A MODERATE DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.
Sep 19, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.
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 WAIT36m
PEAK150m
RIDES OPEN15/22
WEATHER84° Drizzle
The day, hour by hour.
3
10 AM
2
11 AM
3
12 PM
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
6
3 PM
7
4 PM
7
5 PM
10 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open
Touring strategy starts here. Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station 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 Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station or whatever you've been putting off.
8 PM to 5 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.
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
peak 100m · 96% uptime
Revenge of the Mummy
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station
peak 135m · 98% uptime
Despicable Me Minion Mayhem
peak 60m · 94% uptime
E.T. Adventure
peak 50m · 86% uptime
Jack & Oddfellow: Chaos & Control
peak 45m · 37% uptime
Transformers: The Ride-3D
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Stranger Things 5
peak 60m · 35% uptime
MEN IN BLACK Alien Attack
peak 50m · 77% uptime
The Simpsons Ride
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon
peak 50m · 97% uptime
Hellraiser
peak 25m · 36% uptime
Trolls Trollercoaster
peak 35m · 64% uptime
Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl
peak 25m · 89% uptime
Illumination's Villain-Con Minion Blast
peak 15m · 100% uptime
Cybergoria
Evil Dead Burn
H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular!
INVASION: Alien Abduction
MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals
Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness
Sinners
7 rides were closed all day
Cybergoria Evil Dead Burn H.R. Bloodengutz Presents: A Halloween Fright-Tacular! INVASION: Alien Abduction MADLANDS: Caged Cannibals Ozzy Osbourne: Prince of Darkness Sinners
Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 84°F, low 74°F, rain for 13h.
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: Hogwarts Express - King's Cross Station 135m to 29m
2:42p Walk-on window: Trolls Trollercoaster + Kang & Kodos
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions