A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
Apr 17, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 4 and a 7, settling around a 6 for most of the day.
PLANNING A TRIP?
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT35m
PEAK180m
RIDES OPEN21/18
WEATHER84° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
4
1 PM
5
2 PM
4
3 PM
5
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
7
7 PM
7
8 PM
7
9 PM
1 PM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare 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.
2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 9 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.
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
peak 180m · 99% uptime
The Beast
peak 60m · 13% uptime
Diamondback
peak 80m · 96% uptime
The Bat
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Mystic Timbers
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 45m · 100% uptime
Banshee
peak 30m · 74% uptime
Racer Blue
peak 30m · 32% uptime
Racer Red
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Orion
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
peak 25m · 79% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
peak 15m · 68% uptime
Delirium
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Sol Spin
peak 10m · 83% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Adventure Express
Cargo Loco
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Invertigo
White Water Canyon
WindSeeker
peak 0m · 99% uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Adventure Express Invertigo White Water Canyon
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 84°F, low 58°F, no rain.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are won and lost on timing. Ride Ready turns live waits into drop alerts, walk-on windows, and what-to-ride-next picks, free.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Phantom Theater 180m to 100m
2:42p Walk-on window: Snoopy + Queen City Stunt Coaster
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions