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A LIGHT DAY

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

Jul 21, 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 2 straight hours between 11 AM and 1 PM.

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3
/10
Light
AVG WAIT21m
PEAK85m
RIDES OPEN19/19
WEATHER84° Clear
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Jul 21, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

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

Even on a light day, Goliath 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.

11 AM to 1 PM
Walk-on window opens

X Flight + Roaring Rapids 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
36m avg
peak 75m · 86% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
33m avg
peak 40m · 96% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
30m avg
peak 45m · 98% uptime
Goliath
29m avg
peak 85m · 95% uptime
Raging Bull
27m avg
peak 45m · 93% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
25m avg
peak 45m · 86% uptime
Whizzer
23m avg
peak 40m · 85% uptime
Sky Striker
22m avg
peak 35m · 72% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
21m avg
peak 30m · 97% uptime
Giant Drop
20m avg
peak 50m · 98% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
20m avg
peak 35m · 64% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
19m avg
peak 40m · 94% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
19m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
X Flight
18m avg
peak 30m · 83% uptime
Roaring Rapids
15m avg
peak 20m · 85% uptime
Batman: The Ride
9m avg
peak 25m · 99% uptime
Viper
8m avg
peak 15m · 97% uptime
American Eagle
6m avg
peak 10m · 72% uptime
Demon
5m avg
peak 5m · 91% 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 84°F, low 66°F, rain for 8h.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:42a Drop alert: Goliath 35m to 20m
11 AM Walk-on window: X Flight + Roaring Rapids
4:08p Smart pick: Goliath is short right now, go
6:30p Dinner spike flagged, sit it out
4 drop alerts · 3 picks · 1 skip suggestion