A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Sep 20, 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 7 straight hours between 12 PM and 6 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
1
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT13m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN20/17
WEATHER70° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
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12 PM
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1 PM
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2 PM
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3 PM
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4 PM
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5 PM
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6 PM
12 PM 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 12 PM. Millennium Force + Iron Dragon walked on.
12 PM to 6 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 12 PM. Maverick fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 6 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.
Maverick
peak 75m · 60% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 60m · 50% uptime
Valravn
peak 60m · 61% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 60m · 69% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 45m · 34% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 25m · 52% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 20m · 78% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 5m · 74% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 5m · 59% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 5m · 78% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 5m · 44% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 5m · 37% uptime
maXair
peak 5m · 22% uptime
Power Tower
peak 5m · 67% uptime
Raptor
peak 5m · 55% uptime
Rougarou
peak 5m · 67% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 5m · 39% uptime
Cornstalkers 2.0: Revenge of the Pumpkin Heads
Diablo: The Infernal Path
Fearground Freak Show
Gemini
peak 0m · 5% uptime
Midnight
Pipe Scream
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Slaughter House
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
The Haunting of Eerie Estate
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
9 rides were closed all day
Cornstalkers 2.0: Revenge of the Pumpkin Heads Diablo: The Infernal Path Fearground Freak Show Midnight Slaughter House The Conjuring: Beyond Fear The Haunting of Eerie Estate Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 70°F, low 64°F, rain for 14h.
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: Maverick 46m to 27m
12 PM Walk-on window: Millennium Force + Iron Dragon
4:08p Smart pick: Maverick is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion