Motocoaster wait times
Motocoaster at Six Flags Darien Lake averages 24 minutes. It is shortest at 10pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 67% of the park's opening hours recently.
Motocoaster queue times, day by day
Motocoaster over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Motocoaster has averaged about 24 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 55 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 10pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Motocoaster queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Motocoaster peaks at 5pm with 32 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 32 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Motocoaster
Best time to ride
Motocoaster averages 0 minutes at 11am against 32 at the 5pm peak - 32 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 10 minutes.
Motocoaster by day of the week
Average wait by day
4 days with a recorded queue
- Sat5m
- Sun0m
Sunday is the quietest day for Motocoaster, at 0 minutes against 5 on Saturday.
Does Motocoaster break down?
Uptime and closures
67% of opening hours · 4 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 67% of the minutes Six Flags Darien Lake was open, across the last 4 recorded days.
Last 4 days uptime
- 97%
- 33%
- 91%
- 48%
Motocoaster ran 67% of Six Flags Darien Lake's opening hours across 4 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Motocoaster queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Motocoaster was 10 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Motocoaster 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.
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About Motocoaster
Motocoaster is one of 10 rides tracked at Six Flags Darien Lake, 3rd longest of 10 by usual wait. It queues about 24 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 17-minute park average.
Motocoaster has averaged about 24 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 10pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 67% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Motocoaster?
The live wait time for Motocoaster 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 Motocoaster wait times.
Is Motocoaster open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Motocoaster is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Darien Lake's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Motocoaster has been open around 67% 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 Motocoaster?
Based on historical wait time data, Motocoaster is typically quietest around 10pm. 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 Motocoaster usually?
Over recent weeks, Motocoaster has averaged about 24 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 Motocoaster at Six Flags Darien Lake.
Is Motocoaster often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Motocoaster has been running about 67% of the time. We track Motocoaster'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 Motocoaster at Six Flags Darien Lake?
Motocoaster 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 Motocoaster?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Motocoaster's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Motocoaster is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.

