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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.

Jul 6, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 8, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT28m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN18/17
WEATHER77° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Jul 6, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
3
11 AM
4
12 PM
6
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
6
4 PM
4
5 PM
8
6 PM
6
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
9 PM
1
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Wrath of Rakshasa 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 Wrath of Rakshasa or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 10 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
Wrath of Rakshasa
52m avg
peak 90m · 96% uptime
Raging Bull
43m avg
peak 60m · 68% uptime
Goliath
36m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
35m avg
peak 60m · 85% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
35m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
30m avg
peak 60m · 64% uptime
Sky Striker
30m avg
peak 45m · 78% uptime
X Flight
30m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
Whizzer
27m avg
peak 40m · 80% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
25m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Viper
22m avg
peak 40m · 96% uptime
Batman: The Ride
22m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
22m avg
peak 30m · 91% uptime
Roaring Rapids
16m avg
peak 30m · 83% uptime
American Eagle
14m avg
peak 30m · 43% uptime
Giant Drop
11m avg
peak 55m · 99% uptime
Demon
11m avg
peak 25m · 87% uptime
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Maxx Force
Closed all day
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
2 rides were closed all day
Logger's Run Maxx Force

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 77°F, low 65°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Wrath of Rakshasa 90m to 36m
2:42p Walk-on window: Roaring Rapids + 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