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Cedar Point July 2023 Wait Time Recap Now that July has come and gone, let's take a look at the wait time data and how it compared to past years. Steel Vengeance had the highest average wait time, closely followed by Maverick. The next tier was made up of Millennium Force and Valravn. The new coaster, Wild Mouse, made up the third tier. The average wait time last month was about 4% higher than 2022 and 13% lower than 2019. 2021 was a clear anomaly when the major coasters required a separate pass to ride. This is how the wait times compared to last July (2022). And this is how the Cedar Point July 2022 wait times compared to 2019. The biggest difference is Steel Vengeance.

Walt Disney World Resort July Wait Time Analysis Somehow, the month of July has already come and gone. We now enter August, on the cusp of school and haunt season starting. Let's take a look at how wait times were at Walt Disney World in July 2023. Wait times in July were down 1 minute, on average, compared to June across Walt Disney World. The end of the month was markedly busier than the beginning. You can see the power of a ticket deal; when it was blacked out around July 4th, wait times were much lower than when it was not. At Disney's Animal Kingdom, July 2023 wait times were 12.5% compared to July last year, and down nearly 30% compared to July 2019. This was largely driven by about an hour decrease in the Avatar Flight of Passage wait time compared to 2019. Wait times at EPCOT were down 10% compared to 2022, but up compared to 2021 and 2019. Generally, wait times are most attractions were simply down from July last year by 3 to 5 minutes each. Wait times at the Magic Kingdom in July were down compared to each year going back to 2019, including down 17% compared to both 2021 and 2022. A big factor in wait times at the Magic Kingdom where the numerous attractions that were open compared to this time last year. Many of the common attractions actually had higher average last month, such as Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. At Disney's Hollywood Studios, wait times last month were down 8.5% compared to July 2022. A 40 minute drop in the average wait time for Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance helped the overall average at DHS fall this July. It will be interesting to see how wait times look this August. Things will settle down a bit after school starts, but there are still quite a few deals out there to entice visitors to come.

The first posted wait time data for Villain-Con Minion Blast started flowing into today https://www.thrill-data.com/waits/attraction/universal-studios/villainconminionblast/

Wait times at Disneyland today are at or close to the bottom of all days in the past month. Today is the black line.

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These are the wait times every day so far of the 2023 at Cedar Point. Today is the black line.

This week (7/23 to 7/30/2023), wait times across Walt Disney World were up 3 minutes over last week to 40 minutes (last week was also up 2 minutes, for reference). This is the 3rd week in a row of a week over week increase in wait times! Out of the past 82 weeks, this week would rank #37. The same week last year ranks #32 with an average wait time of 41 minutes. With this last summer surge, wait times are only down 1 minute, on average, compared to this time last year. Only one full week of summer remains for local Orlando area schools. Mid August wait times will likely lower quite a bit from what they are now. This past Monday was the busiest day of the week across the resort. Try to avoid the parks on that day if you can on your trips. A good rest or pool day. For the 3rd week in a row, Avatar Flight of Passage had the highest average wait time for the week. It is a bit surprising how low on the list Rise of the Resistance has been lately. Park by Park Breakdown Disney's Animal Kingdom Wait times were flat compared to last week at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Monday was the busiest day and Saturday was the lightest. Flight of Passage Individual Lightning Lane slots were selling out much earlier, averaging 10:16 AM. Everything else lasted into the afternoon. EPCOT Wait times at EPCOT this week were all over the place, but up 14% overall. The Food & Wine Festival began too, leading to a busy park on Thursday. Test Track and Remy were the hardest Genie+ slots to secure, but both averaged lasting until the afternoon. On most days this week, boarding groups for Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind lasted several hours at 1 PM. Disney's Hollywood Studios Wait times at DHS were up 18% over last week, with Monday the busiest day. Slinky Dog Dash was the hardest Genie+ slot to obtain, selling out before the afternoon, on average. Magic Kingdom Wait times at the Magic Kingdom were up 3% over last week. The weekend continues to be the best time to visit, with Monday being the worst. TRON was the Lightning Lane to sell out first, but not until the afternoon. Boarding groups for TRON did not last an hour any day this past week, so don't count on Park Hopping and getting a group right now. First Week of August Forecast We are soon coming up on a historically slower period at Walt Disney World, but we aren't quite there yet. This week will be the last chance for many locals to go, so expect average wait times up to August 10th.

Wait times for Wildcat's Revenge this weekend: https://www.thrill-data.com/waits/attraction/hershey-park/wildcatsrevenge/

Looks like it leaked earlier on the Zamperla website: https://www.zamperla.com/top-thrill-2/ Triple launch with a 74 mph launch and rollback, 103 mph backwards launch up a 420 ft spike, then a 120 mph launch to climb the existing top hat.

Avatar Flight of Passage sell out is s averaging just before noon right now https://www.thrill-data.com/waits/attraction/animal-kingdom/avatarflightofpassage/

There is definitely a difference between light and lighter. Much of the summer has been lighter than the past. Still busier than most theme parks around the country though.

We will be following theme park action around the world today. It is hot as dragon's breath out there today! 6:30 PM Update Wait times are about 5 minutes below average today at Disneyland And at Disney California Adventure too 2:35 PM Update Saturday wait times at Kennywood A busy Saturday at Cedar Point 12:30 PM Update Tower of Terror at Disney's Hollywood Studios is uncharacteristically busy today. 10:50 AM Update Genie+ prices at Disney World remain at a max of $23 per person Wait times at Alton Towers are right around their average Wait times at Disneyland Paris are right at average too The current longest Cedar Fair wait times

Wildcat's Revenge is back open today! https://www.thrill-data.com/waits/attraction/hershey-park/wildcatsrevenge/