A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.
Aug 16, 2026 held steady at a 4/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 12 PM and 2 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
4
/10
Light
Light
AVG WAIT33m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN19/15
WEATHER84° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
5
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
3
2 PM
7
3 PM
7
4 PM
7
5 PM
3
6 PM
2
7 PM
2
8 PM
1
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit The Flash: Vertical Velocity first
Even on a light day, The Flash: Vertical Velocity builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.
11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark
Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.
12 PM to 2 PM
Walk-on window opens
Houdini + Justice League fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.
8 PM to 9 PM
Final-hour re-rides
Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.
Every ride, by average wait.
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
peak 120m · 99% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Jersey Devil Coaster
peak 60m · 72% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
peak 60m · 68% uptime
Batman The Ride
peak 90m · 97% uptime
The Joker
peak 75m · 94% uptime
El Toro
peak 45m · 87% uptime
SkyScreamer
peak 30m · 98% uptime
Medusa
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Harley Quinn Crazy Train
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Nitro
peak 50m · 97% uptime
Houdini's Great Escape
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Runaway Mine Train
peak 5m · 29% uptime
Skull Mountain
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Barnstormer
peak 0m · -- uptime
Buccaneer
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
Enchanted Teacups
peak 0m · -- uptime
Fender Benders
peak 0m · -- uptime
Giant Wheel
peak 0m · 79% uptime
Jolly Roger
peak 0m · -- uptime
Roaring Rapids
peak 0m · 79% uptime
Saw Mill Log Flume
peak 0m · 93% uptime
Scrambler
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
peak 0m · -- uptime
Swashbuckler
peak 0m · -- uptime
Tango
peak 0m · -- uptime
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
1 ride was closed all day
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 84°F, low 65°F, rain for 6h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
A light day rewards a loose plan. Ride Ready watches the lines for you, flags the dips, and tells you what to ride next, free.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: The Flash 101m to 59m
12 PM Walk-on window: Houdini + Justice League
4:08p Smart pick: The Flash is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion