A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Oct 2, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 6 for most of the day.
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6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT7m
PEAK26m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER88° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
9 PM
3
10 PM
5
11 PM
7 PM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Flight of Fear 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 Flight of Fear or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 11 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 26m · 87% uptime
Backlot Stunt Coaster
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Grizzly
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Blue Ridge Tollway
peak 16m · 98% uptime
Flying Eagles
peak 15m · 98% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 12m · 65% uptime
Tumbili
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Dodgem
peak 8m · 98% uptime
Twisted Timbers
peak 6m · 89% uptime
Carousel
peak 6m · 98% uptime
Delirium
peak 6m · 98% uptime
Bad Apple
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Rapterra
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Pantherian
peak 10m · 75% uptime
Wave Swinger
peak 6m · 98% uptime
Dominator
peak 5m · 91% uptime
Racer 75
peak 5m · 93% uptime
Reptilian
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Apple Zapple
peak 3m · 86% uptime
Americana
peak 0m · -- uptime
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill
Drop Tower
Great Pumpkin Coaster
Racer 75 - South
Shenandoah Lumber Co.
White Water Canyon
Woodstock Express
7 rides were closed all day
Boo Blasters on Boo Hill Drop Tower Great Pumpkin Coaster Racer 75 - South Shenandoah Lumber Co. White Water Canyon Woodstock Express
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 88°F, low 64°F, rain for 2h.
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: Flight of Fear 26m to 17m
2:42p Walk-on window: Backlot Stunt Coaster + Grizzly
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions