Patriot wait times
Patriot at Californias Great America averages 33 minutes. It is shortest at 3am and worst at 7pm. It has run 94% of the park's opening hours recently.
Patriot queue times, day by day
Patriot over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Patriot has averaged about 33 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 51 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 3am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Patriot queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Patriot peaks at noon with 51 minutes, and is at its shortest at 8pm with 5. Riding it at the right hour saves 46 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Patriot
Best time to ride
Patriot averages 5 minutes at 8pm against 51 at the noon peak - 46 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Patriot by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Mon24m
- Tue0m
- Sat28m
- Sun34m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Patriot, at 0 minutes against 34 on Sunday.
Does Patriot break down?
Uptime and closures
80% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 80% of the minutes Californias Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 78%
- 95%
- 0%
- 98%
- 100%
- 98%
Patriot ran 80% 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 Patriot queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept60m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept60m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug45m
- 5Monday 7 Sept45m
The worst queue recorded for Patriot was 60 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Patriot 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 Patriot
Patriot is one of 12 rides tracked at Californias Great America, 8th longest of 12 by usual wait. It queues about 33 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 40-minute park average.
Patriot has averaged about 33 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 3am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 94% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Patriot?
The live wait time for Patriot at Californias Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Patriot wait times.
Is Patriot open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Patriot is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Californias Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Patriot has been open around 94% 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 Patriot?
Based on historical wait time data, Patriot is typically quietest around 3am. 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 Patriot?
Patriot is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Patriot usually?
Over recent weeks, Patriot has averaged about 33 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 Patriot at Californias Great America.
Is Patriot often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Patriot has been running about 94% of the time. We track Patriot'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 Patriot at Californias Great America?
Patriot 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 Patriot?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Patriot's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Patriot is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.