A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on most rides.
Aug 19, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Cedar Point this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 11 AM and 2 PM.
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2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER77° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
2
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
2
2 PM
2
3 PM
2
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
2
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Maverick held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 11 AM. Cedar Creek Mine Ride + Wild Mouse walked on.
11 AM to 2 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 11 AM. Maverick fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 8 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Maverick now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Maverick
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 60m · 88% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Valravn
peak 45m · 91% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 20m · 87% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 20m · 100% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 15m · 90% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 15m · 89% uptime
Raptor
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Gemini
peak 10m · 76% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 10m · 93% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 10m · 100% uptime
Power Tower
peak 10m · 89% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 5m · 89% uptime
maXair
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Rougarou
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 5m · 87% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 77°F, low 68°F, rain for 8h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Maverick 58m to 34m
11 AM Walk-on window: Cedar Creek Mine Ride + Wild Mouse
4:08p Smart pick: Maverick is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion