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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Jul 17, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 4 straight hours between 11 AM and 3 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN19/11
WEATHER89° Partly Cloudy
Six Flags Great Adventure crowd report infographic for Jul 17, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
2
3 PM
4
4 PM
3
5 PM
5
6 PM
5
7 PM
5
8 PM
3
9 PM
5
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Batman The Ride first

Even on a light day, Batman The Ride builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

11 AM to 3 PM
Walk-on window opens

Medusa + Harley Quinn Crazy Train fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

29 rides · avg wait shown
Batman The Ride
39m avg
peak 45m · 36% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
28m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
27m avg
peak 45m · 81% uptime
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
25m avg
peak 25m · 90% uptime
Giant Wheel
20m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Medusa
14m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Harley Quinn Crazy Train
10m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
The Joker
10m avg
peak 10m · 99% uptime
El Toro
8m avg
peak 20m · 91% uptime
Jersey Devil Coaster
5m avg
peak 5m · 96% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
5m avg
peak 5m · 99% uptime
Barnstormer
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Buccaneer
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
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 · 99% uptime
Jolly Roger
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Nitro
Closed all day
Roaring Rapids
0m avg
peak 0m · 75% uptime
Runaway Mine Train
0m avg
peak 0m · 65% uptime
Saw Mill Log Flume
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
Scrambler
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Skull Mountain
0m avg
peak 0m · 99% uptime
SkyScreamer
0m avg
peak 0m · 98% uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Swashbuckler
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Tango
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Nitro

Weather that day: ⛅ Partly Cloudy, high 89°F, low 67°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Batman The Ride 47m to 27m
11 AM Walk-on window: Medusa + Harley Quinn Crazy Train
4:08p Smart pick: Batman The Ride is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion