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A BUSY DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have needed a plan to get on the headliners.

Aug 22, 2026 came in at a 7/10, the kind of day where Whizzer can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds held steady around a 7 from open through close.

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7
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT47m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN18/18
WEATHER78° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Aug 22, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Whizzer 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 9 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
77m avg
peak 90m · 91% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
66m avg
peak 80m · 97% uptime
Whizzer
62m avg
peak 120m · 94% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
57m avg
peak 80m · 99% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
56m avg
peak 90m · 92% uptime
Sky Striker
54m avg
peak 85m · 91% uptime
Raging Bull
52m avg
peak 80m · 99% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
52m avg
peak 75m · 60% uptime
Goliath
50m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
48m avg
peak 80m · 89% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
47m avg
peak 90m · 98% uptime
X Flight
43m avg
peak 75m · 88% uptime
Viper
42m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Batman: The Ride
37m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Demon
31m avg
peak 75m · 69% uptime
Roaring Rapids
27m avg
peak 60m · 77% uptime
American Eagle
21m avg
peak 30m · 89% uptime
Giant Drop
16m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Maxx Force
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Logger's Run Maxx Force

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 78°F, low 64°F, rain for 3h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
8:32a The call: rope-drop Whizzer right now
11:20a The call: a lunch reservation saves real time
3:14p Drop alert: Whizzer 120m to 72m (rare)
8:45p The call: closing-rush window, one more
8 drop alerts · 6 picks · 5 skip suggestions