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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.

Aug 4, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 10, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT31m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN17/17
WEATHER84° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Aug 4, 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
6
2 PM
6
3 PM
8
4 PM
8
5 PM
10
6 PM
7
7 PM
7
8 PM
7
9 PM
1
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Maxx Force 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.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Maxx Force 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
Maxx Force
58m avg
peak 90m · 93% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
50m avg
peak 60m · 89% uptime
Goliath
48m avg
peak 60m · 32% uptime
Sky Striker
41m avg
peak 60m · 89% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
41m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
38m avg
peak 60m · 71% uptime
Raging Bull
37m avg
peak 45m · 96% uptime
Whizzer
35m avg
peak 60m · 80% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
33m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
X Flight
32m avg
peak 40m · 72% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
27m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Viper
23m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Batman: The Ride
21m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
American Eagle
13m avg
peak 20m · 72% uptime
Demon
12m avg
peak 35m · 87% uptime
Roaring Rapids
11m avg
peak 20m · 81% uptime
Giant Drop
8m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Superman: Ultimate Flight
Closed all day
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Logger's Run Superman: Ultimate Flight The Flash: Vertical Velocity

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 84°F, low 67°F, rain for 1h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Maxx Force 90m to 41m
2:42p Walk-on window: American Eagle + Demon
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions