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A QUIET DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have spent more time eating than waiting.

Jul 18, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Cedar Point this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 4 straight hours between 3 PM and 7 PM.

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2
/10
Quiet
AVG WAIT19m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER86° Clear
Cedar Point crowd report infographic for Jul 18, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Siren's Curse 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 3 PM. Steel Vengeance + Millennium Force walked on.

3 PM to 7 PM
Knock out the rest of your list

The quietest stretch of the day starts around 3 PM. Siren's Curse fell to its low for the day.

8 PM to 11 PM
Last lap and re-rides

A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Siren's Curse now with a fresh queue.

Every ride, by average wait.

22 rides · avg wait shown
Siren's Curse
78m avg
peak 120m · 76% uptime
Maverick
46m avg
peak 60m · 72% uptime
Valravn
37m avg
peak 60m · 68% uptime
Top Thrill 2
36m avg
peak 60m · 67% uptime
Raptor
22m avg
peak 45m · 46% uptime
Steel Vengeance
17m avg
peak 50m · 80% uptime
Millennium Force
16m avg
peak 25m · 74% uptime
GateKeeper
15m avg
peak 30m · 54% uptime
Blue Streak
14m avg
peak 30m · 79% uptime
Wild Mouse
14m avg
peak 20m · 79% uptime
Iron Dragon
10m avg
peak 15m · 77% uptime
Rougarou
7m avg
peak 20m · 62% uptime
Gemini
6m avg
peak 10m · 57% uptime
Skyhawk
6m avg
peak 10m · 65% uptime
Corkscrew
5m avg
peak 5m · 76% uptime
Magnum XL-200
5m avg
peak 5m · 65% uptime
maXair
5m avg
peak 5m · 59% uptime
Pipe Scream
5m avg
peak 5m · 70% uptime
Power Tower
5m avg
peak 5m · 74% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
4m avg
peak 5m · 66% uptime
Thunder Canyon
Closed all day
WindSeeker
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Thunder Canyon WindSeeker

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 86°F, low 74°F, rain for 9h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Siren's Curse 94m to 55m
3 PM Walk-on window: Steel Vengeance + Millennium Force
4:08p Smart pick: Siren's Curse is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion