A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Apr 5, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 5 out of ten for 9 straight hours between 11 AM and 7 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 WAIT4m
PEAK15m
RIDES OPEN26/18
WEATHER74° Cloudy
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
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Twisted Timbers 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 7 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 11 AM is your friend. Use it on Twisted Timbers or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 7 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.
Twisted Timbers
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Dodgem
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 6m · 47% uptime
Wave Swinger
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Pantherian
peak 5m · 92% uptime
Rapterra
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Reptilian
peak 5m · 71% uptime
Flying Eagles
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Dominator
peak 5m · 79% uptime
Grizzly
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
peak 3m · 94% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
peak 3m · 90% uptime
Tumbili
peak 5m · 97% uptime
Bad Apple
peak 4m · 99% uptime
Carousel
peak 3m · 99% uptime
Delirium
peak 3m · 99% uptime
Racer 75 - South
peak 1m · 63% uptime
Americana
peak 0m · 35% uptime
Apple Zapple
peak 0m · 32% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Racer 75
peak 0m · 92% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 74°F, low 56°F, rain for 7h.
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: Twisted Timbers 15m to 8m
2:42p Walk-on window: Twisted Timbers + Dodgem
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions