A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Jul 18, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, 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 WAIT36m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN21/20
WEATHER88° Drizzle
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
1
11 AM
8
12 PM
5
1 PM
6
2 PM
5
3 PM
6
4 PM
7
5 PM
7
6 PM
7
7 PM
3
8 PM
7
9 PM
5
10 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 10 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 120m · 83% uptime
The Beast
peak 90m · 47% uptime
Banshee
peak 80m · 59% uptime
Diamondback
peak 120m · 75% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 90m · 90% uptime
Orion
peak 65m · 81% uptime
White Water Canyon
peak 60m · 65% uptime
Mystic Timbers
peak 75m · 91% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
peak 70m · 99% uptime
Invertigo
peak 60m · 80% uptime
The Bat
peak 50m · 87% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 35m · 81% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 45m · 47% uptime
Sol Spin
peak 45m · 85% uptime
Delirium
peak 30m · 62% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Racer Blue
peak 25m · 69% uptime
Racer Red
peak 25m · 84% uptime
Adventure Express
peak 45m · 90% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
peak 30m · 84% uptime
Cargo Loco
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
WindSeeker
Woodstock's Air Rail
peak 0m · 89% uptime
2 rides were closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster WindSeeker
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 88°F, low 72°F, rain for 13h.
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 120m to 56m
2:42p Walk-on window: Racer Blue + Racer Red
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions