A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Oct 2, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 5 for most of the day.
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT27m
PEAK130m
RIDES OPEN15/22
WEATHER82° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
10 AM
2
11 AM
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
2
2 PM
5
3 PM
5
4 PM
3
5 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station 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 Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 5 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.
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station
peak 90m · 99% uptime
Revenge of the Mummy
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
peak 50m · 100% uptime
E.T. Adventure
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
peak 40m · 35% uptime
Transformers: The Ride-3D
peak 45m · 95% uptime
The Simpsons Ride
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
peak 35m · 99% uptime
Stranger Things 5
peak 30m · 35% uptime
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack
peak 25m · 97% uptime
Trolls Trollercoaster
peak 25m · 74% uptime
Hellraiser
peak 15m · 37% uptime
Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl
peak 15m · 87% uptime
Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast
peak 5m · 100% 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: ☁️ Cloudy, high 82°F, low 72°F, rain for 14h.
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: Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station 90m to 22m
2:42p Walk-on window: Transformers + The Simpsons Ride
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions