A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Sep 5, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT33m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER75° Drizzle
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
2
11 AM
3
12 PM
7
1 PM
5
2 PM
3
3 PM
5
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
6
7 PM
7
8 PM
5
9 PM
5
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Top Thrill 2 climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2
Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.
2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Top Thrill 2 or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 10 PM
Closing rush is your friend
Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.
Every ride, by average wait.
Maverick
peak 90m · 70% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 120m · 91% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 150m · 93% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 120m · 76% uptime
Valravn
peak 90m · 90% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 60m · 94% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 45m · 87% uptime
Raptor
peak 60m · 85% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 60m · 86% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 40m · 78% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Gemini
peak 40m · 62% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 20m · 54% uptime
Power Tower
peak 20m · 91% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 25m · 85% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 20m · 79% uptime
Rougarou
peak 30m · 78% uptime
maXair
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 15m · 90% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Thunder Canyon
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 75°F, low 71°F, rain for 10h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are won and lost on timing. Ride Ready turns live waits into drop alerts, walk-on windows, and what-to-ride-next picks, free.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 150m to 44m
2:42p Walk-on window: Gemini + Pipe Scream
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions