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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Jul 26, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 6, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT29m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER82° Clear
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Jul 26, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
2
10 AM
3
11 AM
5
12 PM
5
1 PM
4
2 PM
5
3 PM
4
4 PM
4
5 PM
6
6 PM
3
7 PM
4
8 PM
3
9 PM
3
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Top Thrill 2 first

Even on a light day, Top Thrill 2 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

Magnum XL-200 + Cedar Creek Mine Ride fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 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
Maverick
70m avg
peak 95m · 98% uptime
Top Thrill 2
63m avg
peak 120m · 88% uptime
Siren's Curse
60m avg
peak 90m · 94% uptime
Valravn
49m avg
peak 90m · 99% uptime
Steel Vengeance
46m avg
peak 90m · 92% uptime
Millennium Force
36m avg
peak 75m · 96% uptime
GateKeeper
29m avg
peak 60m · 64% uptime
Wild Mouse
29m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Raptor
28m avg
peak 90m · 86% uptime
Iron Dragon
21m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Gemini
20m avg
peak 60m · 75% uptime
Magnum XL-200
16m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
15m avg
peak 25m · 91% uptime
Pipe Scream
14m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Blue Streak
10m avg
peak 25m · 97% uptime
maXair
9m avg
peak 20m · 86% uptime
Power Tower
9m avg
peak 15m · 91% uptime
Rougarou
8m avg
peak 30m · 91% uptime
Corkscrew
8m avg
peak 20m · 83% uptime
Skyhawk
8m avg
peak 15m · 91% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Thunder Canyon

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 82°F, low 67°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 76m to 44m
1:15p Walk-on window: Magnum XL-200 + Cedar Creek Mine Ride
4:08p Smart pick: Top Thrill 2 is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion