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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Aug 30, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 12 PM and 2 PM.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT40m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER84° Clear
Six Flags Great Adventure crowd report infographic for Aug 30, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
7
2 PM
6
3 PM
7
4 PM
8
5 PM
8
6 PM
7
7 PM
4
8 PM
5
9 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.

12 PM to 2 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 12 PM is your friend. Use it on Superman: Ultimate Flight or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 9 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
Superman: Ultimate Flight
72m avg
peak 90m · 99% uptime
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
72m avg
peak 90m · 85% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
60m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Batman The Ride
56m avg
peak 90m · 98% uptime
Nitro
47m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Saw Mill Log Flume
44m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
Medusa
43m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Jersey Devil Coaster
38m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
The Joker
38m avg
peak 45m · 86% uptime
El Toro
37m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
34m avg
peak 60m · 90% uptime
Harley Quinn Crazy Train
32m avg
peak 50m · 97% uptime
Roaring Rapids
30m avg
peak 30m · 38% uptime
Giant Wheel
25m avg
peak 25m · 92% uptime
SkyScreamer
25m avg
peak 25m · 97% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
24m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Buccaneer
19m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Houdini's Great Escape
15m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Skull Mountain
14m avg
peak 30m · 99% 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
Closed all day
Runaway Mine Train
Closed all day
Scrambler
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
Closed all day
Swashbuckler
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Tango
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
3 rides were closed all day
Jolly Roger Runaway Mine Train Slingshot

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 84°F, low 59°F, rain for 1h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Superman 90m to 50m
2:42p Walk-on window: Houdini + Skull Mountain
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions