A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Sep 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 2 straight hours between 10 PM and 11 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
1
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT14m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN25/23
WEATHER75° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
4
6 PM
1
7 PM
4
8 PM
2
9 PM
1
10 PM
1
11 PM
6 PM 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 10 PM. Cornstalkers 2.0 + GateKeeper walked on.
10 PM to 11 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 10 PM. Maverick 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 Maverick now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Maverick
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Top Thrill 2
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Siren's Curse
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Millennium Force
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Steel Vengeance
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Cornstalkers 2.0: Revenge of the Pumpkin Heads
peak 15m · 64% uptime
GateKeeper
peak 15m · 96% uptime
Valravn
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
peak 10m · 92% uptime
Magnum XL-200
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Skyhawk
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Blue Streak
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Corkscrew
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Fearground Freak Show
peak 5m · 64% uptime
Iron Dragon
peak 5m · 100% uptime
maXair
peak 5m · 91% uptime
Pipe Scream
peak 5m · 84% uptime
Power Tower
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Raptor
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Slaughter House
peak 5m · 64% uptime
The Conjuring: Beyond Fear
peak 5m · 35% uptime
The Haunting of Eerie Estate
peak 5m · 62% uptime
Wild Mouse
peak 5m · 87% uptime
Diablo: The Infernal Path
peak 0m · 64% uptime
Gemini
Midnight
peak 0m · 64% uptime
Rougarou
Thunder Canyon
WindSeeker
4 rides were closed all day
Gemini Rougarou Thunder Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 75°F, low 70°F, rain for 9h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Maverick 47m to 27m
10 PM Walk-on window: Cornstalkers 2.0 + GateKeeper
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