diff --git a/components/HomePageClient.tsx b/components/HomePageClient.tsx
index 3f40343..12f55b6 100644
--- a/components/HomePageClient.tsx
+++ b/components/HomePageClient.tsx
@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ export function HomePageClient({
       const ms = msUntilLocalTime(openTime.hour, openTime.minute, park.timezone);
       // Only schedule if opening is still in the future (within the next 24h)
       if (ms > 0 && ms < 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000) {
-        timeouts.push(setTimeout(() => router.refresh(), ms + OPEN_REFRESH_BUFFER_MS));
+        timeouts.push(setTimeout(() => router.refresh(), ms));                          // mark as open
+        timeouts.push(setTimeout(() => router.refresh(), ms + OPEN_REFRESH_BUFFER_MS)); // pick up ride counts
       }
     }