A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Aug 3, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 2 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 10 AM and 12 PM.
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 WAIT32m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/19
WEATHER75° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
2
10 AM
2
11 AM
5
12 PM
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
7
3 PM
6
4 PM
5
5 PM
6
6 PM
6
7 PM
4
8 PM
3
9 PM
5
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Siren's Curse 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.
10 AM to 12 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 10 AM is your friend. Use it on Siren's Curse 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.
Siren's Curse
peak 120m · 99% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 120m · 96% uptime
Maverick
peak 100m · 98% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 90m · 96% uptime
Valravn
peak 75m · 100% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 90m · 98% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 75m · 71% uptime
Gemini
peak 75m · 83% uptime
Raptor
peak 90m · 97% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 40m · 97% uptime
Rougarou
peak 75m · 82% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 30m · 91% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 35m · 100% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 25m · 86% uptime
maXair
peak 20m · 92% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 15m · 91% uptime
Power Tower
peak 15m · 91% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 75°F, low 68°F, rain for 2h.
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: Siren's Curse 120m to 45m
2:42p Walk-on window: Cedar Creek Mine Ride + Blue Streak
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions