A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Dec 21, 2025 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds held steady around a 6 from open through close.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT30m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN9/9
WEATHER77° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
6
12 PM
12 PM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Manta 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 Manta or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 12 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.
Expedition Odyssey
peak 75m · 21% uptime
Penguin Trek
peak 80m · 85% uptime
Pipeline: The Surf Coaster
peak 85m · 92% uptime
Ice Breaker
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Journey to Atlantis
peak 65m · 100% uptime
Kraken
peak 70m · 100% uptime
Mako
peak 50m · 81% uptime
Manta
peak 100m · 96% uptime
Infinity Falls
peak 40m · 79% uptime
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 77°F, low 56°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: Manta 100m to 14m
2:42p Walk-on window: second-tier rides
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions