Roaring Rapids queue times
Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Great Adventure averages 20 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 68% of the park's opening hours recently.
Roaring Rapids queue times, day by day
Roaring Rapids over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Roaring Rapids has averaged about 20 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 38 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Best time to ride Roaring Rapids
Roaring Rapids 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 Roaring Rapids
Roaring Rapids is one of 23 rides tracked at Six Flags Great Adventure, 14th longest of 23 by usual wait. It queues about 20 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 25-minute park average.
Roaring Rapids has averaged about 20 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 68% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Tuesdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Roaring Rapids?
The live wait time for Roaring Rapids 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 Roaring Rapids queue times.
Is Roaring Rapids open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Roaring Rapids is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great Adventure's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Roaring Rapids has been open around 68% 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 Roaring Rapids?
Based on historical queue data, Roaring Rapids 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 Roaring Rapids?
Roaring Rapids is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Tuesdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the queue for Roaring Rapids usually?
Over recent weeks, Roaring Rapids has averaged about 20 minutes, with queues 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 queues for Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Great Adventure.
Is Roaring Rapids often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Roaring Rapids has been running about 68% of the time. We track Roaring Rapids'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 Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Great Adventure?
Roaring Rapids 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 queues right now.
Can I get queue time alerts for Roaring Rapids?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Roaring Rapids's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Roaring Rapids is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.