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Six Flags Great Adventure Christmas and New Year 2026

19 December 2026 to 3 January 202716 open days forecastUnited States

Six Flags Great Adventure is forecast quiet over Christmas and New Year, averaging 35%. Quietest on Thursday 24 December at 22%, busiest on Saturday 26 December at 48%.

Quietest day of Christmas and New Year

Thursday 24 December

The quietest day Six Flags Great Adventure is open during Christmas and New Year, forecast at 22% against a break average of 35%.

22%crowds
Next bestThu 31 Dec 22%Wed 23 Dec 25%Tue 22 Dec 26%

19 December 2026 to 3 January 2027, with the weekends either side. Six Flags Great Adventure runs quiet across the break at 35% on a typical day. The figure is the forecast queue level against the park's own busiest days: 100% is its peak, under 30% is a quiet day.

Winter break for most schools runs from Saturday 19 December to Sunday 3 January. The days between Christmas and New Year are the busiest of the year at the big parks.

Six Flags Great Adventure day by day, Christmas and New Year

  1. Sat 19 Dec44%moderately busy, about 31 min queues
  2. Sun 20 Dec41%moderately busy, about 28 min queues
  3. Mon 21 Dec39%moderately busy, about 27 min queues
  4. Tue 22 Dec26%quiet, about 24 min queues
  5. Wed 23 Dec25%quiet, about 21 min queues
  6. Thu 24 Dec22%quiet, about 16 min queues
  7. Fri 25 Dec36%moderately busy, about 25 min queues
  8. Sat 26 Dec48%moderately busy, about 33 min queues
  9. Sun 27 Dec45%moderately busy, about 31 min queues
  10. Mon 28 Dec37%moderately busy, about 25 min queues
  11. Tue 29 Dec26%quiet, about 24 min queues
  12. Wed 30 Dec26%quiet, about 24 min queues
  13. Thu 31 Dec22%quiet, about 16 min queues
  14. Fri 1 Jan36%moderately busy, about 25 min queues
  15. Sat 2 Jan45%moderately busy, about 31 min queues
  16. Sun 3 Jan43%moderately busy, about 30 min queues
Quietest 0-15%Quieter 15-35%Typical 35-65%Busier 65-88%Busiest 88-100%

Six Flags Great Adventure has not published its hours for these dates yet, so every day is shown; check the park's site before you go. Crowd levels are modelled from this park's own recorded queue times, school and public holidays, day of the week and the weather forecast, and may not always be right. We score every past forecast against what the queues actually did and publish the result in the crowd forecast accuracy ledger.

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Frequently asked

How busy is Six Flags Great Adventure during Christmas and New Year 2026?

Quiet: a typical day of the break is forecast at 35% crowd level, against the park's own busiest days at 100%.

What is the quietest day at Six Flags Great Adventure over Christmas and New Year?

Thursday 24 December, forecast at 22%. The next quietest are Thu 31 Dec at 22%, Wed 23 Dec at 25%, Tue 22 Dec at 26%.

What is the busiest day at Six Flags Great Adventure over Christmas and New Year?

Saturday 26 December, forecast at 48%. Arrive for opening and ride the headline coasters first, or pick another day of the break.

Are the weekends busier than the weekdays of Christmas and New Year at Six Flags Great Adventure?

Weekends run about 14 points busier than the weekdays of the break: the weekend days average 44% and the weekdays 30%.