A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Oct 11, 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 WAIT29m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN23/17
WEATHER65° Drizzle
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
3
4 PM
6
5 PM
5
6 PM
4
7 PM
1
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Maverick 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 Maverick or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 8 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 90m · 95% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 90m · 100% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 90m · 92% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 90m · 100% uptime
Valravn
peak 75m · 85% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 90m · 89% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Raptor
peak 35m · 80% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 30m · 68% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 35m · 97% uptime
Midnight
peak 10m · 31% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 15m · 94% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 15m · 49% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 15m · 82% uptime
maXair
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Power Tower
peak 5m · 88% uptime
Rougarou
peak 5m · 84% uptime
Cornstalkers 2.0: Revenge of the Pumpkin Heads
Diablo: The Infernal Path
peak 0m · 31% uptime
Fearground Freak Show
peak 0m · 31% uptime
Gemini
Iron Dragon
Magnum XL-200
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Pipe Scream
Slaughter House
peak 0m · 31% uptime
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
peak 0m · 31% uptime
The Haunting of Eerie Estate
peak 0m · 31% uptime
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
6 rides were closed all day
Cornstalkers 2.0: Revenge of the Pumpkin Heads Gemini Iron Dragon Pipe Scream Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 65°F, low 58°F, rain for 14h.
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: Maverick 90m to 53m
2:42p Walk-on window: Blue Streak + Midnight
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions