A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
Oct 21, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 5 for most of the day.
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 WAIT19m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN12/12
WEATHER73° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
3
12 PM
3
1 PM
5
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
3
5 PM
1
6 PM
4
7 PM
3
8 PM
5
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. FireChaser Express 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 FireChaser Express or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 9 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.
FireChaser Express
peak 75m · 98% uptime
NightFlight Expedition
peak 50m · 87% uptime
Mystery Mine
peak 25m · 59% uptime
Blazing Fury
peak 25m · 62% uptime
Tennessee Tornado
peak 25m · 54% uptime
Big Bear Mountain
peak 30m · 84% uptime
Dragonflier
peak 20m · 88% uptime
The Waltzing Swinger
peak 25m · -- uptime
Wild Eagle
peak 20m · 34% uptime
Lightning Rod
peak 15m · -- uptime
Whistle Punk Chaser®
peak 15m · -- uptime
Thunderhead
peak 10m · -- uptime
Barnstormer
peak 0m · -- uptime
Daredevil Falls
Drop Line
peak 0m · -- uptime
Smoky Mountain River Rampage
2 rides were closed all day
Daredevil Falls Smoky Mountain River Rampage
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 73°F, low 45°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: FireChaser Express 75m to 29m
2:42p Walk-on window: Mystery Mine + Blazing Fury
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions