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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Aug 20, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 4, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT20m
PEAK80m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER76° Clear
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Aug 20, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

GateKeeper + Iron Dragon fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 8 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
57m avg
peak 75m · 69% uptime
Siren's Curse
51m avg
peak 80m · 83% uptime
Top Thrill 2
43m avg
peak 75m · 86% uptime
Millennium Force
35m avg
peak 60m · 88% uptime
Steel Vengeance
33m avg
peak 60m · 84% uptime
Valravn
31m avg
peak 45m · 85% uptime
Wild Mouse
19m avg
peak 25m · 80% uptime
GateKeeper
16m avg
peak 25m · 80% uptime
Iron Dragon
15m avg
peak 25m · 65% uptime
Raptor
14m avg
peak 50m · 79% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
11m avg
peak 15m · 77% uptime
Magnum XL-200
9m avg
peak 15m · 75% uptime
Blue Streak
8m avg
peak 15m · 76% uptime
Gemini
8m avg
peak 15m · 59% uptime
Pipe Scream
7m avg
peak 15m · 50% uptime
Rougarou
7m avg
peak 15m · 88% uptime
Corkscrew
6m avg
peak 10m · 79% uptime
maXair
5m avg
peak 5m · 81% uptime
Power Tower
5m avg
peak 5m · 87% uptime
Skyhawk
5m avg
peak 5m · 72% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Thunder Canyon

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 76°F, low 69°F, rain for 8h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Siren's Curse 61m to 36m
1:15p Walk-on window: GateKeeper + 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