A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.
May 1, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 11 AM and 2 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
4
/10
Light
Light
AVG WAIT24m
PEAK75m
RIDES OPEN19/16
WEATHER54° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
6
4 PM
5
5 PM
6
6 PM
6
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
9 PM
11 AM 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.
11 AM to 2 PM
Walk-on window opens
Orion + Queen City Stunt Coaster fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.
8 PM to 9 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.
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
peak 60m · 100% uptime
The Bat
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 75m · 97% uptime
The Beast
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Mystic Timbers
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 45m · 37% uptime
Diamondback
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Banshee
peak 30m · 88% uptime
Orion
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Sol Spin
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Racer Red
peak 15m · 92% uptime
Adventure Express
peak 30m · 79% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
peak 5m · 92% uptime
Cargo Loco
peak 0m · -- uptime
Delirium
peak 0m · 92% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
Invertigo
Racer Blue
peak 0m · 68% uptime
White Water Canyon
WindSeeker
Woodstock Express
peak 0m · 98% uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Invertigo White Water Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 54°F, low 44°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 52m to 30m
11 AM Walk-on window: Orion + Queen City Stunt Coaster
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