A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Aug 5, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, 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 WAIT27m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/19
WEATHER81° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
10 AM
4
11 AM
5
12 PM
6
1 PM
5
2 PM
6
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
5
6 PM
6
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
9 PM
6
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.
2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 2 PM 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.
Maverick
peak 90m · 95% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 120m · 86% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 75m · 86% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 120m · 75% uptime
Valravn
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 80m · 90% uptime
Raptor
peak 90m · 90% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 35m · 98% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 30m · 78% uptime
Gemini
peak 30m · 61% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 35m · 95% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 40m · 97% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 20m · 91% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 25m · 97% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 15m · 91% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Rougarou
peak 15m · 82% uptime
maXair
peak 5m · 92% uptime
Power Tower
peak 0m · 18% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Thunder Canyon
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 81°F, low 66°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: Siren's Curse 120m to 47m
2:42p Walk-on window: Iron Dragon + Magnum XL-200
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions