El Toro wait times
El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure averages 40 minutes. It is shortest at 3pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 65% of the park's opening hours recently.
El Toro queue times, day by day
El Toro over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
El Toro has averaged about 40 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 64 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 3pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
El Toro queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
El Toro peaks at 5pm with 57 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 57 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride El Toro
Best time to ride
El Toro averages 0 minutes at 10am against 57 at the 5pm peak - 57 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 90 minutes.
El Toro by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri13m
- Sat24m
- Sun0m
Sunday is the quietest day for El Toro, at 0 minutes against 24 on Saturday.
Does El Toro break down?
Uptime and closures
68% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
Running 68% of the minutes Six Flags Great Adventure was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 0%
- 96%
- 90%
- 66%
- 98%
- 22%
El Toro ran 68% of Six Flags Great Adventure's opening hours across 6 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest El Toro queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept90m
- 2Friday 25 Sept30m
The worst queue recorded for El Toro was 90 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
El Toro 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.
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About El Toro
El Toro is one of 20 rides tracked at Six Flags Great Adventure, 4th longest of 20 by usual wait. It queues about 40 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 33-minute park average.
El Toro has averaged about 40 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 3pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 65% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for El Toro?
The live wait time for El Toro 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 El Toro wait times.
Is El Toro open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether El Toro is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great Adventure's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, El Toro has been open around 65% 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 El Toro?
Based on historical wait time data, El Toro is typically quietest around 3pm. 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 El Toro usually?
Over recent weeks, El Toro has averaged about 40 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. 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 El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure.
Is El Toro often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, El Toro has been running about 65% of the time. We track El Toro'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 El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure?
El Toro 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 El Toro?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when El Toro's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when El Toro is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.