A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Sep 25, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 1 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT23m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN27/24
WEATHER66° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
4
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
5
4 PM
4
5 PM
3
6 PM
6
7 PM
6
8 PM
4
9 PM
6
10 PM
3
11 PM
11 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.
11 AM to 1 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 11 AM 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.
Top Thrill 2
peak 120m · 93% uptime
Diablo: The Infernal Path
peak 60m · 29% uptime
Maverick
peak 90m · 99% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 80m · 99% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 90m · 96% uptime
Valravn
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 30m · 90% uptime
The Haunting of Eerie Estate
peak 25m · 29% uptime
Raptor
peak 30m · 83% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 40m · 94% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Midnight
peak 10m · 29% uptime
Slaughter House
peak 10m · 29% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 20m · 89% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 10m · 77% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Gemini
peak 10m · 87% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 10m · 87% uptime
Power Tower
peak 10m · 91% uptime
maXair
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Rougarou
peak 5m · 91% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 5m · 89% uptime
Cornstalkers 2.0: Revenge of the Pumpkin Heads
peak 0m · 29% uptime
Fearground Freak Show
peak 0m · 29% uptime
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
peak 0m · 29% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 66°F, low 50°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 120m to 50m
2:42p Walk-on window: Raptor + GateKeeper
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions