A BUSY DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have needed a plan to get on the headliners.
May 9, 2026 came in at a 8/10, the kind of day where Pipeline: The Surf Coaster can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 9 AM and 12 PM.
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 WAIT41m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN8/9
WEATHER94° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
9 AM
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
6
12 PM
6
1 PM
7
2 PM
8
3 PM
5
4 PM
10
5 PM
8
6 PM
7
7 PM
6
8 PM
5
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.
9 AM to 12 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 · 79% uptime
Journey to Atlantis
peak 90m · 100% uptime
Penguin Trek
peak 75m · 93% uptime
Infinity Falls
peak 100m · 74% uptime
Ice Breaker
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Mako
peak 80m · 98% uptime
Kraken
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Manta
peak 30m · 40% uptime
Expedition Odyssey
1 ride was closed all day
Expedition Odyssey
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 94°F, low 70°F, rain for 7h.
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