Tantrum wait times
Tantrum at Six Flags Darien Lake averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 10pm. It has run 83% of the park's opening hours recently.
Tantrum queue times, day by day
Tantrum over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Tantrum has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 19 minutes, with the longest queues near 10pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Tantrum queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Tantrum peaks at 8pm with 12 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 12 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Tantrum
Best time to ride
Tantrum averages 0 minutes at 11am against 12 at the 8pm peak - 12 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Tantrum by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon13m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri0m
- Sat13m
- Sun8m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Tantrum, at 0 minutes against 13 on Monday.
Does Tantrum break down?
Uptime and closures
82% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 82% of the minutes Six Flags Darien Lake was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 80%
- 79%
- 73%
- 55%
- 97%
- 88%
- 98%
- 94%
- 95%
- 73%
- 84%
Tantrum ran 82% 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 Tantrum queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Monday 7 Sept30m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug25m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug15m
The worst queue recorded for Tantrum was 30 minutes on Monday 7 Sept.
Tantrum 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 Tantrum
Tantrum is one of 10 rides tracked at Six Flags Darien Lake, 6th longest of 10 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 16-minute park average.
Tantrum has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 83% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Tantrum?
The live wait time for Tantrum 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 Tantrum wait times.
Is Tantrum open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Tantrum is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Darien Lake's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Tantrum has been open around 83% 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 Tantrum?
Based on historical wait time data, Tantrum 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 Tantrum?
Tantrum is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Tantrum usually?
Over recent weeks, Tantrum has averaged about 14 minutes, with lines usually longest around 10pm. 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 Tantrum at Six Flags Darien Lake.
Is Tantrum often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Tantrum has been running about 83% of the time. We track Tantrum'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 Tantrum at Six Flags Darien Lake?
Tantrum 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 Tantrum?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Tantrum's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Tantrum is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.