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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Aug 12, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 7, settling around a 4 for most of the day.

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4
/10
Light
AVG WAIT26m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER78° Cloudy
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Aug 12, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
3
10 AM
2
11 AM
3
12 PM
6
1 PM
4
2 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
6
7 PM
4
8 PM
3
9 PM
7
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Siren's Curse first

Even on a light day, Siren's Curse 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

Gemini + Iron Dragon 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
68m avg
peak 75m · 50% uptime
Siren's Curse
63m avg
peak 120m · 76% uptime
Steel Vengeance
60m avg
peak 90m · 87% uptime
Top Thrill 2
54m avg
peak 75m · 81% uptime
Valravn
40m avg
peak 75m · 82% uptime
Millennium Force
29m avg
peak 90m · 79% uptime
Wild Mouse
20m avg
peak 45m · 85% uptime
GateKeeper
19m avg
peak 45m · 78% uptime
Gemini
16m avg
peak 30m · 66% uptime
Iron Dragon
15m avg
peak 30m · 83% uptime
Raptor
15m avg
peak 30m · 84% uptime
Blue Streak
13m avg
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
12m avg
peak 30m · 68% uptime
Pipe Scream
10m avg
peak 25m · 54% uptime
Magnum XL-200
9m avg
peak 15m · 74% uptime
Power Tower
9m avg
peak 10m · 79% uptime
maXair
7m avg
peak 10m · 84% uptime
Rougarou
6m avg
peak 10m · 76% uptime
Corkscrew
5m avg
peak 5m · 82% uptime
Skyhawk
Closed all day
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Skyhawk Thunder Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 78°F, low 66°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Siren's Curse 76m to 44m
1:15p Walk-on window: Gemini + Iron Dragon
4:08p Smart pick: Siren's Curse is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion