Sky Screamer wait times
Sky Screamer at Six Flags Darien Lake averages 11 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 11pm. It has run 88% of the park's opening hours recently.
Sky Screamer queue times, day by day
Sky Screamer over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Sky Screamer has averaged about 11 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 21 minutes, with the longest queues near 11pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Sky Screamer queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Sky Screamer peaks at 7pm with 24 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 24 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Sky Screamer
Best time to ride
Sky Screamer averages 0 minutes at 11am against 24 at the 7pm peak - 24 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Sky Screamer by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon10m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri10m
- Sat23m
- Sun27m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Sky Screamer, at 0 minutes against 27 on Sunday.
Does Sky Screamer break down?
Uptime and closures
87% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 87% of the minutes Six Flags Darien Lake was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 78%
- 79%
- 77%
- 65%
- 96%
- 94%
- 97%
- 98%
- 95%
- 99%
- 93%
Sky Screamer ran 87% of Six Flags Darien Lake's opening hours across 11 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Sky Screamer queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 2Sunday 30 Aug40m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept30m
- 4Friday 28 Aug20m
- 5Monday 7 Sept20m
- 6Saturday 5 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Sky Screamer was 60 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Sky Screamer 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 Sky Screamer
Sky Screamer is one of 10 rides tracked at Six Flags Darien Lake, 8th longest of 10 by usual wait. It queues about 11 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 16-minute park average.
Sky Screamer has averaged about 11 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 88% 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 Sky Screamer?
The live wait time for Sky Screamer 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 Sky Screamer wait times.
Is Sky Screamer open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Sky Screamer is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Darien Lake's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Sky Screamer has been open around 88% 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 Sky Screamer?
Based on historical wait time data, Sky Screamer is typically quietest around 4pm. 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 Sky Screamer?
Sky Screamer 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 Sky Screamer usually?
Over recent weeks, Sky Screamer has averaged about 11 minutes, with lines usually longest around 11pm. 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 Sky Screamer at Six Flags Darien Lake.
Is Sky Screamer often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Sky Screamer has been running about 88% of the time. We track Sky Screamer'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 Sky Screamer at Six Flags Darien Lake?
Sky Screamer 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 Sky Screamer?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Sky Screamer's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Sky Screamer is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.