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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.

Oct 3, 2026 came in at a 8/10, the kind of day where Raging Bull can eat two hours of your morning. Crowds bounced between a 2 and a 8, settling around a 8 for most of the day.

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8
/10
Busy
AVG WAIT48m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN16/16
WEATHER62° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Oct 3, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

On a busy day, missing rope-drop means a brutal wait for Raging Bull 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 11 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
Raging Bull
66m avg
peak 120m · 93% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
60m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Goliath
59m avg
peak 90m · 96% uptime
Maxx Force
56m avg
peak 90m · 93% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
55m avg
peak 90m · 99% uptime
Sky Striker
51m avg
peak 120m · 91% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
50m avg
peak 60m · 93% uptime
Whizzer
48m avg
peak 75m · 98% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
47m avg
peak 90m · 96% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
47m avg
peak 75m · 99% uptime
Batman: The Ride
46m avg
peak 80m · 93% uptime
X Flight
44m avg
peak 90m · 94% uptime
Viper
40m avg
peak 60m · 96% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
33m avg
peak 45m · 92% uptime
American Eagle
32m avg
peak 60m · 82% uptime
Giant Drop
27m avg
peak 60m · 93% 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: ☀️ Clear, high 62°F, low 52°F, no rain.

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