A BUSY DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have needed a plan to get on the headliners.
Oct 18, 2026 came in at a 8/10, the kind of day where Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 7, settling around a 8 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.
8
/10
Busy
Busy
AVG WAIT36m
PEAK130m
RIDES OPEN15/22
WEATHER77° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
4
9 AM
3
10 AM
2
11 AM
7
12 PM
3
1 PM
4
2 PM
6
3 PM
7
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.
2 PM to 6 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.
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
peak 85m · 96% uptime
E.T. Adventure
peak 55m · 85% uptime
Revenge of the Mummy
peak 70m · 96% uptime
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
peak 65m · 100% uptime
Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station
peak 90m · 99% uptime
Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
peak 60m · 36% uptime
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
peak 55m · 99% uptime
Stranger Things 5
peak 45m · 34% uptime
Transformers: The Ride-3D
peak 55m · 96% uptime
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack
peak 55m · 95% uptime
The Simpsons Ride
peak 55m · 97% uptime
Trolls Trollercoaster
peak 60m · 88% uptime
Hellraiser
peak 45m · 37% uptime
Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl
peak 30m · 86% 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: ☀️ Clear, high 77°F, low 65°F, rain for 1h.
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 90m to 54m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions