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A LIGHT DAY

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

Aug 23, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT27m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER73° Clear
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Aug 23, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Magnum XL-200 + Power Tower 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
60m avg
peak 75m · 87% uptime
Siren's Curse
59m avg
peak 120m · 83% uptime
Top Thrill 2
57m avg
peak 75m · 97% uptime
Steel Vengeance
44m avg
peak 90m · 97% uptime
Valravn
36m avg
peak 90m · 98% uptime
Millennium Force
36m avg
peak 60m · 89% uptime
GateKeeper
28m avg
peak 75m · 85% uptime
Wild Mouse
25m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Iron Dragon
23m avg
peak 45m · 82% uptime
Pipe Scream
21m avg
peak 40m · 99% uptime
Raptor
21m avg
peak 40m · 92% uptime
Gemini
19m avg
peak 45m · 79% uptime
Magnum XL-200
18m avg
peak 30m · 91% uptime
Power Tower
16m avg
peak 30m · 90% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
14m avg
peak 15m · 88% uptime
Blue Streak
13m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Skyhawk
12m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
maXair
7m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Corkscrew
7m avg
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Rougarou
5m avg
peak 15m · 80% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 73°F, low 64°F, rain for 11h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Siren's Curse 71m to 41m
1:15p Walk-on window: Magnum XL-200 + Power Tower
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