A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
Sep 24, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 5, 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 WAIT18m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN24/21
WEATHER65° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
3
9 PM
2
10 PM
5
11 PM
9 PM 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 11 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 60m · 35% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 75m · 47% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 60m · 62% uptime
Diablo: The Infernal Path
peak 45m · 62% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 45m · 62% uptime
Cornstalkers 2.0: Revenge of the Pumpkin Heads
peak 30m · 62% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 20m · 26% uptime
Raptor
peak 15m · 39% uptime
Valravn
peak 15m · 43% uptime
Fearground Freak Show
peak 15m · 62% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 10m · 62% uptime
Midnight
peak 10m · 62% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 5m · 62% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 5m · 62% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 5m · 62% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 5m · 55% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 5m · 62% uptime
Power Tower
peak 5m · 62% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 5m · 26% uptime
Slaughter House
peak 5m · 62% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 5m · 44% uptime
Gemini
maXair
peak 0m · 3% uptime
Pipe Scream
Rougarou
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
peak 0m · 62% uptime
The Haunting of Eerie Estate
peak 0m · 62% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
5 rides were closed all day
Gemini Pipe Scream Rougarou Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 65°F, low 57°F, no rain.
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 75m to 38m
2:42p Walk-on window: Raptor + Valravn
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions