A LIGHT DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.
Sep 16, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 4, settling around a 3 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.
3
/10
Light
Light
AVG WAIT20m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN15/15
WEATHER87° Drizzle
The day, hour by hour.
4
9 AM
3
10 AM
1
11 AM
3
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
1
3 PM
3
4 PM
2
5 PM
9 AM to 10 AM
Hit Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station first
Even on a light day, Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station 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.
2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack + The Simpsons Ride fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.
8 PM to 5 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.
Stranger Things 5
peak 50m · 37% uptime
Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
peak 45m · 37% uptime
Hellraiser
peak 45m · 37% uptime
Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station
peak 90m · 94% uptime
Revenge of the Mummy
peak 60m · 97% uptime
E.T. Adventure
peak 35m · 84% uptime
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
peak 45m · 88% uptime
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack
peak 35m · 78% uptime
The Simpsons Ride
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Transformers: The Ride-3D
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl
peak 10m · 87% uptime
Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Trolls Trollercoaster
peak 5m · 84% uptime
Cybergoria
Evil Dead Burn
H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!
INVASION: Alien Abduction
MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals
Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness
Sinners
7 rides were closed all day
Cybergoria Evil Dead Burn H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular! INVASION: Alien Abduction MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness Sinners
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 87°F, low 77°F, rain for 9h.
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: Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station 37m to 22m
1:15p Walk-on window: MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack + The Simpsons Ride
4:08p Smart pick: Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion