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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have managed every ride if you planned around lunch.

Aug 6, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT24m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN18/18
WEATHER77° Drizzle
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Aug 6, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
7
11 AM
4
12 PM
6
1 PM
5
2 PM
5
3 PM
6
4 PM
4
5 PM
6
6 PM
6
7 PM
6
8 PM
6
9 PM
3
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Superman: Ultimate 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.

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

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Superman: Ultimate 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
71m avg
peak 90m · 57% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
42m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Maxx Force
38m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
30m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
30m avg
peak 45m · 94% uptime
Sky Striker
28m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
Goliath
25m avg
peak 45m · 95% uptime
Raging Bull
25m avg
peak 30m · 92% uptime
Whizzer
24m avg
peak 60m · 82% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
24m avg
peak 45m · 99% uptime
X Flight
24m avg
peak 35m · 95% uptime
Batman: The Ride
18m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
14m avg
peak 25m · 72% uptime
American Eagle
12m avg
peak 30m · 75% uptime
Giant Drop
12m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
Viper
9m avg
peak 25m · 94% uptime
Roaring Rapids
6m avg
peak 25m · 83% uptime
Demon
5m avg
peak 5m · 93% uptime
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Logger's Run The Flash: Vertical Velocity

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 77°F, low 66°F, rain for 10h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Superman 90m to 50m
2:42p Walk-on window: Batman + Aquaman Splashdown
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions