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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have spent half the day in queues.

Aug 17, 2026 came in at a 7/10, the kind of day where Wrath of Rakshasa can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 9, settling around a 7 for most of the day.

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7
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT43m
PEAK160m
RIDES OPEN17/17
WEATHER76° Drizzle
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Aug 17, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
6
12 PM
9
1 PM
7
2 PM
7
3 PM
7
4 PM
8
5 PM
8
6 PM
8
7 PM
7
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Early entry or bust

On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Wrath of Rakshasa all morning.

11 AM to 1 PM
Treat lunch as a ride

You'll queue for food too. Use that time on a sit-down with a reservation.

2 PM to 6 PM
There is no afternoon dip

Waits hold steady through close. Live wait alerts earn their keep here.

8 PM to 8 PM
The last 90 minutes is the only window

Headliners finally ease late. Skip dinner, stay late, eat after.

Every ride, by average wait.

21 rides · avg wait shown
Wrath of Rakshasa
72m avg
peak 160m · 99% uptime
Whizzer
70m avg
peak 100m · 92% uptime
Sky Striker
58m avg
peak 90m · 82% uptime
Goliath
54m avg
peak 75m · 87% uptime
Raging Bull
52m avg
peak 100m · 86% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
51m avg
peak 90m · 47% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
47m avg
peak 75m · 94% uptime
X Flight
42m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
39m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
37m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Viper
37m avg
peak 60m · 81% uptime
Batman: The Ride
36m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
34m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
33m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
American Eagle
31m avg
peak 60m · 86% uptime
Demon
23m avg
peak 35m · 93% uptime
Roaring Rapids
21m avg
peak 45m · 77% uptime
Giant Drop
Closed all day
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Maxx Force
Closed all day
3 rides were closed all day
Giant Drop Logger's Run Maxx Force

Weather that day: 🌦️ Drizzle, high 76°F, low 67°F, rain for 12h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Wrath of Rakshasa right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Wrath of Rakshasa 160m to 96m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions