A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on Labor Day,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Sep 7, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 6 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.
6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT24m
PEAK95m
RIDES OPEN9/12
WEATHER86° Rain
The day, hour by hour.
4
10 AM
6
11 AM
1
12 PM
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
1
3 PM
4
4 PM
4
5 PM
6
6 PM
4
7 PM
1
8 PM
3
9 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Expedition Odyssey 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 Expedition Odyssey or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 9 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 95m · 88% uptime
Penguin Trek
peak 75m · 56% uptime
Ice Breaker
peak 80m · 49% uptime
Infinity Falls
peak 75m · 62% uptime
Manta
peak 60m · 26% uptime
Pipeline: The Surf Coaster
peak 55m · 49% uptime
Journey to Atlantis
peak 45m · 32% uptime
Mako
peak 25m · 60% uptime
Kraken
peak 30m · 59% uptime
Weather that day: 🌧️ Rain, high 86°F, low 76°F, rain for 18h.
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: Expedition Odyssey 95m to 32m
2:42p Walk-on window: Journey to Atlantis + Mako
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions