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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a weekend like this,
you'd have walked on everything but the big two.

Jul 18, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds dipped to a 3 out of ten for 4 straight hours between 12 PM and 4 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT27m
PEAK90m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER88° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Jul 18, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
4
11 AM
3
12 PM
3
1 PM
3
2 PM
3
3 PM
4
4 PM
4
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
4
8 PM
4
9 PM
3
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Superman: Ultimate Flight first

Even on a light day, Superman: Ultimate Flight 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 4 PM
Walk-on window opens

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

8 PM to 10 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
Superman: Ultimate Flight
51m avg
peak 90m · 77% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
46m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
45m avg
peak 75m · 52% uptime
Maxx Force
41m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
34m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
31m avg
peak 65m · 99% uptime
Sky Striker
31m avg
peak 45m · 85% uptime
Raging Bull
30m avg
peak 45m · 68% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
28m avg
peak 40m · 97% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
27m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Whizzer
25m avg
peak 30m · 77% uptime
Roaring Rapids
22m avg
peak 40m · 75% uptime
X Flight
22m avg
peak 30m · 96% uptime
Batman: The Ride
19m avg
peak 45m · 89% uptime
Goliath
19m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Viper
9m avg
peak 20m · 90% uptime
Demon
7m avg
peak 15m · 76% uptime
Giant Drop
7m avg
peak 15m · 99% uptime
American Eagle
6m avg
peak 15m · 80% 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: ☀️ Clear, high 88°F, low 71°F, rain for 5h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Superman 61m to 36m
12 PM Walk-on window: Viper + Demon
4:08p Smart pick: Superman is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion