A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.
Aug 16, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 4, settling around a 3 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.
3
/10
Light
Light
AVG WAIT9m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN24/23
WEATHER89° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
2
12 PM
4
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
4
5 PM
3
6 PM
4
7 PM
3
8 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Hit Flight of Fear first
Even on a light day, Flight of Fear builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.
11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark
Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.
2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens
Flying Eagles + Twisted Timbers fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.
8 PM to 8 PM
Final-hour re-rides
Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.
Every ride, by average wait.
Flight of Fear
peak 70m · 85% uptime
Rapterra
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Flying Eagles
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Twisted Timbers
peak 35m · 68% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 25m · 94% uptime
Grizzly
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Reptilian
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Pantherian
peak 20m · 78% uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
peak 45m · 89% uptime
Apple Zapple
peak 20m · 73% uptime
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Dodgem
peak 15m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 10m · 88% uptime
Racer 75
peak 15m · 93% uptime
White Water Canyon
peak 15m · 97% uptime
Delirium
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 7m · 99% uptime
Wave Swinger
peak 6m · 99% uptime
Bad Apple
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
peak 14m · 99% uptime
Dominator
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Carousel
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Americana
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
Racer 75 - South
Tumbili
peak 0m · 1% uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Racer 75 - South
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 89°F, low 71°F, rain for 5h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
A light day rewards a loose plan. Ride Ready watches the lines for you, flags the dips, and tells you what to ride next, free.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Flight of Fear 29m to 17m
1:15p Walk-on window: Flying Eagles + Twisted Timbers
4:08p Smart pick: Flight of Fear is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion