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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

Aug 17, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 8, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT32m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER76° Drizzle
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Aug 17, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
7
10 AM
3
11 AM
8
12 PM
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
6
3 PM
5
4 PM
7
5 PM
6
6 PM
6
7 PM
6
8 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 8 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.

22 rides · avg wait shown
Siren's Curse
93m avg
peak 120m · 88% uptime
Top Thrill 2
79m avg
peak 120m · 90% uptime
Maverick
66m avg
peak 90m · 94% uptime
Steel Vengeance
53m avg
peak 90m · 91% uptime
Valravn
45m avg
peak 90m · 95% uptime
Millennium Force
43m avg
peak 75m · 81% uptime
Magnum XL-200
32m avg
peak 75m · 45% uptime
Raptor
30m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
GateKeeper
25m avg
peak 60m · 89% uptime
Gemini
25m avg
peak 45m · 76% uptime
Wild Mouse
25m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Iron Dragon
23m avg
peak 40m · 97% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
13m avg
peak 25m · 81% uptime
Blue Streak
12m avg
peak 40m · 95% uptime
Pipe Scream
12m avg
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Power Tower
12m avg
peak 15m · 87% uptime
Rougarou
11m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
Skyhawk
7m avg
peak 15m · 86% uptime
Corkscrew
7m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
maXair
6m avg
peak 10m · 83% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Thunder Canyon

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 76°F, low 72°F, rain for 12h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Siren's Curse 120m to 65m
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