When to queue
Go at 11am.
- Typical wait at 11am
- 6min
- At 6pm, its worst hour
- 37min
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
The Joker wait times
- Typical wait
- 37min
- At its busiest
- 45min
- Shortest queue
- 4pm
- Running
- 69%
37minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
The Joker at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom averages 37 minutes. It is shortest at 4pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 69% of the park's opening hours recently.
The Joker queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what The Joker usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
The Joker over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
The Joker has averaged about 37 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 45 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 4pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 37min
- Peak
- 45min
- Running
- 69%
- Busiest at
- 7pm
Last 4 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Saturday.
- Typical wait on a Saturday
- 43min
- On a Saturday
- 43min
Does The Joker break down?
Quite often.
It was running 69% of the time Six Flags Discovery Kingdom was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 19 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 69%
- Queue readings recorded
- 2,544
The record
60 minutes.
The longest queue The Joker has held, on Sunday 11 October.
Every ride at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom →When is the The Joker queue shortest?
Usually at 11am, about 6 minutes, against 37 at 6pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 31 minutes on a single ride.
The Joker queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
611a
2312p
321p
312p
303p
294p
265p
376p
347p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride The Joker
11am on a Saturday
The Joker averages 6 minutes at 11am. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
37maverage
Which day is quietest for The Joker?
The Joker by day of the week
4 days with a recorded queue
- Sat43m
- Sun43m
Does The Joker break down?
It ran 67% of Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's opening hours across 4 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
67% of opening hours · 4 days recorded
↑ improving67%
Poor
Running 67% of the minutes Six Flags Discovery Kingdom was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the The Joker queue get?
The worst queue recorded for The Joker was 60 minutes on Sunday 11 Oct.
Longest The Joker queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Sunday 11 Oct60m
- 2Saturday 17 Oct60m
- 3Sunday 18 Oct50m
- 4Saturday 10 Oct45m
Which months are busiest for The Joker?
March runs longest at 49 minutes on average, and February is quietest at 16.
The Joker through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
16Feb
49Mar
26Apr
33May
26Jun
24Jul
31Aug
38Sep
33Oct
About The Joker
The Joker is one of 18 rides tracked at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, 2nd longest of 18 by usual wait. It queues about 37 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 20-minute park average.
The Joker has averaged about 37 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 4pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 69% of the park's operating hours.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Six Flags Discovery Kingdom 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 The Joker?
The live wait time for The Joker 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 The Joker wait times.
Is The Joker open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether The Joker is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Discovery Kingdom's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, The Joker has been open around 69% 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 The Joker?
Based on historical wait time data, The Joker 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.
How long is the line for The Joker usually?
Over recent weeks, The Joker has averaged about 37 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 The Joker at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
Is The Joker often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, The Joker has been running about 69% of the time. We track The Joker'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 The Joker at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom?
The Joker 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 The Joker?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when The Joker's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when The Joker is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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