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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have needed a plan to get on the headliners.

May 9, 2026 came in at a 7/10, the kind of day where Wrath of Rakshasa can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds bounced between a 5 and a 8, settling around a 7 for most of the day.

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7
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT53m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN14/14
WEATHER70° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for May 9, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 6 PM · crowd level 1–10
6
11 AM
7
12 PM
7
1 PM
7
2 PM
8
3 PM
7
4 PM
6
5 PM
5
6 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust

On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Wrath of Rakshasa all morning.

11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride

You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.

2 PM to 6 PM
There is no afternoon dip

Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.

8 PM to 6 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window

Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.

Every ride, by average wait.

21 rides · avg wait shown
Wrath of Rakshasa
109m avg
peak 120m · 91% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
72m avg
peak 105m · 98% uptime
Raging Bull
68m avg
peak 120m · 79% uptime
Batman: The Ride
68m avg
peak 90m · 98% uptime
X Flight
67m avg
peak 120m · 98% uptime
Maxx Force
57m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
44m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
43m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Demon
42m avg
peak 90m · 98% uptime
Viper
32m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Sky Striker
31m avg
peak 60m · 50% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
31m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
18m avg
peak 30m · 75% uptime
Giant Drop
11m avg
peak 15m · 28% uptime
American Eagle
Closed all day
Aquaman Splashdown
Closed all day
Goliath
Closed all day
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Roaring Rapids
Closed all day
Whizzer
Closed all day
6 rides were closed all day
American Eagle Aquaman Splashdown Goliath Logger's Run Roaring Rapids Whizzer

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 70°F, low 52°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Wrath of Rakshasa right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Wrath of Rakshasa 120m to 72m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions