When to queue
Go at 11am.
- Typical wait at 11am
- 0min
- At 7pm, its worst hour
- 27min
Six Flags Darien Lake
Ride Of Steel wait times
- Typical wait
- 15min
- At its busiest
- 27min
- Shortest queue
- 2pm
15minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Ride Of Steel at Six Flags Darien Lake averages 15 minutes. It is shortest at 2pm and worst at 3pm. It has run 30% of the park's opening hours recently.
Ride Of Steel queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Ride Of Steel usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Ride Of Steel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Ride Of Steel has averaged about 15 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 27 minutes, with the longest queues near 3pm, and the shortest near 2pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 15min
- Peak
- 27min
- Running
- -%
- Busiest at
- 3pm
Last 4 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Sunday.
- Typical wait on a Sunday
- 5min
- On a Saturday
- 14min
The record
45 minutes.
The longest queue Ride Of Steel has held, on Saturday 10 October.
Every ride at Six Flags Darien Lake →When is the Ride Of Steel queue shortest?
Usually at 11am, about 0 minutes, against 27 at 7pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 27 minutes on a single ride.
Ride Of Steel queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
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1612p
161p
172p
183p
234p
175p
186p
277p
248p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Ride Of Steel
11am on a Sunday
Ride Of Steel averages 0 minutes at 11am. The longest queue it has ever held is 45 minutes.
15maverage
Which day is quietest for Ride Of Steel?
Sunday, at 5 minutes on average, against 14 on Saturday.
Ride Of Steel by day of the week
4 days with a recorded queue
- Sat14m
- Sun5m
Does Ride Of Steel break down?
It ran 30% of Six Flags Darien Lake's opening hours across 4 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
30% of opening hours · 4 days recorded
↓ declining30%
Poor
Running 30% of the minutes Six Flags Darien Lake was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Ride Of Steel queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Ride Of Steel was 45 minutes on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Ride Of Steel queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Saturday 10 Oct45m
- 2Sunday 11 Oct10m
Which months are busiest for Ride Of Steel?
May runs longest at 40 minutes on average, and August is quietest at 18.
Ride Of Steel through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
40May
31Jun
24Jul
18Aug
19Sep
20Oct
About Ride Of Steel
Ride Of Steel is one of 5 rides tracked at Six Flags Darien Lake, 3rd longest of 5 by usual wait. It queues about 15 minutes on a typical day, about the same as the 14-minute park average.
Ride Of Steel has averaged about 15 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 3pm and quietest around 2pm.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Six Flags Darien Lake publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Ride Of Steel?
The live wait time for Ride Of Steel 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 Ride Of Steel wait times.
Is Ride Of Steel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Ride Of Steel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Darien Lake's own ride system. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Darien Lake.
What's the best time of day to ride Ride Of Steel?
Based on historical wait time data, Ride Of Steel is typically quietest around 2pm. 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 Ride Of Steel usually?
Over recent weeks, Ride Of Steel has averaged about 15 minutes, with lines usually longest around 3pm. 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 Ride Of Steel at Six Flags Darien Lake.
Is Ride Of Steel often closed or broken down?
We track Ride Of Steel'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 Ride Of Steel at Six Flags Darien Lake?
Ride Of Steel 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 Ride Of Steel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Ride Of Steel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Ride Of Steel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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