A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.
Aug 16, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 7 PM and 8 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
3
/10
Light
Light
AVG WAIT19m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN21/19
WEATHER87° Drizzle
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
1
11 AM
6
12 PM
5
1 PM
4
2 PM
3
3 PM
2
4 PM
2
5 PM
2
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
10 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.
7 PM to 8 PM
Walk-on window opens
Kings Mills Antique Autos + Banshee fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.
8 PM to 8 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.
Flight of Fear
peak 70m · 68% uptime
The Beast
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
peak 65m · 99% uptime
White Water Canyon
peak 60m · 70% uptime
Diamondback
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Mystic Timbers
peak 40m · 94% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Banshee
peak 45m · 98% uptime
The Bat
peak 30m · 83% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 25m · 64% uptime
Orion
peak 30m · 82% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Invertigo
peak 10m · 25% uptime
Racer Red
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Racer Blue
peak 25m · 79% uptime
Sol Spin
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Delirium
peak 6m · 98% uptime
Adventure Express
peak 15m · 66% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
peak 5m · 100% uptime
Cargo Loco
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 0m · 99% uptime
WindSeeker
Woodstock Express
peak 0m · 96% uptime
1 ride was closed all day
WindSeeker
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 87°F, low 72°F, rain for 13h.
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 62m to 36m
7 PM Walk-on window: Kings Mills Antique Autos + Banshee
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