A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
Aug 4, 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 WAIT30m
PEAK500m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER77° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
2
10 AM
2
11 AM
6
12 PM
5
1 PM
5
2 PM
3
3 PM
5
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
5
7 PM
7
8 PM
5
9 PM
5
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Power Tower 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 Power Tower 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.
Maverick
peak 100m · 75% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 120m · 100% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 120m · 94% uptime
Valravn
peak 120m · 97% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 120m · 83% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Raptor
peak 60m · 93% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 45m · 67% uptime
Gemini
peak 60m · 79% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 50m · 98% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 40m · 100% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 30m · 87% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 25m · 89% uptime
Power Tower
peak 500m · 87% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 15m · 75% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Rougarou
peak 15m · 86% uptime
maXair
peak 10m · 82% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Thunder Canyon
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 77°F, low 60°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: Power Tower 500m to 9m
2:42p Walk-on window: Pipe Scream + Cedar Creek Mine Ride
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions