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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 21, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT38m
PEAK100m
RIDES OPEN12/12
WEATHER54° Cloudy
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for May 21, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

21 rides · avg wait shown
X Flight
64m avg
peak 75m · 89% uptime
SUPERMAN: Ultimate Flight
58m avg
peak 100m · 93% uptime
BATMAN: The Ride
54m avg
peak 75m · 90% uptime
Goliath
49m avg
peak 95m · 78% uptime
Sky Striker
42m avg
peak 60m · 81% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
42m avg
peak 60m · 86% uptime
Raging Bull
35m avg
peak 45m · 81% uptime
THE JOKER Free-Fly Coaster
30m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Viper
25m avg
peak 50m · 93% uptime
THE DARK KNIGHT Coaster
25m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
JUSTICE LEAGUE: Battle for Metropolis
17m avg
peak 25m · 89% uptime
Demon
15m avg
peak 30m · 88% uptime
American Eagle
Closed all day
AQUAMAN Splashdown
Closed all day
Giant Drop
Closed all day
Little Dipper
Closed all day
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Maxx Force
Closed all day
Roaring Rapids
Closed all day
THE FLASH: Vertical Velocity
Closed all day
Whizzer
Closed all day
9 rides were closed all day
American Eagle AQUAMAN Splashdown Giant Drop Little Dipper Logger's Run Maxx Force Roaring Rapids THE FLASH: Vertical Velocity Whizzer

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 54°F, low 46°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: SUPERMAN 100m to 41m
2:42p Walk-on window: JUSTICE LEAGUE + Demon
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions