A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Oct 25, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 6 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.
6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT24m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN14/13
WEATHER69° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
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11 AM
3
12 PM
4
1 PM
3
2 PM
4
3 PM
4
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
3
8 PM
3
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. NightFlight Expedition 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 NightFlight Expedition 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.
NightFlight Expedition
peak 100m · 71% uptime
FireChaser Express
peak 55m · 98% uptime
Big Bear Mountain
peak 50m · 87% uptime
Tennessee Tornado
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Blazing Fury
peak 30m · 100% uptime
Mystery Mine
peak 35m · 68% uptime
Dragonflier
peak 40m · 97% uptime
Lightning Rod
peak 25m · 100% uptime
Wild Eagle
peak 30m · 98% uptime
The Waltzing Swinger
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Thunderhead
peak 25m · 100% uptime
Barnstormer
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Whistle Punk Chaser®
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Daredevil Falls
Drop Line
peak 0m · 100% uptime
Smoky Mountain River Rampage
2 rides were closed all day
Daredevil Falls Smoky Mountain River Rampage
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 69°F, low 44°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: NightFlight Expedition 100m to 43m
2:42p Walk-on window: Dragonflier + Lightning Rod
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions