A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Aug 26, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 11 AM and 2 PM.
PLANNING A TRIP?
Pick your dates on the crowd calendar
and we'll show you how this day compares to your window.
5
/10
Moderate
Moderate
AVG WAIT34m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN18/16
WEATHER81° Clear
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
6
4 PM
6
5 PM
8
6 PM
9
7 PM
7
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Superman: Ultimate Flight 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.
11 AM to 2 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief
The window around 11 AM is your friend. Use it on Superman: Ultimate Flight or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 8 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.
Superman: Ultimate Flight
peak 90m · 79% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
peak 75m · 89% uptime
Nitro
peak 60m · 93% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Batman The Ride
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Harley Quinn Crazy Train
peak 60m · 92% uptime
El Toro
peak 45m · 78% uptime
Jersey Devil Coaster
peak 60m · 89% uptime
Skull Mountain
peak 50m · 96% uptime
The Joker
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Saw Mill Log Flume
peak 40m · 96% uptime
Medusa
peak 25m · 96% uptime
SkyScreamer
peak 15m · 93% uptime
Buccaneer
peak 10m · 80% uptime
Houdini's Great Escape
peak 5m · 91% uptime
Roaring Rapids
peak 5m · 82% uptime
Barnstormer
peak 0m · -- uptime
Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
Enchanted Teacups
peak 0m · -- uptime
Fender Benders
peak 0m · -- uptime
Giant Wheel
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Jolly Roger
peak 0m · -- uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
peak 0m · 96% uptime
Runaway Mine Train
Scrambler
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
Swashbuckler
peak 0m · -- uptime
Tango
peak 0m · -- uptime
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
3 rides were closed all day
Runaway Mine Train Slingshot Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 81°F, low 60°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: Superman 90m to 43m
2:42p Walk-on window: SkyScreamer + Buccaneer
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions