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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Jun 16, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT31m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN19/18
WEATHER74° Cloudy
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Jun 16, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
3
11 AM
6
12 PM
7
1 PM
7
2 PM
5
3 PM
4
4 PM
6
5 PM
3
6 PM
6
8 PM
6
9 PM
3
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Top Thrill 2 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 Top Thrill 2 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.

21 rides · avg wait shown
Maverick
83m avg
peak 120m · 45% uptime
Top Thrill 2
81m avg
peak 150m · 71% uptime
Siren's Curse
60m avg
peak 90m · 72% uptime
Steel Vengeance
46m avg
peak 105m · 85% uptime
Millennium Force
45m avg
peak 75m · 85% uptime
Valravn
40m avg
peak 75m · 87% uptime
Wild Mouse
30m avg
peak 40m · 61% uptime
Raptor
23m avg
peak 45m · 75% uptime
Gemini
22m avg
peak 30m · 35% uptime
Pipe Scream
19m avg
peak 30m · 74% uptime
Rougarou
17m avg
peak 60m · 77% uptime
GateKeeper
16m avg
peak 30m · 67% uptime
Iron Dragon
16m avg
peak 30m · 65% uptime
Skyhawk
14m avg
peak 30m · 68% uptime
Corkscrew
12m avg
peak 30m · 65% uptime
Magnum XL-200
12m avg
peak 30m · 86% uptime
Power Tower
12m avg
peak 20m · 74% uptime
Blue Streak
11m avg
peak 30m · 79% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
maXair
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
maXair WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 74°F, low 58°F, rain for 5h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 150m to 57m
2:42p Walk-on window: Rougarou + GateKeeper
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions