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A QUIET DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on most rides.

Jul 5, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Cedar Point this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 11 straight hours between 11 AM and 10 PM.

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1
/10
Quiet
AVG WAIT10m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER79° Cloudy
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Jul 5, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
1
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway

Maverick held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch

Crowds dipped to their low around 11 AM. Top Thrill 2 + Iron Dragon walked on.

11 AM to 10 PM
Knock out the rest of your list

The quietest stretch of the day starts around 11 AM. Maverick fell to its low for the day.

8 PM to 10 PM
Last lap and re-rides

A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Maverick now with a fresh queue.

Every ride, by average wait.

22 rides · avg wait shown
Siren's Curse
35m avg
peak 45m · 67% uptime
Maverick
31m avg
peak 90m · 58% uptime
Top Thrill 2
18m avg
peak 30m · 57% uptime
Iron Dragon
12m avg
peak 30m · 64% uptime
Wild Mouse
11m avg
peak 20m · 72% uptime
Valravn
10m avg
peak 15m · 63% uptime
Millennium Force
9m avg
peak 15m · 70% uptime
Steel Vengeance
9m avg
peak 10m · 76% uptime
GateKeeper
7m avg
peak 10m · 63% uptime
Blue Streak
5m avg
peak 5m · 70% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
5m avg
peak 5m · 75% uptime
Corkscrew
5m avg
peak 5m · 74% uptime
Gemini
5m avg
peak 5m · 46% uptime
Magnum XL-200
5m avg
peak 5m · 50% uptime
maXair
5m avg
peak 5m · 66% uptime
Pipe Scream
5m avg
peak 5m · 46% uptime
Power Tower
5m avg
peak 5m · 71% uptime
Raptor
5m avg
peak 5m · 42% uptime
Rougarou
5m avg
peak 5m · 65% uptime
Skyhawk
5m avg
peak 5m · 68% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 79°F, low 71°F, rain for 17h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Maverick 37m to 22m
11 AM Walk-on window: Top Thrill 2 + Iron Dragon
4:08p Smart pick: Maverick is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion