A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
May 15, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 9, 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 WAIT21m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN23/22
WEATHER71° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
5
10 AM
3
11 AM
2
12 PM
9
1 PM
7
3 PM
7
4 PM
6
5 PM
5
6 PM
10 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.
2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Twisted Timbers or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 6 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 75m · 99% uptime
Racer 75
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Rapterra
peak 75m · 94% uptime
Grizzly
peak 75m · 96% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
peak 51m · 97% uptime
Reptilian
peak 55m · 99% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 60m · 79% uptime
Tumbili
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Dominator
peak 60m · 76% uptime
Dodgem
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Apple Zapple
peak 60m · 86% uptime
Pantherian
peak 35m · 81% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Flying Eagles
peak 30m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Wave Swinger
peak 18m · 99% uptime
Bad Apple
peak 18m · 99% uptime
Delirium
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 20m · 94% uptime
Carousel
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Americana
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer 75 - South
Woodstock Express
peak 0m · 4% uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Racer 75 - South
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 71°F, low 48°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: Twisted Timbers 75m to 30m
2:42p Walk-on window: Backlot Stunt Coaster + Flying Eagles
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions