A QUIET DAY
If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared the park before lunch.
Jul 31, 2026 hit a 2/10, one of the quietest days we've recorded at Six Flags Great America this season. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 4 straight hours between 7 PM and 10 PM.
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2
/10
Quiet
Quiet
AVG WAIT15m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER80° Cloudy
The day, hour by hour.
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
4
4 PM
2
5 PM
2
6 PM
1
7 PM
1
8 PM
1
9 PM
1
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Rope-drop the headliner anyway
Maxx Force held strong all day. The first hour was the only time it ran shortest.
11 AM to 1 PM
Eat early, ride during lunch
Crowds dipped to their low around 7 PM. Goliath + Superman walked on.
7 PM to 10 PM
Knock out the rest of your list
The quietest stretch of the day starts around 7 PM. Maxx Force fell to its low for the day.
8 PM to 10 PM
Last lap and re-rides
A small closing-hour bump is normal. Re-ride Maxx Force now with a fresh queue.
Every ride, by average wait.
Maxx Force
peak 60m · 25% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
peak 40m · 34% uptime
Whizzer
peak 60m · 48% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
peak 55m · 96% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
peak 45m · 88% uptime
Goliath
peak 30m · 78% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
peak 30m · 49% uptime
Sky Striker
peak 20m · 62% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
peak 30m · 80% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
peak 20m · 82% uptime
X Flight
peak 30m · 81% uptime
Batman: The Ride
peak 30m · 78% uptime
Raging Bull
peak 30m · 79% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
peak 20m · 43% uptime
American Eagle
peak 15m · 63% uptime
Giant Drop
peak 10m · 99% uptime
Viper
peak 10m · 73% uptime
Demon
peak 5m · 67% uptime
Roaring Rapids
peak 5m · 83% uptime
Little Dipper
Logger's Run
2 rides were closed all day
Little Dipper Logger's Run
Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 80°F, low 68°F, rain for 6h.
FOR YOUR TRIP
This is the day,
but live, in your pocket.
Days like this are why people swear by going off-peak. Ride Ready spots them in advance, then turns the forecast into real-time recommendations the moment you walk through the gate.
WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Maxx Force 46m to 27m
7 PM Walk-on window: Goliath + Superman
4:08p Smart pick: Maxx Force is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion