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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.

Aug 9, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 1 out of ten for 3 straight hours between 12 PM and 3 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT21m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN20/19
WEATHER90° Clear
Six Flags Great Adventure crowd report infographic for Aug 9, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 9 PM · crowd level 1–10
5
11 AM
1
12 PM
1
1 PM
1
2 PM
5
3 PM
4
4 PM
3
5 PM
4
6 PM
3
7 PM
4
8 PM
3
9 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit The Flash: Vertical Velocity first

Even on a light day, The Flash: Vertical Velocity 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.

12 PM to 3 PM
Walk-on window opens

Nitro + Harley Quinn Crazy Train 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.

29 rides · avg wait shown
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
61m avg
peak 120m · 89% uptime
El Toro
35m avg
peak 35m · 95% uptime
Jersey Devil Coaster
30m avg
peak 30m · 78% uptime
Wonder Woman Lasso of Truth
30m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
The Joker
27m avg
peak 40m · 97% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
24m avg
peak 35m · 97% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
22m avg
peak 60m · 98% uptime
Saw Mill Log Flume
20m avg
peak 45m · 88% uptime
Batman The Ride
20m avg
peak 40m · 97% uptime
Giant Wheel
20m avg
peak 20m · 98% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
20m avg
peak 20m · 75% uptime
Medusa
19m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Nitro
17m avg
peak 60m · 91% uptime
Harley Quinn Crazy Train
10m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Houdini's Great Escape
10m avg
peak 10m · 95% uptime
Skull Mountain
10m avg
peak 10m · 98% uptime
Runaway Mine Train
7m avg
peak 15m · 94% uptime
Buccaneer
5m avg
peak 5m · 98% uptime
SkyScreamer
5m avg
peak 5m · 93% uptime
Barnstormer
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Carousel
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Enchanted Teacups
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Fender Benders
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Jolly Roger
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Roaring Rapids
0m avg
peak 0m · 80% uptime
Scrambler
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Slingshot
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Swashbuckler
Closed all day
Tango
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
1 ride was closed all day
Swashbuckler

Weather that day: ☀️ Clear, high 90°F, low 73°F, rain for 2h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: The Flash 73m to 43m
12 PM Walk-on window: Nitro + Harley Quinn Crazy Train
4:08p Smart pick: The Flash is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion