougarou
peak 40m · 85% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 15m · 91% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 20m · 93% uptime
Power Tower
peak 5m · 91% uptime
Raptor
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 77°F, low 72°F, no rain.
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 120m to 59m
2:42p Walk-on window: Pipe Scream + 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