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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Aug 30, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 5, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT28m
PEAK180m
RIDES OPEN19/18
WEATHER78° Cloudy
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Aug 30, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Raptor + Cedar Creek Mine Ride 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
76m avg
peak 90m · 90% uptime
Top Thrill 2
73m avg
peak 180m · 48% uptime
Siren's Curse
54m avg
peak 90m · 88% uptime
Steel Vengeance
53m avg
peak 135m · 92% uptime
Millennium Force
40m avg
peak 60m · 77% uptime
Valravn
39m avg
peak 70m · 89% uptime
Magnum XL-200
28m avg
peak 75m · 86% uptime
Iron Dragon
27m avg
peak 45m · 88% uptime
Wild Mouse
22m avg
peak 30m · 84% uptime
GateKeeper
20m avg
peak 45m · 83% uptime
Raptor
16m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
14m avg
peak 15m · 83% uptime
Corkscrew
11m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Blue Streak
11m avg
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Rougarou
7m avg
peak 15m · 87% uptime
Power Tower
6m avg
peak 10m · 90% uptime
maXair
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Skyhawk
5m avg
peak 5m · 87% uptime
Gemini
Closed all day
Pipe Scream
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Gemini Thunder Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 78°F, low 68°F, rain for 5h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 88m to 51m
1:15p Walk-on window: Raptor + Cedar Creek Mine Ride
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