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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Oct 2, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 11 AM and 2 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN25/22
WEATHER74° Cloudy
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Oct 2, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 11 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
2
2 PM
2
3 PM
2
4 PM
2
5 PM
3
6 PM
2
7 PM
5
8 PM
3
9 PM
5
10 PM
4
11 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Top Thrill 2 first

Even on a light day, Top Thrill 2 builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

11 AM to 2 PM
Walk-on window opens

Millennium Force + Cedar Creek Mine Ride fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 11 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

29 rides · avg wait shown
Top Thrill 2
66m avg
peak 90m · 90% uptime
Diablo: The Infernal Path
60m avg
peak 60m · 29% uptime
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
45m avg
peak 45m · 29% uptime
Maverick
42m avg
peak 75m · 94% uptime
Siren's Curse
38m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Steel Vengeance
27m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Valravn
26m avg
peak 45m · 91% uptime
Millennium Force
17m avg
peak 35m · 100% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
16m avg
peak 30m · 54% uptime
Wild Mouse
13m avg
peak 20m · 89% uptime
Magnum XL-200
10m avg
peak 10m · 16% uptime
Midnight
10m avg
peak 10m · 29% uptime
Pipe Scream
8m avg
peak 20m · 77% uptime
Corkscrew
7m avg
peak 20m · 95% uptime
Skyhawk
7m avg
peak 20m · 83% uptime
GateKeeper
7m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Raptor
7m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Slaughter House
7m avg
peak 15m · 29% uptime
Iron Dragon
6m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
maXair
5m avg
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Blue Streak
5m avg
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Rougarou
5m avg
peak 5m · 53% uptime
Cornstalkers 2.0: Revenge of the Pumpkin Heads
0m avg
peak 0m · 29% uptime
Fearground Freak Show
0m avg
peak 0m · 29% uptime
Gemini
Closed all day
Power Tower
Closed all day
The Haunting of Eerie Estate
0m avg
peak 0m · 29% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
4 rides were closed all day
Gemini Power Tower Thunder Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 74°F, low 60°F, rain for 9h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 79m to 46m
11 AM Walk-on window: Millennium Force + Cedar Creek Mine Ride
4:08p Smart pick: Top Thrill 2 is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion