A BUSY DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have spent half the day in queues.
Mar 17, 2026 came in at a 8/10, the kind of day where Pipeline: The Surf Coaster can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 9, settling around a 8 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
8
/10
Busy
Busy
AVG WAIT57m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN9/8
WEATHER61° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
9 AM
5
10 AM
8
11 AM
8
12 PM
8
1 PM
9
2 PM
8
3 PM
8
4 PM
9
5 PM
8
6 PM
8
7 PM
8
8 PM
9
9 PM
9 AM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust
On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Pipeline: The Surf Coaster all morning.
11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride
You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.
2 PM to 6 PM
There is no afternoon dip
Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.
8 PM to 9 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window
Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.
Every ride, by average wait.
Pipeline: The Surf Coaster
peak 120m · 90% uptime
Penguin Trek
peak 120m · 99% uptime
Expedition Odyssey
peak 120m · 90% uptime
Ice Breaker
peak 80m · 96% uptime
Kraken
peak 110m · 89% uptime
Mako
peak 90m · 87% uptime
Manta
peak 120m · 100% uptime
Infinity Falls
peak 0m · 63% uptime
Journey to Atlantis
peak 0m · 60% uptime
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 61°F, low 44°F, no rain.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
On heavier days strategy matters more. Ride Ready watches every queue and tells you the moment a window opens.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Pipeline right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Pipeline 120m to 72m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions