Roaring Rapids wait times
Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Great Adventure averages 20 minutes. It is shortest at 7pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 17% 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 35 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 7pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Roaring Rapids queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Roaring Rapids peaks at 3pm with 13 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 13 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Roaring Rapids
Best time to ride
Roaring Rapids averages 0 minutes at 11am against 13 at the 3pm peak - 13 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Roaring Rapids by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri0m
- Sat26m
- Sun15m
Monday is the quietest day for Roaring Rapids, at 0 minutes against 26 on Saturday.
Does Roaring Rapids break down?
Uptime and closures
17% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 17% of the minutes Six Flags Great Adventure was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 0%
- 65%
- 38%
- 0%
- 0%
- 84%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
- 0%
Roaring Rapids ran 17% of Six Flags Great Adventure's opening hours across 11 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Roaring Rapids queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 2Sunday 30 Aug30m
The worst queue recorded for Roaring Rapids was 60 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
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, 18th longest of 23 by usual wait. It queues about 20 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 30-minute park average.
Roaring Rapids has averaged about 20 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 7pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 17% of the park's operating hours.
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 wait 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 17% 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 wait time data, Roaring Rapids is typically quietest around 7pm. 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 Roaring Rapids usually?
Over recent weeks, Roaring Rapids has averaged about 20 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 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 17% 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 lines right now.
Can I get wait 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.