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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Jul 8, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 5 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 6 PM and 8 PM.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT32m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER82° Drizzle
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Jul 8, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
6
10 AM
6
11 AM
6
12 PM
7
1 PM
7
2 PM
5
3 PM
6
4 PM
7
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
7
8 PM
6
9 PM
9
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.

6 PM to 8 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 6 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.

22 rides · avg wait shown
Top Thrill 2
80m avg
peak 150m · 95% uptime
Maverick
79m avg
peak 120m · 99% uptime
Siren's Curse
67m avg
peak 105m · 90% uptime
Valravn
57m avg
peak 120m · 99% uptime
Steel Vengeance
57m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Millennium Force
55m avg
peak 90m · 78% uptime
GateKeeper
29m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Wild Mouse
21m avg
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Iron Dragon
19m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Blue Streak
16m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Gemini
16m avg
peak 30m · 79% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
13m avg
peak 15m · 88% uptime
maXair
12m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
Corkscrew
11m avg
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Pipe Scream
10m avg
peak 20m · 96% uptime
Skyhawk
8m avg
peak 10m · 84% uptime
Magnum XL-200
7m avg
peak 10m · 74% uptime
Rougarou
7m avg
peak 10m · 76% uptime
Power Tower
6m avg
peak 10m · 90% uptime
Raptor
Closed all day
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Raptor Thunder Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 82°F, low 69°F, rain for 8h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Top Thrill 2 150m to 56m
2:42p Walk-on window: Blue Streak + Gemini
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions