Blast Off wait times
Blast Off at Six Flags Darien Lake averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 12am and worst at 6pm. It has run 81% of the park's opening hours recently.
Blast Off queue times, day by day
Blast Off over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Blast Off has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 15 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 12am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Blast Off queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Blast Off peaks at 2pm with 13 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 13 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Blast Off
Best time to ride
Blast Off averages 0 minutes at 11am against 13 at the 2pm peak - 13 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Blast Off by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon10m
- Tue10m
- Wed15m
- Thu0m
- Fri5m
- Sat16m
- Sun7m
Thursday is the quietest day for Blast Off, at 0 minutes against 16 on Saturday.
Does Blast Off break down?
Uptime and closures
81% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 81% of the minutes Six Flags Darien Lake was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 81%
- 77%
- 79%
- 67%
- 82%
- 93%
- 99%
- 97%
- 95%
- 100%
- 22%
Blast Off ran 81% of Six Flags Darien Lake's opening hours across 11 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Blast Off queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug30m
- 2Sunday 30 Aug20m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept20m
- 4Wednesday 2 Sept15m
- 5Monday 7 Sept15m
- 6Friday 28 Aug10m
- 7Tuesday 1 Sept10m
- 8Monday 31 Aug5m
The worst queue recorded for Blast Off was 30 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Blast Off through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Darien Lake 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 Blast Off
Blast Off is one of 10 rides tracked at Six Flags Darien Lake, 9th longest of 10 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 16-minute park average.
Blast Off has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 12am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 81% 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 Blast Off?
The live wait time for Blast Off at Six Flags Darien Lake is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Blast Off wait times.
Is Blast Off open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Blast Off is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Darien Lake's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Blast Off has been open around 81% of Six Flags Darien Lake's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Darien Lake.
What's the best time of day to ride Blast Off?
Based on historical wait time data, Blast Off is typically quietest around 12am. 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 Blast Off?
Blast Off 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 Blast Off usually?
Over recent weeks, Blast Off has averaged about 10 minutes, with lines usually longest around 6pm. 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 Blast Off at Six Flags Darien Lake.
Is Blast Off often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Blast Off has been running about 81% of the time. We track Blast Off'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 Blast Off at Six Flags Darien Lake?
Blast Off is at Six Flags Darien Lake - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Darien Lake page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Blast Off?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Blast Off's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Blast Off is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.