A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Apr 17, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 5 PM and 8 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT20m
PEAK55m
RIDES OPEN27/10
WEATHER88° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
9 PM
5
10 PM
5 PM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Blue Hawk 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.
5 PM to 8 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 5 PM is your friend. Use it on Blue Hawk or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 10 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.
The Great American Scream Machine
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Batman The Ride
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Catwoman Whip
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Twisted Cyclone
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Blue Hawk
peak 55m · 99% uptime
Monster Mansion
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Pandemonium
peak 5m · 58% uptime
SkyScreamer
peak 5m · 58% uptime
Acrophobia
peak 0m · 4% uptime
Dahlonega Mine Train
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Dare Devil Dive
peak 0m · 93% uptime
DC Super-Villains Swing
Georgia Gold Rusher
peak 0m · 4% uptime
Georgia Scorcher
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Goliath
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Hanson Cars
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Harley Quinn Wild Whirl
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Log Jamboree
Poison Ivy Toxic Spin
peak 0m · 94% uptime
Riverview Carousel
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Rockin' Tug
peak 0m · 92% uptime
Superman: Tower of Power
peak 0m · 99% uptime
The Joker Funhouse Coaster
peak 0m · 99% uptime
The Riddler Mindbender
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Thunder River
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Up, Up and Away
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Wonder Woman Flight School
peak 0m · 99% uptime
2 rides were closed all day
DC Super-Villains Swing Log Jamboree
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 88°F, low 61°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: Blue Hawk 55m to 5m
2:42p Walk-on window: Catwoman Whip + Superman
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions