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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 28, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 7, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT22m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN18/17
WEATHER79° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Aug 28, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Touring strategy starts here. Whizzer 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 Whizzer or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 11 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
Whizzer
63m avg
peak 90m · 94% uptime
X Flight
38m avg
peak 60m · 64% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
32m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Maxx Force
27m avg
peak 45m · 72% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
25m avg
peak 40m · 84% uptime
Sky Striker
22m avg
peak 45m · 80% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
22m avg
peak 35m · 98% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
22m avg
peak 35m · 97% uptime
Goliath
20m avg
peak 30m · 90% uptime
Raging Bull
19m avg
peak 30m · 98% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
18m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Viper
17m avg
peak 20m · 80% uptime
Batman: The Ride
11m avg
peak 20m · 96% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
11m avg
peak 15m · 98% uptime
Roaring Rapids
6m avg
peak 10m · 44% uptime
Demon
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
Giant Drop
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
American Eagle
Closed all day
Aquaman Splashdown
0m avg
peak 0m · 12% uptime
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
American Eagle Logger's Run

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 79°F, low 65°F, rain for 5h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Whizzer 90m to 44m
2:42p Walk-on window: The Joker Free-Fly Coaster + Viper
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions