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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Jul 29, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 1 PM.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT28m
PEAK70m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER78° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Jul 29, 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
6
1 PM
6
2 PM
7
3 PM
6
4 PM
6
5 PM
6
6 PM
6
7 PM
6
8 PM
6
9 PM
5
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. X 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.

11 AM to 1 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 11 AM is your friend. Use it on X Flight 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
Superman: Ultimate Flight
46m avg
peak 60m · 83% uptime
Maxx Force
43m avg
peak 60m · 86% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
38m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
36m avg
peak 50m · 95% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
35m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
X Flight
34m avg
peak 70m · 93% uptime
Whizzer
31m avg
peak 50m · 80% uptime
Raging Bull
30m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Sky Striker
30m avg
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
29m avg
peak 45m · 64% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
29m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Goliath
26m avg
peak 40m · 95% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
26m avg
peak 40m · 96% uptime
Batman: The Ride
22m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Viper
19m avg
peak 35m · 87% uptime
Roaring Rapids
17m avg
peak 30m · 83% uptime
Giant Drop
12m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Demon
9m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
American Eagle
7m avg
peak 25m · 64% 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 78°F, low 63°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: X Flight 70m to 24m
2:42p Walk-on window: Roaring Rapids + Giant Drop
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions