A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
Sep 27, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 8 PM and 10 PM.
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 WAIT26m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN26/25
WEATHER72° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
7
5 PM
7
6 PM
3
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
3
10 PM
1
11 PM
2 PM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Mystic Timbers 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.
8 PM to 10 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 8 PM is your friend. Use it on Mystic Timbers or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 11 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 70m · 83% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
peak 75m · 42% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 75m · 83% uptime
Jason: Blood Reign
peak 60m · 41% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 75m · 83% uptime
Mystic Timbers
peak 90m · 83% uptime
Diamondback
peak 60m · 81% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 30m · 83% uptime
The Bat
peak 50m · 75% uptime
Invertigo
peak 45m · 83% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 30m · 42% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
peak 43m · 38% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
peak 30m · 42% uptime
Orion
peak 30m · 81% uptime
Adventure Express
peak 20m · 83% uptime
Sol Spin
peak 15m · 83% uptime
Banshee
peak 30m · 81% uptime
Metal Massacre
peak 15m · 32% uptime
Racer Blue
peak 15m · 82% uptime
Killmart
peak 15m · 41% uptime
Racer Red
peak 15m · 55% uptime
Delirium
peak 10m · 71% uptime
Order of the Dragon
peak 20m · 41% uptime
Slaughter House
peak 5m · 41% uptime
Alien Abyss
peak 5m · 41% uptime
Cargo Loco
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
Great Pumpkin Coaster
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
peak 0m · 41% uptime
White Water Canyon
WindSeeker
4 rides were closed all day
Drop Tower Great Pumpkin Coaster White Water Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 72°F, low 47°F, no rain.
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: Mystic Timbers 90m to 29m
2:42p Walk-on window: Orion + Adventure 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