A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have spent more time eating than waiting.
Oct 1, 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 2 straight hours between 6 PM and 8 PM.
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2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT24m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN25/14
WEATHER81° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
2
8 PM
2
9 PM
1
10 PM
4
11 PM
6 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 6 PM. Valravn + Millennium Force walked on.
6 PM to 8 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 6 PM. Maverick fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 11 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 · 96% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Diablo: The Infernal Path
peak 30m · 64% uptime
Valravn
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 25m · 87% uptime
Midnight
peak 15m · 64% uptime
The Haunting of Eerie Estate
peak 10m · 64% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 5m · 94% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Cornstalkers 2.0: Revenge of the Pumpkin Heads
peak 0m · 49% uptime
Fearground Freak Show
peak 0m · 64% uptime
Gemini
Iron Dragon
peak 0m · 73% uptime
maXair
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Power Tower
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Raptor
Rougarou
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Slaughter House
peak 0m · 64% uptime
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
peak 0m · 64% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Wild Mouse
peak 0m · 96% uptime
WindSeeker
4 rides were closed all day
Gemini Raptor Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 81°F, low 68°F, no rain.
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 54m to 31m
6 PM Walk-on window: Valravn + Millennium Force
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