Just when is it the best time to visit Cedar Point?
Dubbed “The Roller Coaster Capital of the World,” the amusement park is home to a flurry of rides and attractions, including 17 roller coasters. Despite its impressive lineup, the Cedar Point’s normal operating season runs only daily from early May through Labor Day, then for nine weekends following Labor Day.
So, which dates during the operating season are the least crowded and which dates should you try to avoid?
May
If you want light crowds, a good time to visit is on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during opening week in late May through the first week of June. During this time, weekends are generally moderately busy, but come June, the summers crowds start to kick in and the weekdays are busy as well.
June – August
All of June and July is generally most crowded, especially during the 4th of July weekend. August is the same story, but by the last week of the month, there’s some relief as the summer crowds tend to die down.
September – October
In September, the park is only open on weekends and Sundays are the least crowded days.
Finally, in October, Cedar Point’s HalloWeekends takes over. The event usually draws big crowds on weekends throughout the month, so if you have to go during this time, Sundays are again the least crowded days.
That covers the park’s operating season of crowd levels. Remember that a good rule of thumb to get an idea of how packed it’s going to be is to simply look at Cedar Point’s schedule of dates and hours. If the park closes at 8 or 9:00pm, it usually means that they aren’t expecting it to be too busy. If the closing time is scheduled for 10:00pm or beyond, expect long wait times and lines for most of the popular rides and attractions.
Also, be sure to check out the park’s webcams! The live pictures allow you to easily check out just how crowded the park is right now. We sure wish other theme parks offered this kind of feature on their websites.
Crowd Calendar
For crowd predictions of upcoming dates, as well as historical crowd ratings, check out the Cedar Point Crowd Calendar.
When do you think is the best time to go to Cedar Point? How were the crowds when you last visited the park? Be sure to let us know in the comments below.
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It’s a fun day to go..but it’s really busy 🙁
I am debating between Friday and Sunday of this 4th of July weekend. Is the entire weekend a wash, or will I see less crowds on this Sunday?
It’s always busy for the holiday weekend, but we’re going on Sunday hoping that the crowds calm down a bit by then.
Thursday or Friday?
I think Thursdays are better!
I went once on Labor day weekend (I think it was a Saturday) with my cousin. The shortest line was for the carrousel and that was an hour wait.
I’ve gone 5 times so far and when I went on June 24th(Monday) I rode all the rides within 3 hours(note I got into the park an hour early thanks to my platinum pass)
Best time is end of August or very early September because that’s when most schools start, maybe on a Sunday or a random weekday. I went at that time and it was so empty it was weird
We want to go on thursday Aug 1st is that a good day to go?
It’s still the summer season, so expect it to be crowded. It’s been very busy this week!