A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.
Aug 21, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 4, settling around a 3 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
3
/10
Light
Light
AVG WAIT21m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER78° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
1
11 AM
4
12 PM
4
1 PM
3
2 PM
2
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
3
6 PM
4
7 PM
3
8 PM
1
9 PM
2
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Hit Top Thrill 2 first
Even on a light day, Top Thrill 2 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 + Raptor 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.
Top Thrill 2
peak 150m · 99% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 120m · 89% uptime
Maverick
peak 80m · 82% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 60m · 82% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Valravn
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 30m · 95% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 50m · 86% uptime
Raptor
peak 50m · 98% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Power Tower
peak 15m · 91% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 15m · 76% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 15m · 91% uptime
Rougarou
peak 15m · 78% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Gemini
peak 10m · 66% uptime
maXair
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 10m · 87% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 78°F, low 62°F, no rain.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
A light day rewards a loose plan. Ride Ready watches the lines for you, flags the dips, and tells you what to ride next, free.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 88m to 51m
1:15p Walk-on window: GateKeeper + Raptor
4:08p Smart pick: Top Thrill 2 is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion