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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

May 22, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 4 and a 7, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT36m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN14/14
WEATHER62° Cloudy
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for May 22, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Touring strategy starts here. Maxx Force 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 Maxx Force or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 6 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
SUPERMAN: Ultimate Flight
59m avg
peak 75m · 93% uptime
X Flight
52m avg
peak 85m · 93% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
51m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Goliath
41m avg
peak 75m · 88% uptime
BATMAN: The Ride
40m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Raging Bull
40m avg
peak 45m · 85% uptime
Maxx Force
34m avg
peak 90m · 64% uptime
THE DARK KNIGHT Coaster
29m avg
peak 50m · 93% uptime
THE JOKER Free-Fly Coaster
28m avg
peak 40m · 93% uptime
Viper
24m avg
peak 35m · 93% uptime
Demon
23m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Sky Striker
22m avg
peak 35m · 50% uptime
JUSTICE LEAGUE: Battle for Metropolis
20m avg
peak 30m · 81% uptime
Giant Drop
5m avg
peak 5m · 27% uptime
American Eagle
Closed all day
AQUAMAN Splashdown
Closed all day
Little Dipper
Closed all day
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Roaring Rapids
Closed all day
THE FLASH: Vertical Velocity
Closed all day
Whizzer
Closed all day
7 rides were closed all day
American Eagle AQUAMAN Splashdown Little Dipper Logger's Run Roaring Rapids THE FLASH: Vertical Velocity Whizzer

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 62°F, low 49°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Maxx Force 90m to 24m
2:42p Walk-on window: Giant Drop
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions