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A QUIET DAY

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

Jul 17, 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 12 straight hours between 10 AM and 10 PM.

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1
/10
Quiet
AVG WAIT14m
PEAK510m
RIDES OPEN18/18
WEATHER83° Clear
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Jul 17, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

10 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
10 AM
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
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
2
10 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway

Steel Vengeance 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 10 AM. Millennium Force + Valravn walked on.

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

The quietest stretch of the day starts around 10 AM. Steel Vengeance 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 Steel Vengeance now with a fresh queue.

Every ride, by average wait.

22 rides · avg wait shown
Siren's Curse
58m avg
peak 120m · 98% uptime
Maverick
36m avg
peak 75m · 92% uptime
Steel Vengeance
20m avg
peak 510m · 98% uptime
Top Thrill 2
19m avg
peak 45m · 84% uptime
Millennium Force
14m avg
peak 35m · 100% uptime
Valravn
14m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Corkscrew
7m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Iron Dragon
7m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Wild Mouse
7m avg
peak 15m · 87% uptime
GateKeeper
6m avg
peak 10m · 73% uptime
Blue Streak
5m avg
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Power Tower
5m avg
peak 10m · 91% uptime
Skyhawk
5m avg
peak 10m · 91% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
5m avg
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Gemini
5m avg
peak 5m · 57% uptime
maXair
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Pipe Scream
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
Rougarou
5m avg
peak 5m · 84% uptime
Magnum XL-200
Closed all day
Raptor
Closed all day
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
4 rides were closed all day
Magnum XL-200 Raptor Thunder Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 83°F, low 70°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Steel Vengeance 25m to 14m
10 AM Walk-on window: Millennium Force + Valravn
4:08p Smart pick: Steel Vengeance is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion