A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on most rides.
May 9, 2026 hit a 1/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Six Flags Great Adventure this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 9 straight hours between 12 PM and 8 PM.
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1
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT11m
PEAK20m
RIDES OPEN15/7
WEATHER67° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
5
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
1
3 PM
1
4 PM
1
5 PM
1
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
El Toro held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 12 PM. El Toro + SkyScreamer walked on.
12 PM to 8 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 12 PM. El Toro fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 8 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride El Toro now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
El Toro
peak 20m · 85% uptime
SkyScreamer
peak 15m · 93% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
peak 20m · 91% uptime
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
peak 10m · 83% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
peak 20m · 96% uptime
The Joker
peak 10m · 94% uptime
Runaway Mine Train
peak 5m · 90% uptime
Barnstormer
peak 0m · -- uptime
Batman The Ride
Buccaneer
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Carousel
peak 0m · -- uptime
Enchanted Teacups
peak 0m · -- uptime
Fender Benders
peak 0m · -- uptime
Giant Wheel
peak 0m · 94% uptime
Harley Quinn Crazy Train
peak 0m · 91% uptime
Houdini's Great Escape
Jersey Devil Coaster
peak 0m · 92% uptime
Jolly Roger
peak 0m · -- uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
peak 0m · 90% uptime
Medusa
peak 0m · 92% uptime
Nitro
peak 0m · 94% uptime
Roaring Rapids
Saw Mill Log Flume
Scrambler
peak 0m · -- uptime
Skull Mountain
peak 0m · 97% uptime
Slingshot
peak 0m · -- uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
Tango
peak 0m · -- uptime
5 rides were closed all day
Batman The Ride Houdini's Great Escape Roaring Rapids Saw Mill Log Flume Superman: Ultimate Flight
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 67°F, low 51°F, rain for 7h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: El Toro 23m to 13m
12 PM Walk-on window: El Toro + SkyScreamer
4:08p Smart pick: El Toro is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion