A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
May 2, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 4 and a 7, 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 WAIT18m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN23/22
WEATHER66° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
5
12 PM
4
1 PM
5
2 PM
4
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
7
6 PM
7
7 PM
5
8 PM
12 PM 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.
2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 2 PM 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.
Flight of Fear
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Rapterra
peak 75m · 80% uptime
Reptilian
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Twisted Timbers
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Tumbili
peak 40m · 95% uptime
Flying Eagles
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Apple Zapple
peak 35m · 92% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 35m · 91% uptime
Dominator
peak 35m · 95% uptime
Dodgem
peak 34m · 99% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
peak 30m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 30m · 69% uptime
Bad Apple
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Delirium
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Pantherian
peak 30m · 51% uptime
Racer 75 - South
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Racer 75
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Wave Swinger
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Grizzly
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Carousel
peak 7m · 99% uptime
Americana
peak 0m · -- uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 66°F, low 50°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 75m to 28m
2:42p Walk-on window: Dodgem + Blue Ridge Tollway
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions