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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

May 27, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 10, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT39m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN18/15
WEATHER79° Cloudy
Six Flags Great Adventure crowd report infographic for May 27, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 7 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
11 AM
1
12 PM
3
1 PM
5
2 PM
7
3 PM
10
4 PM
8
5 PM
5
6 PM
3
7 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. The Flash: Vertical Velocity 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 The Flash: Vertical Velocity or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 7 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.

28 rides · avg wait shown
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
81m avg
peak 90m · 76% uptime
Medusa
75m avg
peak 80m · 99% uptime
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
68m avg
peak 90m · 96% uptime
The Joker
46m avg
peak 60m · 34% uptime
El Toro
42m avg
peak 90m · 94% uptime
Jersey Devil Coaster
40m avg
peak 40m · 99% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
37m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Giant Wheel
30m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Harley Quinn Crazy Train
30m avg
peak 30m · 91% uptime
Roaring Rapids
30m avg
peak 30m · 44% uptime
Skull Mountain
30m avg
peak 30m · 73% uptime
SkyScreamer
30m avg
peak 30m · 90% uptime
Nitro
26m avg
peak 45m · 97% uptime
Buccaneer
15m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
15m avg
peak 15m · 95% uptime
Barnstormer
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Batman The Ride
Closed all day
Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Enchanted Teacups
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Fender Benders
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Houdini's Great Escape
0m avg
peak 0m · 77% uptime
Jolly Roger
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Runaway Mine Train
Closed all day
Saw Mill Log Flume
0m avg
peak 0m · 35% uptime
Scrambler
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
0m avg
peak 0m · 75% uptime
Tango
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
2 rides were closed all day
Batman The Ride Runaway Mine Train

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 79°F, low 65°F, rain for 9h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: The Flash 90m to 57m
2:42p Walk-on window: Buccaneer + Justice League
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions