If you'd been here on a day like this, you'd have walked on most rides.
Aug 31, 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 10 straight hours between 11 AM and 8 PM.
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2
/10 Quiet
AVG WAIT13m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER85° Cloudy
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The day, hour by hour.
10 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
6
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Maverick 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. Steel Vengeance + Cedar Creek Mine Ride walked on.
11 AM to 8 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 11 AM. Maverick 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 Maverick now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
22 rides · avg wait shown
Maverick
41m avg
peak 75m · 81% uptime
Top Thrill 2
36m avg
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Siren's Curse
29m avg
peak 60m · 89% uptime
Millennium Force
19m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Steel Vengeance
13m avg
peak 20m · 86% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
11m avg
peak 30m · 87% uptime
Magnum XL-200
8m avg
peak 10m · 90% uptime
Valravn
7m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Raptor
6m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Rougarou
6m avg
peak 15m · 82% uptime
Corkscrew
6m avg
peak 10m · 89% uptime
Blue Streak
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
GateKeeper
5m avg
peak 5m · 95% uptime
Gemini
5m avg
peak 5m · 46% uptime
Iron Dragon
5m avg
peak 5m · 83% uptime
maXair
5m avg
peak 5m · 80% uptime
Pipe Scream
5m avg
peak 5m · 68% uptime
Power Tower
5m avg
peak 5m · 89% uptime
Skyhawk
5m avg
peak 5m · 89% uptime
Wild Mouse
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder CanyonWindSeeker
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 85°F, low 73°F, rain for 1h.
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