A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Oct 8, 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 7 PM and 9 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 WAIT16m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN22/21
WEATHER76° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
7
9 PM
5
10 PM
3
11 PM
7 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.
7 PM to 9 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 7 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 45m · 96% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 45m · 96% uptime
The Bat
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Diamondback
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Mystic Timbers
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Orion
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Order of the Dragon
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Banshee
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Invertigo
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Racer Red
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Jason: Blood Reign
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Metal Massacre
peak 15m · 76% uptime
Sol Spin
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Killmart
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Adventure Express
peak 5m · 79% uptime
Alien Abyss
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Delirium
peak 5m · 96% uptime
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Slaughter House
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Cargo Loco
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
peak 0m · 17% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
Racer Blue
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
White Water Canyon
WindSeeker
Woodstock Express
Woodstock's Air Rail
8 rides were closed all day
Great Pumpkin Coaster Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare Racer Blue Snoopy's Soap Box Racers White Water Canyon WindSeeker Woodstock Express Woodstock's Air Rail
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 76°F, low 53°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 60m to 17m
2:42p Walk-on window: Banshee + Invertigo
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions