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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Jul 8, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 4, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK50m
RIDES OPEN18/18
WEATHER89° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Jul 8, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
11 AM
3
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
2
3 PM
2
4 PM
3
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
4
8 PM
3
9 PM
1
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Wrath of Rakshasa first

Even on a light day, Wrath of Rakshasa builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

Whizzer + Roaring Rapids fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 10 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

21 rides · avg wait shown
Aquaman Splashdown
41m avg
peak 45m · 59% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
29m avg
peak 50m · 90% uptime
Sky Striker
26m avg
peak 45m · 53% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
24m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
22m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
X Flight
22m avg
peak 40m · 91% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
21m avg
peak 35m · 98% uptime
Whizzer
18m avg
peak 35m · 80% uptime
Roaring Rapids
17m avg
peak 25m · 64% uptime
Goliath
16m avg
peak 30m · 88% uptime
Batman: The Ride
13m avg
peak 40m · 90% uptime
Raging Bull
13m avg
peak 20m · 86% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
12m avg
peak 20m · 82% uptime
Viper
11m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
10m avg
peak 10m · 16% uptime
Demon
6m avg
peak 10m · 89% uptime
Giant Drop
6m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
American Eagle
5m avg
peak 5m · 78% uptime
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Maxx Force
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Logger's Run Maxx Force

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 89°F, low 68°F, rain for 3h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Wrath of Rakshasa 35m to 20m
1:15p Walk-on window: Whizzer + Roaring Rapids
4:08p Smart pick: Wrath of Rakshasa is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion