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Six Flags Darien Lake on Friday 21 August 2026

6 rides tracked9am - 9pmDarien Center, New York, United States

Six Flags Darien Lake ran at 22% of a peak day on Friday 21 August 2026 - below avg, the 21st quietest of the 31 days that month. The park-wide average queue was 14 minutes, peaking at 15 around 12pm.

Friday 21 August 2026

Below avg · 21st quietest of 31

Six Flags Darien Lake ran at 22% of a peak day, against 22% for August 2026 as a whole. The park-wide average queue was 14 minutes.

Back to the August 2026 calendar

22%crowds
Hours9am - 9pm73.7% of rides running

Queue times through the day at Six Flags Darien Lake

Park-wide average by hour

9am - 9pm · minutes

1512p
121p
112p
113p
114p
155p
146p
137p
148p
149p
1410p
1411p

The park was at its worst around 12pm, averaging 15 minutes, and at its best at 2pm with 11 minutes.

Every ride's queue at Six Flags Darien Lake on Fri 21 Aug

Average queue by ride

42 rides · longest first

  1. Motocoasterpeak 20 min · 378 min down (2)20m
  2. Tantrumpeak 20 min · 140 min down (3)20m
  3. Ride of Steelpeak 20 min · 122 min down (1)15m
  4. Blast Offpeak 15 min · 220 min down (1)12m
  5. Mind Eraserpeak 15 min · 152 min down (4)12m
  6. Sky Screamerpeak 7 min · 122 min down (1)5m
  7. Bear Valley Bumper Buggiespeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  8. Beaver Dam Explorerpeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  9. Big Kahunapeak 0 min · 270 min down (1)0m
  10. Boomerangpeak 0 min · 239 min down (2)0m
  11. Brain Drainpeak 0 min · 270 min down (1)0m
  12. Bucky's Barrelspeak 0 min · 314 min down (1)0m
  13. Chucky's Mud Bucketspeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  14. Corn Popperpeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  15. Critter Chasepeak 0 min · 133 min down (2)0m
  16. Darien Lake Railwaypeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  17. Grand Prix Speedwaypeak 0 min · 207 min down (2)0m
  18. Grande Carouselpeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  19. Haymakerpeak 0 min · 720 min down (1)0m
  20. Hoot 'N' Hollerpeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  21. Hornet's Nestpeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  22. Lassopeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  23. Moose on the Loosepeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  24. Piratepeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  25. Predatorpeak 0 min · 431 min down (5)0m
  26. Raccoon Rallypeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  27. RipCurl Racerpeak 0 min · 270 min down (1)0m
  28. Rolling Thunderpeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  29. Scramblerpeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  30. Shipwreck Fallspeak 0 min · 240 min down (1)0m
  31. Silver Bulletpeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  32. Skycoasterpeak 0 min · 182 min down (1)0m
  33. Sleighridepeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  34. Slingshotpeak 0 min · 182 min down (1)0m
  35. Swirl City Slide Complexpeak 0 min · 270 min down (1)0m
  36. Tin Lizzy'speak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  37. Tornadopeak 0 min · 270 min down (1)0m
  38. Tree Stump Turnpikepeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  39. Viperpeak 0 min · 126 min down (2)0m
  40. Wahoo Wavepeak 0 min · 270 min down (1)0m
  41. Wally's Weather Balloonspeak 0 min · 122 min down (1)0m
  42. Woody's Whirlerspeak 0 min · 132 min down (2)0m

Motocoaster held the longest queue, averaging 20 minutes and touching 20. 57 short closures were recorded across the park, which is normal operating.

When Six Flags Darien Lake rides were down on Fri 21 Aug

Closures through the day

9am - 9pm · red is closed

  1. Predator7h 11m
  2. Motocoaster6h 18m
  3. Grand Prix Speedway3h 27m
  4. Skycoaster3h 2m
  5. Slingshot3h 2m
  6. Big Kahuna2h 32m
  7. Brain Drain2h 32m
  8. RipCurl Racer2h 32m
  9. Swirl City Slide Complex2h 32m
  10. Tornado2h 32m
  11. Wahoo Wave2h 32m
  12. Mind Eraser2h 32m
  13. Tantrum2h 20m
  14. Critter Chase2h 13m
  15. Woody's Whirlers2h 12m
  16. Boomerang2h 11m
  17. Viper2h 6m
  18. Bucky's Barrels2h 2m
  19. Chucky's Mud Buckets2h 2m
  20. Grande Carousel2h 2m
  21. Hoot 'N' Holler2h 2m
  22. Hornet's Nest2h 2m
  23. Tin Lizzy's2h 2m
  24. Wally's Weather Balloons2h 2m
  25. Bear Valley Bumper Buggies2h 2m
  26. Beaver Dam Explorer2h 2m
  27. Blast Off2h 2m
  28. Corn Popper2h 2m
  29. Darien Lake Railway2h 2m
  30. Haymaker2h 2m
  31. Lasso2h 2m
  32. Moose on the Loose2h 2m
  33. Pirate2h 2m
  34. Raccoon Rally2h 2m
  35. Ride of Steel2h 2m
  36. Rolling Thunder2h 2m
  37. Scrambler2h 2m
  38. Shipwreck Falls2h 2m
  39. Silver Bullet2h 2m
  40. Sky Screamer2h 2m
  41. Sleighride2h 2m
  42. Tree Stump Turnpike2h 2m

42 of 42 rides lost time on Fri 21 Aug, 57 closures totalling 103 ride-hours. Predator lost the most at 7h 11m.

Where Fri 21 Aug sat in August 2026

Crowd score, day by day

31 days · this day marked

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At 22% this was the 21st quietest of the 31 days in August 2026, which averaged 22%.

Previous dayThu 20 AugNext daySat 22 Aug
Quiet 0-20%Below avg 20-40%Average 40-60%Above avg 60-80%Very busy 80-100%

Every figure here was measured on the day: each ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Six Flags Darien Lake's own operating hours. The crowd score is relative to this park's own busiest day rather than to other parks. Rides with no queue recorded were either walk-on all day or not reporting.

Frequently asked

How busy was Six Flags Darien Lake on Friday 21 August 2026?

22% of a peak day, which is below avg. The park-wide average wait across 6 rides was 14 minutes, making it the 21st quietest of the 31 days in August 2026.

What was the best time of day to be at Six Flags Darien Lake on that day?

2pm, when the park-wide average was 11 minutes, against 15 minutes at the 12pm peak. The park was open 9am - 9pm.

Which ride had the longest queue at Six Flags Darien Lake that day?

Motocoaster, averaging 20 minutes and reaching 20 minutes at its worst. The shortest was Woody's Whirlers at 0 minutes.

Were any rides closed at Six Flags Darien Lake on Fri 21 Aug?

57 short closures were recorded across the park, which is normal operating.

Where do these figures come from?

Every ride's queue time and open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through Six Flags Darien Lake's own operating hours. The figures on this page are what was measured on the day, not a forecast.

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