A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Aug 24, 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 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 1 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER72° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
3
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
2
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
3
4 PM
3
5 PM
2
6 PM
3
7 PM
3
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Siren's Curse 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. Wild Mouse + Raptor walked on.
11 AM to 1 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 11 AM. Siren's Curse 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 Siren's Curse now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Siren's Curse
peak 90m · 95% uptime
Maverick
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 60m · 39% uptime
Valravn
peak 40m · 97% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 30m · 86% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 25m · 95% uptime
Raptor
peak 40m · 86% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 20m · 86% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 20m · 92% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 15m · 79% uptime
Rougarou
peak 15m · 86% uptime
Gemini
peak 15m · 73% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 15m · 90% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 5m · 65% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 5m · 100% uptime
maXair
peak 5m · 93% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Power Tower
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 72°F, low 58°F, rain for 3h.
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: Siren's Curse 60m to 35m
11 AM Walk-on window: Wild Mouse + Raptor
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