If you'd been here on a day like this, you'd have spent more time eating than waiting.
Aug 26, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Cedar Point this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 5 straight hours between 2 PM and 7 PM.
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1
/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER79° Partly Cloudy
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The day, hour by hour.
10 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
3
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
2
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
2
7 PM
1
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Steel Vengeance 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 2 PM. Valravn + Cedar Creek Mine Ride walked on.
2 PM to 7 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 2 PM. Steel Vengeance 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 Steel Vengeance now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
22 rides · avg wait shown
Maverick
53m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Siren's Curse
45m avg
peak 75m · 88% uptime
Steel Vengeance
28m avg
peak 120m · 96% uptime
Millennium Force
28m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Top Thrill 2
25m avg
peak 45m · 85% uptime
Valravn
16m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
13m avg
peak 20m · 89% uptime
Raptor
10m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Wild Mouse
8m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Blue Streak
7m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Iron Dragon
6m avg
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Corkscrew
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
GateKeeper
5m avg
peak 5m · 85% uptime
Gemini
5m avg
peak 5m · 63% uptime
Magnum XL-200
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
maXair
5m avg
peak 5m · 85% uptime
Pipe Scream
5m avg
peak 5m · 95% uptime
Power Tower
5m avg
peak 5m · 87% uptime
Rougarou
5m avg
peak 5m · 81% uptime
Skyhawk
5m avg
peak 5m · 89% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder CanyonWindSeeker
Weather that day: ⛅ Partly Cloudy, high 79°F, low 62°F, rain for 2h.
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