Sidewinder Safari wait times
Sidewinder Safari at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom averages 44 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 10pm. It has run 79% of the park's opening hours recently.
Sidewinder Safari queue times, day by day
Sidewinder Safari over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Sidewinder Safari has averaged about 44 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 55 minutes, with the longest queues near 10pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Sidewinder Safari queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Sidewinder Safari peaks at 2pm with 52 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 52 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Sidewinder Safari
Best time to ride
Sidewinder Safari averages 0 minutes at 11am against 52 at the 2pm peak - 52 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Sidewinder Safari by day of the week
Average wait by day
5 days with a recorded queue
- Mon44m
- Sat50m
- Sun49m
Monday is the quietest day for Sidewinder Safari, at 44 minutes against 50 on Saturday.
Does Sidewinder Safari break down?
Uptime and closures
81% of opening hours · 5 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 81% of the minutes Six Flags Discovery Kingdom was open, across the last 5 recorded days.
Last 5 days uptime
- 100%
- 30%
- 92%
- 92%
- 81%
Sidewinder Safari ran 81% of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's opening hours across 5 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Sidewinder Safari queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept60m
- 3Sunday 6 Sept60m
- 4Monday 7 Sept60m
- 5Sunday 30 Aug50m
The worst queue recorded for Sidewinder Safari was 60 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Sidewinder Safari through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 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 Sidewinder Safari
Sidewinder Safari is one of 17 rides tracked at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, 2nd longest of 17 by usual wait. It queues about 44 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 25-minute park average.
Sidewinder Safari has averaged about 44 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10pm and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 79% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Sidewinder Safari?
The live wait time for Sidewinder Safari at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Sidewinder Safari wait times.
Is Sidewinder Safari open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Sidewinder Safari is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Sidewinder Safari has been open around 79% of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
What's the best time of day to ride Sidewinder Safari?
Based on historical wait time data, Sidewinder Safari is typically quietest around 7pm. 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 Sidewinder Safari usually?
Over recent weeks, Sidewinder Safari has averaged about 44 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 Sidewinder Safari at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
Is Sidewinder Safari often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Sidewinder Safari has been running about 79% of the time. We track Sidewinder Safari'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 Sidewinder Safari at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom?
Sidewinder Safari is at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Discovery Kingdom page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Sidewinder Safari?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Sidewinder Safari's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Sidewinder Safari is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.