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A MODERATE DAY

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

Aug 1, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT32m
PEAK80m
RIDES OPEN20/20
WEATHER87° Cloudy
Six Flags Great Adventure crowd report infographic for Aug 1, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Touring strategy starts here. Superman: Ultimate Flight 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 Superman: Ultimate Flight or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 10 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.

29 rides · avg wait shown
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
60m avg
peak 75m · 98% uptime
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
54m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
49m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
44m avg
peak 80m · 90% uptime
Batman The Ride
42m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Jersey Devil Coaster
42m avg
peak 60m · 81% uptime
The Joker
41m avg
peak 70m · 96% uptime
El Toro
38m avg
peak 75m · 96% uptime
Houdini's Great Escape
34m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Nitro
30m avg
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Saw Mill Log Flume
29m avg
peak 45m · 72% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
25m avg
peak 25m · 59% uptime
Roaring Rapids
25m avg
peak 25m · 74% uptime
Harley Quinn Crazy Train
24m avg
peak 25m · 96% uptime
Skull Mountain
23m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
SkyScreamer
21m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Medusa
20m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Giant Wheel
15m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Runaway Mine Train
11m avg
peak 30m · 83% uptime
Buccaneer
11m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Barnstormer
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Enchanted Teacups
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Fender Benders
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Jolly Roger
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Scrambler
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Swashbuckler
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Tango
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 87°F, low 68°F, rain for 4h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Superman 80m to 31m
2:42p Walk-on window: Giant Wheel + Runaway Mine Train
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions