A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.
May 2, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 9, settling around a 6 for most of the day.
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and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
6
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT54m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN19/18
WEATHER53° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
6
12 PM
7
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
8
4 PM
9
5 PM
8
6 PM
7
7 PM
7
8 PM
5
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Flight of Fear 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 Flight of Fear 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.
Flight of Fear
peak 120m · 99% uptime
Banshee
peak 120m · 93% uptime
Orion
peak 120m · 89% uptime
The Beast
peak 120m · 93% uptime
Mystic Timbers
peak 90m · 99% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
peak 70m · 100% uptime
The Bat
peak 120m · 96% uptime
Diamondback
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 90m · 71% uptime
Delirium
peak 65m · 87% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Sol Spin
peak 45m · 73% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
peak 45m · 81% uptime
Adventure Express
peak 45m · 88% uptime
Racer Red
peak 45m · 87% uptime
Racer Blue
peak 30m · 76% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Cargo Loco
peak 0m · -- uptime
Drop Tower
peak 0m · 5% uptime
Great Pumpkin Coaster
peak 0m · -- uptime
Invertigo
White Water Canyon
WindSeeker
3 rides were closed all day
Invertigo White Water Canyon WindSeeker
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 53°F, low 37°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: Flight of Fear 120m to 60m
2:42p Walk-on window: Snoopy + Drop Tower
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions