Flying Eagles wait times
Flying Eagles at Californias Great America averages 21 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 1am. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Flying Eagles queue times, day by day
Flying Eagles over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Flying Eagles has averaged about 21 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 50 minutes, with the longest queues near 1am, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Flying Eagles queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Flying Eagles peaks at 6pm with 50 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 4. Riding it at the right hour saves 46 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Flying Eagles
Best time to ride
Flying Eagles averages 4 minutes at 10am against 50 at the 6pm peak - 46 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 50 minutes.
Flying Eagles by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon15m
- Tue0m
- Sat33m
- Sun19m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Flying Eagles, at 0 minutes against 33 on Saturday.
Does Flying Eagles break down?
Uptime and closures
84% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 84% of the minutes Californias Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 99%
- 99%
- 0%
- 100%
- 100%
- 99%
Flying Eagles ran 84% of Californias Great America's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Flying Eagles queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 5 Sept50m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug30m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept25m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug15m
- 5Monday 7 Sept15m
The worst queue recorded for Flying Eagles was 50 minutes on Saturday 5 Sept.
Flying Eagles through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Californias Great America publishes for this ride, recorded every few minutes through the park's own opening hours. The hourly pattern is this ride's own last 28 days; the day-by-day rail is its last 14 days. Uptime is the share of the park's operating minutes the ride was running.
About Flying Eagles
Flying Eagles is one of 12 rides tracked at Californias Great America, 11th longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 21 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 40-minute park average.
Flying Eagles has averaged about 21 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1am and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Flying Eagles?
The live wait time for Flying Eagles at Californias Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Flying Eagles wait times.
Is Flying Eagles open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Flying Eagles is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Californias Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Flying Eagles has been open around 99% of Californias Great America's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Californias Great America.
What's the best time of day to ride Flying Eagles?
Based on historical wait time data, Flying Eagles is typically quietest around 5pm. 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.
What is the best day to ride Flying Eagles?
Flying Eagles is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Flying Eagles usually?
Over recent weeks, Flying Eagles has averaged about 21 minutes, with lines usually longest around 1am. 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 Flying Eagles at Californias Great America.
Is Flying Eagles often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Flying Eagles has been running about 99% of the time. We track Flying Eagles'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 Flying Eagles at Californias Great America?
Flying Eagles 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 Flying Eagles?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Flying Eagles's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Flying Eagles is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.