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A LIGHT DAY

If you'd been here on a day like this,
you'd have cleared every headliner without breaking a sweat.

Jul 20, 2026 held steady at a 3/10, a forgiving day if you arrived with a plan. Crowds bounced between a 1 and a 5, settling around a 3 for most of the day.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT19m
PEAK60m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER88° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Jul 20, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 10 PM · crowd level 1–10
1
11 AM
2
12 PM
3
1 PM
2
2 PM
5
3 PM
5
4 PM
4
5 PM
3
6 PM
3
7 PM
2
8 PM
2
9 PM
2
10 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Hit Maxx Force first

Even on a light day, Maxx Force 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.

2 PM to 6 PM
Walk-on window opens

The Flash + Giant Drop 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
Maxx Force
39m avg
peak 60m · 85% uptime
Sky Striker
32m avg
peak 40m · 50% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
30m avg
peak 50m · 99% uptime
Whizzer
25m avg
peak 45m · 76% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
24m avg
peak 30m · 88% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
23m avg
peak 45m · 88% uptime
Goliath
21m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
21m avg
peak 30m · 94% uptime
Raging Bull
20m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
19m avg
peak 30m · 99% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
15m avg
peak 45m · 83% uptime
Giant Drop
15m avg
peak 30m · 93% uptime
X Flight
14m avg
peak 20m · 90% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
13m avg
peak 30m · 65% uptime
Batman: The Ride
10m avg
peak 30m · 95% uptime
Viper
10m avg
peak 25m · 74% uptime
Roaring Rapids
10m avg
peak 20m · 82% uptime
American Eagle
7m avg
peak 15m · 81% uptime
Demon
5m avg
peak 5m · 90% 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 64°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Maxx Force 47m to 27m
1:15p Walk-on window: The Flash + Giant Drop
4:08p Smart pick: Maxx Force is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion