A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Aug 18, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.
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5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT32m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER79° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
5
11 AM
5
12 PM
6
1 PM
7
2 PM
6
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
5
6 PM
6
7 PM
7
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.
Siren's Curse
peak 120m · 96% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 120m · 87% uptime
Maverick
peak 90m · 92% uptime
Valravn
peak 120m · 89% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 90m · 94% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 60m · 87% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 45m · 73% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 60m · 84% uptime
Raptor
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Gemini
peak 60m · 60% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 30m · 73% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 20m · 90% uptime
Rougarou
peak 45m · 88% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Power Tower
peak 20m · 90% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 15m · 83% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 10m · 97% uptime
maXair
peak 5m · 95% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Thunder Canyon
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 79°F, low 67°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 67m
2:42p Walk-on window: Iron Dragon + 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