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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have set your own pace, all day.

Sep 5, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 2 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 7 PM and 9 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT22m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN19/18
WEATHER75° Cloudy
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Sep 5, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
11 AM
2
12 PM
2
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
3
5 PM
3
6 PM
2
7 PM
2
8 PM
2
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Maxx Force first

Even on a light day, Maxx Force builds fast by mid-morning. Get there before the gates open.

11 AM to 1 PM
Lunch is the low water mark

Waits ease during the noon hour. Hit a second-tier ride now.

7 PM to 9 PM
Walk-on window opens

Viper + Aquaman Splashdown fall to walk-on in the mid-afternoon. Re-rideable.

8 PM to 9 PM
Final-hour re-rides

Most families leave well before close. Re-ride your favorite while everyone else heads out.

Every ride, by average wait.

21 rides · avg wait shown
Maxx Force
43m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
35m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
30m avg
peak 60m · 99% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
28m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
X Flight
28m avg
peak 60m · 85% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
28m avg
peak 45m · 72% uptime
Whizzer
25m avg
peak 30m · 79% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
23m avg
peak 45m · 82% uptime
Raging Bull
23m avg
peak 35m · 97% uptime
Sky Striker
23m avg
peak 30m · 87% uptime
Goliath
21m avg
peak 30m · 90% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
19m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Viper
15m avg
peak 30m · 74% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
13m avg
peak 40m · 60% uptime
Batman: The Ride
11m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Roaring Rapids
10m avg
peak 10m · 32% uptime
Demon
6m avg
peak 10m · 96% uptime
Giant Drop
5m avg
peak 5m · 94% uptime
American Eagle
0m avg
peak 0m · 2% uptime
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
1 ride was closed all day
Logger's Run

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 75°F, low 70°F, rain for 5h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Maxx Force 52m to 30m
7 PM Walk-on window: Viper + Aquaman Splashdown
4:08p Smart pick: Maxx Force is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion