A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.
May 9, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 9, 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 WAIT50m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER72° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
2
11 AM
7
12 PM
7
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
8
4 PM
7
5 PM
9
6 PM
7
7 PM
6
8 PM
5
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Mystic Timbers 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 Mystic Timbers 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.
Mystic Timbers
peak 120m · 97% uptime
The Beast
peak 120m · 86% uptime
Diamondback
peak 120m · 98% uptime
Flight of Fear
peak 120m · 92% uptime
Phantom Theater: Opening Nightmare
peak 105m · 91% uptime
Banshee
peak 90m · 100% uptime
Orion
peak 120m · 96% uptime
The Bat
peak 90m · 91% uptime
Drop Tower
peak 110m · 48% uptime
Queen City Stunt Coaster
peak 60m · 66% uptime
Adventure Express
peak 70m · 94% uptime
Woodstock Express
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Sol Spin
peak 50m · 79% uptime
Racer Blue
peak 45m · 76% uptime
Kings Mills Antique Autos
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Racer Red
peak 45m · 90% uptime
Woodstock's Air Rail
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Delirium
peak 25m · 82% uptime
Snoopy's Soap Box Racers
peak 25m · 92% uptime
Cargo Loco
peak 0m · -- 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 72°F, low 54°F, rain for 10h.
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: Mystic Timbers 120m to 60m
2:42p Walk-on window: Snoopy
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions