A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
Sep 12, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 4 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 12 PM and 4 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
The day, hour by hour.
4
12 PM
4
1 PM
6
4 PM
6
6 PM
12 PM 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.
12 PM to 4 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 12 PM is your friend. Use it on Flight of Fear or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 6 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 · -- uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 90m · -- uptime
Diamondback
peak 60m · -- uptime
Banshee
peak 60m · -- uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 45m · -- uptime
The Beast
peak 50m · -- uptime
The Bat
peak 75m · -- uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
peak 60m · -- uptime
Mystic Timbers
peak 45m · -- uptime
Invertigo
peak 30m · -- uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
peak 20m · -- uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 20m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
peak 25m · -- uptime
Sol Spin
peak 20m · -- uptime
Racer Red
peak 15m · -- uptime
Racer Blue
peak 10m · -- uptime
Delirium
peak 15m · -- uptime
Adventure Express
peak 8m · -- uptime
Cargo Loco
peak 0m · -- uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
Orion
peak 0m · -- uptime
White Water Canyon
peak 0m · -- uptime
WindSeeker
peak 0m · -- uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
peak 0m · -- uptime
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 81°F, low 68°F, rain for 8h.
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 46m
2:42p Walk-on window: Drop Tower + Sol Spin
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions
