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A MODERATE DAY

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

May 29, 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 WAIT33m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN15/15
WEATHER74° Cloudy
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for May 29, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

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 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.

21 rides · avg wait shown
SUPERMAN: Ultimate Flight
59m avg
peak 120m · 94% uptime
X Flight
49m avg
peak 90m · 94% uptime
Maxx Force
45m avg
peak 60m · 86% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
45m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Raging Bull
39m avg
peak 60m · 88% uptime
Sky Striker
36m avg
peak 60m · 66% uptime
BATMAN: The Ride
34m avg
peak 65m · 67% uptime
THE DARK KNIGHT Coaster
33m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
THE JOKER Free-Fly Coaster
27m avg
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Goliath
26m avg
peak 60m · 88% uptime
JUSTICE LEAGUE: Battle for Metropolis
24m avg
peak 30m · 73% uptime
Viper
23m avg
peak 45m · 87% uptime
THE FLASH: Vertical Velocity
16m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
American Eagle
15m avg
peak 30m · 65% uptime
Giant Drop
10m avg
peak 30m · 88% uptime
AQUAMAN Splashdown
Closed all day
Demon
Closed all day
Little Dipper
Closed all day
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Roaring Rapids
Closed all day
Whizzer
Closed all day
6 rides were closed all day
AQUAMAN Splashdown Demon Little Dipper Logger's Run Roaring Rapids Whizzer

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 74°F, low 50°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: SUPERMAN 120m to 41m
2:42p Walk-on window: THE FLASH + American Eagle
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions