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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Jul 12, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 1 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT27m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER83° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Jul 12, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Even on a light day, Aquaman Splashdown 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.

11 AM to 1 PM
Walk-on window opens

Batman + Viper 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
51m avg
peak 90m · 68% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
43m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Maxx Force
42m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
35m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
33m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Roaring Rapids
33m avg
peak 50m · 82% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
32m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Whizzer
32m avg
peak 60m · 84% uptime
Sky Striker
26m avg
peak 40m · 82% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
26m avg
peak 30m · 87% uptime
X Flight
23m avg
peak 45m · 90% uptime
Raging Bull
23m avg
peak 35m · 93% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
22m avg
peak 40m · 72% uptime
Goliath
20m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Batman: The Ride
18m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Viper
15m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
American Eagle
13m avg
peak 30m · 87% uptime
Giant Drop
10m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Demon
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Logger's Run

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 83°F, low 67°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Aquaman Splashdown 61m to 36m
11 AM Walk-on window: Batman + Viper
4:08p Smart pick: Aquaman Splashdown is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion