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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have felt the park, not the lines.

Sep 27, 2026 landed at a 5/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 5 for most of the day.

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5
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT32m
PEAK80m
RIDES OPEN17/16
WEATHER67° Cloudy
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Sep 27, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

1 PM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
2
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
3
4 PM
5
5 PM
4
6 PM
5
7 PM
5
8 PM
5
9 PM
1
10 PM
1 PM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

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

8 PM to 10 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
Sky Striker
50m avg
peak 80m · 70% uptime
Maxx Force
47m avg
peak 75m · 79% uptime
Goliath
40m avg
peak 60m · 90% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
37m avg
peak 50m · 86% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
34m avg
peak 60m · 90% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
33m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Raging Bull
33m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Whizzer
32m avg
peak 45m · 90% uptime
X Flight
32m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
31m avg
peak 45m · 90% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
30m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
25m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Batman: The Ride
25m avg
peak 40m · 89% uptime
Viper
20m avg
peak 45m · 90% uptime
Giant Drop
19m avg
peak 30m · 84% uptime
American Eagle
18m avg
peak 30m · 64% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
0m avg
peak 0m · 26% uptime
Demon
Closed all day
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Roaring Rapids
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Demon

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 67°F, low 50°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Sky Striker 80m to 35m
2:42p Walk-on window: American Eagle + Aquaman Splashdown
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions