A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on Martin Luther King Jr. Day,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Jan 19, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 4 straight hours between 7 PM and 11 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT11m
PEAK110m
RIDES OPEN9/18
WEATHER55° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
8 AM
1
9 AM
1
10 AM
3
11 AM
6
12 PM
7
1 PM
6
2 PM
5
3 PM
6
4 PM
7
5 PM
6
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
1
10 PM
10
11 PM
8 AM 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.
7 PM to 11 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 7 PM is your friend. Use it on Manta 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.
Pipeline: The Surf Coaster
peak 95m · 77% uptime
Penguin Trek
peak 65m · 77% uptime
Expedition Odyssey
peak 80m · 76% uptime
Mako
peak 80m · 95% uptime
Manta
peak 110m · 93% uptime
Ice Breaker
peak 75m · 83% uptime
Kraken
peak 55m · 92% uptime
Infinity Falls
peak 0m · 15% uptime
Journey to Atlantis
peak 0m · 4% uptime
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 55°F, low 38°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 110m to 15m
2:42p Walk-on window: Infinity Falls + Journey to Atlantis
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions