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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 27, 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 WAIT30m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN16/16
WEATHER74° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for May 27, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 7 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
7
12 PM
6
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
7
4 PM
7
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 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 7 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
56m avg
peak 90m · 91% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
51m avg
peak 60m · 89% uptime
X Flight
44m avg
peak 60m · 83% uptime
BATMAN: The Ride
36m avg
peak 60m · 85% uptime
Maxx Force
36m avg
peak 60m · 78% uptime
Raging Bull
35m avg
peak 45m · 82% uptime
THE DARK KNIGHT Coaster
28m avg
peak 60m · 86% uptime
THE JOKER Free-Fly Coaster
28m avg
peak 50m · 93% uptime
Sky Striker
28m avg
peak 45m · 73% uptime
THE FLASH: Vertical Velocity
28m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Viper
23m avg
peak 40m · 93% uptime
JUSTICE LEAGUE: Battle for Metropolis
23m avg
peak 35m · 87% uptime
Goliath
22m avg
peak 40m · 91% uptime
American Eagle
14m avg
peak 35m · 50% uptime
Giant Drop
11m avg
peak 20m · 88% uptime
Demon
9m avg
peak 20m · 91% uptime
AQUAMAN Splashdown
Closed all day
Little Dipper
Closed all day
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Roaring Rapids
Closed all day
Whizzer
Closed all day
5 rides were closed all day
AQUAMAN Splashdown Little Dipper Logger's Run Roaring Rapids Whizzer

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 74°F, low 60°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: SUPERMAN 90m to 39m
2:42p Walk-on window: American Eagle + 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