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A MODERATE DAY

If you'd been here on Labor Day,
you'd have had to pick your battles.

Sep 7, 2026 landed at a 6/10, the threshold where you start needing strategy. Crowds bounced between a 3 and a 8, settling around a 6 for most of the day.

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6
/10
Moderate
AVG WAIT36m
PEAK120m
RIDES OPEN18/18
WEATHER75° Cloudy
Six Flags Great America crowd report infographic for Sep 7, 2026
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The day, hour by hour.

11 AM to 8 PM · crowd level 1–10
8
11 AM
3
12 PM
4
1 PM
6
2 PM
7
3 PM
7
4 PM
8
5 PM
8
6 PM
7
7 PM
7
8 PM
11 AM to 10 AM
Be at the gates before they open

Touring strategy starts here. Sky Striker climbs steeply through the morning on moderate days.

11 AM to 1 PM
Eat before 11 or after 2

Quick-service queues stack between 11:30 and 1:30. Plan around them.

2 PM to 6 PM
Mid-afternoon dip is real but brief

The window around 2 PM is your friend. Use it on Sky Striker or whatever you've been putting off.

8 PM to 8 PM
Closing rush is your friend

Lines drop sharply once the night winds down. Wait it out, then re-ride.

Every ride, by average wait.

21 rides · avg wait shown
Sky Striker
66m avg
peak 120m · 75% uptime
Aquaman Splashdown
59m avg
peak 65m · 59% uptime
Superman: Ultimate Flight
55m avg
peak 75m · 92% uptime
Maxx Force
53m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Raging Bull
45m avg
peak 60m · 92% uptime
The Dark Knight Coaster
39m avg
peak 60m · 97% uptime
The Joker Free-Fly Coaster
39m avg
peak 60m · 94% uptime
Goliath
37m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Wrath of Rakshasa
37m avg
peak 60m · 83% uptime
Whizzer
34m avg
peak 45m · 92% uptime
Viper
31m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
X Flight
31m avg
peak 50m · 96% uptime
American Eagle
29m avg
peak 45m · 91% uptime
The Flash: Vertical Velocity
28m avg
peak 60m · 87% uptime
Batman: The Ride
26m avg
peak 45m · 82% uptime
Justice League: Battle for Metropolis
26m avg
peak 40m · 80% uptime
Demon
18m avg
peak 60m · 95% uptime
Giant Drop
11m avg
peak 20m · 99% uptime
Little Dipper
0m avg
peak 0m · -- uptime
Logger's Run
Closed all day
Roaring Rapids
Closed all day
2 rides were closed all day
Logger's Run Roaring Rapids

Weather that day: ☁️ Cloudy, high 75°F, low 67°F, no rain.

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WHAT YOU'D HAVE GOTTEN ON THIS DAY
10:15a Drop alert: Sky Striker 120m to 46m
2:42p Walk-on window: Demon + Giant Drop
3:55p Smart pick: pivot while a queue resets
7:15p Re-ride window opens late
5 drop alerts · 4 picks · 2 skip suggestions