When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 2min
- At 8pm, its worst hour
- 78min
Californias Great America
Flight Deck wait times
- Typical wait
- 33min
- At its busiest
- 69min
- Shortest queue
- 10am
33minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Flight Deck at Californias Great America averages 33 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 3pm. It has run 51% of the park's opening hours recently.
Flight Deck queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Flight Deck usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Flight Deck over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Flight Deck has averaged about 33 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 69 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 10am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 33min
- Peak
- 69min
- Running
- -%
- Busiest at
- 3pm
Last 3 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Saturday.
- Typical wait on a Saturday
- 9min
- On a Sunday
- 45min
The record
90 minutes.
The longest queue posted for Flight Deck, on Sunday 1 November.
Every ride at Californias Great America →When is the Flight Deck queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 2 minutes, against 78 at 8pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 76 minutes on a single ride.
Flight Deck queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
210a
1211a
1912p
241p
372p
593p
544p
435p
547p
788p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Flight Deck
10am on a Saturday
Flight Deck averages 2 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
33maverage
Which day is quietest for Flight Deck?
Saturday, at 9 minutes on average, against 45 on Sunday.
Flight Deck by day of the week
3 days with a recorded queue
- Sat9m
- Sun45m
Does Flight Deck break down?
It ran 51% of Californias Great America's opening hours across 3 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Tuesday 10 Nov.
Uptime and closures
51% of opening hours · 3 days recorded
51%
Poor
Running 51% of the minutes Californias Great America was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Flight Deck queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Flight Deck was 90 minutes on Sunday 1 Nov.
Longest Flight Deck queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Sunday 1 Nov90m
- 2Saturday 31 Oct30m
Which months are busiest for Flight Deck?
March runs longest at 60 minutes on average, and June is quietest at 15.
Flight Deck through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
60Mar
44Apr
49May
15Jun
41Jul
51Aug
37Sep
24Oct
34Nov
About Flight Deck
Flight Deck is one of 13 rides tracked at Californias Great America, 6th longest of 13 by usual wait. It queues about 33 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 28-minute park average.
Flight Deck has averaged about 33 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 10am.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Californias Great America publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Flight Deck?
The live wait time for Flight Deck at Californias Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Flight Deck wait times.
Is Flight Deck open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Flight Deck is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Californias Great America's own ride system. You can also see the live status of every ride at Californias Great America.
What's the best time of day to ride Flight Deck?
Based on historical wait time data, Flight Deck is typically quietest around 10am. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
How long is the line for Flight Deck usually?
Over recent weeks, Flight Deck has averaged about 33 minutes, with lines usually longest around 3pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Flight Deck at Californias Great America.
Is Flight Deck often closed or broken down?
We track Flight Deck's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Flight Deck at Californias Great America?
Flight Deck is at Californias Great America - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Californias Great America page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Flight Deck?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Flight Deck's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Flight Deck is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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