Buccaneer wait times
Buccaneer at Six Flags Great Adventure averages 11 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 1am. It has run 93% of the park's opening hours recently.
Buccaneer queue times, day by day
Buccaneer over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Buccaneer has averaged about 11 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 25 minutes, with the longest queues near 1am, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Buccaneer queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Buccaneer peaks at 9pm with 25 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 25 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Buccaneer
Best time to ride
Buccaneer averages 0 minutes at 10am against 25 at the 9pm peak - 25 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Buccaneer by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri3m
- Sat19m
- Sun10m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Buccaneer, at 0 minutes against 19 on Saturday.
Does Buccaneer break down?
Uptime and closures
93% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
Running 93% of the minutes Six Flags Great Adventure was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 100%
- 95%
- 100%
- 99%
- 37%
- 99%
- 91%
- 99%
- 100%
- 100%
- 98%
Buccaneer ran 93% of Six Flags Great Adventure's opening hours across 11 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Buccaneer queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug30m
- 2Sunday 30 Aug20m
- 3Saturday 5 Sept15m
- 4Friday 28 Aug5m
- 5Monday 7 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Buccaneer was 30 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Buccaneer through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Great Adventure 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 Buccaneer
Buccaneer is one of 23 rides tracked at Six Flags Great Adventure, 23rd longest of 23 by usual wait. It queues about 11 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 30-minute park average.
Buccaneer has averaged about 11 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1am and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 93% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Buccaneer?
The live wait time for Buccaneer at Six Flags Great Adventure is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Buccaneer wait times.
Is Buccaneer open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Buccaneer is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great Adventure's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Buccaneer has been open around 93% of Six Flags Great Adventure's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Great Adventure.
What's the best time of day to ride Buccaneer?
Based on historical wait time data, Buccaneer is typically quietest around 5pm. 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 Buccaneer?
Buccaneer is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Buccaneer usually?
Over recent weeks, Buccaneer has averaged about 11 minutes, with lines usually longest around 1am. 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 Buccaneer at Six Flags Great Adventure.
Is Buccaneer often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Buccaneer has been running about 93% of the time. We track Buccaneer'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 Buccaneer at Six Flags Great Adventure?
Buccaneer is at Six Flags Great Adventure - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Great Adventure page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Buccaneer?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Buccaneer's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Buccaneer is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.