A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Aug 8, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 6, 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 WAIT30m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN21/19
WEATHER88° Drizzle
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
2
11 AM
6
12 PM
6
1 PM
5
2 PM
6
3 PM
5
4 PM
5
5 PM
5
6 PM
3
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
9 PM
5
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. The Beast 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 The Beast 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.
The Beast
peak 100m · 91% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 90m · 100% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
peak 60m · 100% uptime
Diamondback
peak 67m · 90% uptime
Invertigo
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Banshee
peak 60m · 83% uptime
White Water Canyon
peak 60m · 71% uptime
The Bat
peak 80m · 77% uptime
Mystic Timbers
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 50m · 100% uptime
Orion
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Adventure Express
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 30m · 87% uptime
Delirium
peak 30m · 84% uptime
Racer Red
peak 15m · 84% uptime
Sol Spin
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
peak 20m · 100% uptime
Racer Blue
peak 10m · 80% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Cargo Loco
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 0m · 97% uptime
WindSeeker
peak 0m · -- uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 88°F, low 71°F, rain for 10h.
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: The Beast 100m to 46m
2:42p Walk-on window: Delirium + 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