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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Jul 16, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT26m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/18
WEATHER83° Cloudy
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Jul 16, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 7 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
2
11 AM
7
12 PM
5
1 PM
5
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
4
6 PM
8
7 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Siren's Curse first

Even on a light day, Siren's Curse builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Iron Dragon + Rougarou fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 7 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

22 rides · avg wait shown
Siren's Curse
92m avg
peak 120m · 50% uptime
Maverick
69m avg
peak 90m · 73% uptime
Valravn
48m avg
peak 120m · 65% uptime
Top Thrill 2
48m avg
peak 90m · 64% uptime
Steel Vengeance
45m avg
peak 120m · 69% uptime
Millennium Force
27m avg
peak 45m · 59% uptime
Wild Mouse
21m avg
peak 30m · 75% uptime
GateKeeper
19m avg
peak 45m · 76% uptime
Iron Dragon
17m avg
peak 60m · 74% uptime
Rougarou
14m avg
peak 30m · 62% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
11m avg
peak 30m · 53% uptime
Gemini
11m avg
peak 25m · 48% uptime
Power Tower
9m avg
peak 20m · 66% uptime
Blue Streak
8m avg
peak 20m · 68% uptime
Corkscrew
7m avg
peak 10m · 70% uptime
Pipe Scream
6m avg
peak 10m · 75% uptime
Skyhawk
6m avg
peak 10m · 66% uptime
maXair
5m avg
peak 5m · 75% uptime
Magnum XL-200
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Raptor
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 83°F, low 78°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Siren's Curse 110m to 64m
1:15p Walk-on window: Iron Dragon + Rougarou
4:08p Smart pick: Siren's Curse is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion