A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Aug 9, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 7, settling around a 6 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT39m
PEAK160m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER85° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
3
10 AM
4
11 AM
5
12 PM
5
1 PM
7
2 PM
6
3 PM
6
4 PM
7
5 PM
6
6 PM
7
7 PM
7
8 PM
5
9 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Steel Vengeance 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 Steel Vengeance or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 9 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.
Top Thrill 2
peak 120m · 84% uptime
Maverick
peak 120m · 90% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 120m · 62% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 160m · 88% uptime
Valravn
peak 90m · 92% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 90m · 85% uptime
Raptor
peak 120m · 92% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 75m · 85% uptime
Gemini
peak 60m · 70% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 60m · 90% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Rougarou
peak 45m · 42% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 45m · 81% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 45m · 85% uptime
maXair
peak 30m · 81% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 30m · 91% uptime
Power Tower
peak 25m · 87% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 25m · 90% uptime
Skyhawk
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
peak 0m · -- uptime
2 rides were closed all day
Skyhawk Thunder Canyon
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 85°F, low 66°F, rain for 3h.
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: Steel Vengeance 160m to 48m
2:42p Walk-on window: Cedar Creek Mine Ride + maXair
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions