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A LIGHT DAY

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

Jul 27, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 6, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT17m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN19/21
WEATHER89° Cloudy
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Jul 27, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
5
12 PM
6
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
4
4 PM
4
5 PM
4
6 PM
3
7 PM
3
8 PM
4
9 PM
1
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit The Dark Knight Coaster first

Even on a light day, The Dark Knight Coaster 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

Maxx Force + X Flight 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
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
45m avg
peak 80m · 93% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
42m avg
peak 80m · 57% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
30m avg
peak 30m · 6% uptime
Goliath
22m avg
peak 25m · 54% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
21m avg
peak 35m · 56% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
20m avg
peak 120m · 73% uptime
Sky Striker
20m avg
peak 25m · 42% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
19m avg
peak 30m · 38% uptime
Maxx Force
17m avg
peak 30m · 34% uptime
X Flight
16m avg
peak 30m · 55% uptime
Raging Bull
16m avg
peak 25m · 56% uptime
Demon
15m avg
peak 30m · 48% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
15m avg
peak 25m · 43% uptime
Whizzer
15m avg
peak 20m · 32% uptime
Batman: The Ride
10m avg
peak 15m · 51% uptime
American Eagle
10m avg
peak 10m · 2% uptime
Viper
9m avg
peak 10m · 58% uptime
Roaring Rapids
8m avg
peak 20m · 46% uptime
Giant Drop
0m avg
peak 0m · 1% uptime
Little Dipper
Closed all day
Logger's Run
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Little Dipper Logger's Run

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 89°F, low 71°F, rain for 6h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: The Dark Knight Coaster 25m to 14m
1:15p Walk-on window: Maxx Force + X Flight
4:08p Smart pick: The Dark Knight Coaster is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion