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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

Sep 25, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 2 straight hours between 6 PM and 8 PM.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT18m
PEAK45m
RIDES OPEN16/16
WEATHER63° Cloudy
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Sep 25, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Touring strategy starts here. Maxx Force 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.

6 PM to 8 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 6 PM is your friend. Use it on Maxx Force 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
Maxx Force
30m avg
peak 45m · 83% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
27m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Whizzer
26m avg
peak 45m · 90% uptime
Sky Striker
22m avg
peak 45m · 76% uptime
X Flight
22m avg
peak 30m · 88% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
21m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Raging Bull
19m avg
peak 30m · 90% uptime
American Eagle
16m avg
peak 30m · 74% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
16m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
15m avg
peak 20m · 87% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
15m avg
peak 15m · 63% uptime
Viper
13m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
Goliath
12m avg
peak 20m · 91% uptime
Batman: The Ride
10m avg
peak 20m · 97% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
10m avg
peak 10m · 88% uptime
Giant Drop
7m avg
peak 10m · 97% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
Closed all day
Demon
Closed all day
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Roaring Rapids
Closed all day
4 rides were closed all day
Aquaman Splashdown Demon Logger's Run Roaring Rapids

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 63°F, low 59°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Maxx Force 45m to 21m
2:42p Walk-on window: American Eagle + The Flash
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions