Viper wait times
Viper at Six Flags Darien Lake averages 26 minutes. It is shortest at 9pm and worst at 6pm. It has run 88% of the park's opening hours recently.
Viper queue times, day by day
Viper over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Viper has averaged about 26 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 51 minutes, with the longest queues near 6pm, and the shortest near 9pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Viper queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Viper 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 Viper
Best time to ride
Viper 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 60 minutes.
Viper by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri0m
- Sat43m
- Sun0m
Monday is the quietest day for Viper, at 0 minutes against 43 on Saturday.
Does Viper break down?
Uptime and closures
86% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 86% of the minutes Six Flags Darien Lake was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 81%
- 80%
- 74%
- 66%
- 98%
- 90%
- 99%
- 93%
- 90%
- 100%
- 98%
Viper ran 86% 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 Viper queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept25m
The worst queue recorded for Viper was 60 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Viper 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 Viper
Viper is one of 10 rides tracked at Six Flags Darien Lake, 1st longest of 10 by usual wait. It queues about 26 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 16-minute park average.
Viper has averaged about 26 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 6pm and quietest around 9pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 88% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Viper?
The live wait time for Viper 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 Viper wait times.
Is Viper open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Viper is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Darien Lake's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Viper 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 Viper?
Based on historical wait time data, Viper is typically quietest around 9pm. 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 Viper usually?
Over recent weeks, Viper has averaged about 26 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 Viper at Six Flags Darien Lake.
Is Viper often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Viper has been running about 88% of the time. We track Viper'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 Viper at Six Flags Darien Lake?
Viper 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 Viper?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Viper's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Viper is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.