A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Apr 4, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 5 out of ten for 10 straight hours between 11 AM and 8 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 WAIT31m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN26/20
WEATHER84° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
5
11 AM
5
12 PM
5
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
5
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Rapterra 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 8 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 11 AM is your friend. Use it on Rapterra 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.
Rapterra
peak 120m · 97% uptime
Reptilian
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Pantherian
peak 75m · 80% uptime
Twisted Timbers
peak 90m · 99% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
peak 80m · 96% uptime
Dominator
peak 90m · 99% uptime
Tumbili
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Grizzly
peak 65m · 92% uptime
Flying Eagles
peak 70m · 99% uptime
Apple Zapple
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Delirium
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Dodgem
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Racer 75
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Racer 75 - South
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 15m · 58% uptime
Wave Swinger
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Bad Apple
peak 8m · 99% uptime
Carousel
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Americana
peak 0m · 94% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 0m · 5% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 0m · 3% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 0m · 3% uptime
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 84°F, low 65°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: Rapterra 120m to 50m
2:42p Walk-on window: Racer 75 + Racer 75 - South
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions