A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
May 16, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 3 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 WAIT40m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER74° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
3
11 AM
4
12 PM
5
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
5
4 PM
7
5 PM
7
6 PM
6
7 PM
5
8 PM
3
9 PM
10 AM 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 9 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.
Invertigo
peak 85m · 72% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 90m · 86% uptime
The Beast
peak 90m · 86% uptime
Diamondback
peak 90m · 84% uptime
The Bat
peak 65m · 75% uptime
Orion
peak 90m · 88% uptime
Banshee
peak 60m · 83% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 60m · 88% uptime
Mystic Timbers
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Delirium
peak 75m · 91% uptime
Sol Spin
peak 45m · 81% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Adventure Express
peak 35m · 94% uptime
Racer Red
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Racer Blue
peak 25m · 78% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 25m · 93% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
peak 15m · 75% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
peak 15m · 69% uptime
Cargo Loco
Great Pumpkin Coaster
White Water Canyon
WindSeeker
4 rides were closed all day
Cargo Loco Great Pumpkin Coaster White Water Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 74°F, low 59°F, rain for 6h.
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 90m to 45m
2:42p Walk-on window: Racer Blue + Woodstock Express
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions