A BUSY DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have spent half the day in queues.
Oct 7, 2026 came in at a 7/10, the kind of day where Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 10 AM and 12 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
7
/10
Busy
Busy
AVG WAIT32m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN14/21
WEATHER75° Rain
The day, hour by hour.
4
9 AM
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
5
1 PM
6
2 PM
4
3 PM
5
4 PM
6
5 PM
9 AM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust
On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station all morning.
11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride
You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.
10 AM to 12 PM
There is no afternoon dip
Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.
8 PM to 5 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window
Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.
Every ride, by average wait.
Stranger Things 5
peak 75m · 37% uptime
Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
peak 65m · 37% uptime
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
peak 80m · 83% uptime
Hellraiser
peak 50m · 32% uptime
Revenge of the Mummy
peak 50m · 97% uptime
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
peak 65m · 100% uptime
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
peak 60m · 88% uptime
E.T. Adventure
peak 45m · 82% uptime
Transformers: The Ride-3D
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station
peak 110m · 96% uptime
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack
peak 45m · 99% uptime
The Simpsons Ride
peak 35m · 93% uptime
Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl
peak 25m · 84% uptime
Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast
peak 15m · 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
Trolls Trollercoaster
8 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 Trolls Trollercoaster
Weather that day: 🌧️ Rain, high 75°F, low 73°F, rain for 24h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
On heavier days strategy matters more. Ride Ready watches every queue and tells you the moment a window opens.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station 110m to 66m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions