Skull Mountain wait times
Skull Mountain at Six Flags Great Adventure averages 27 minutes. It is shortest at 11pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 97% of the park's opening hours recently.
Skull Mountain queue times, day by day
Skull Mountain over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Skull Mountain has averaged about 27 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 32 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 11pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Skull Mountain queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Skull Mountain peaks at 4pm with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 23 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Skull Mountain
Best time to ride
Skull Mountain averages 0 minutes at 10am against 23 at the 4pm peak - 23 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Skull Mountain by day of the week
Average wait by day
11 days with a recorded queue
- Mon30m
- Tue0m
- Wed0m
- Thu0m
- Fri13m
- Sat30m
- Sun12m
Tuesday is the quietest day for Skull Mountain, at 0 minutes against 30 on Monday.
Does Skull Mountain break down?
Uptime and closures
97% of opening hours · 11 days recorded
Running 97% of the minutes Six Flags Great Adventure was open, across the last 11 recorded days.
Last 11 days uptime
- 96%
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- 92%
- 99%
- 89%
- 97%
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- 96%
Skull Mountain ran 97% of Six Flags Great Adventure's opening hours across 11 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Skull Mountain queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 2Monday 7 Sept60m
- 3Friday 28 Aug30m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug30m
- 5Saturday 5 Sept10m
- 6Sunday 6 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Skull Mountain was 60 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Skull Mountain 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 Skull Mountain
Skull Mountain is one of 23 rides tracked at Six Flags Great Adventure, 13th longest of 23 by usual wait. It queues about 27 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 30-minute park average.
Skull Mountain has averaged about 27 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 11pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 97% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Sundays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Skull Mountain?
The live wait time for Skull Mountain 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 Skull Mountain wait times.
Is Skull Mountain open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Skull Mountain is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great Adventure's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Skull Mountain has been open around 97% 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 Skull Mountain?
Based on historical wait time data, Skull Mountain is typically quietest around 11pm. 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 Skull Mountain?
Skull Mountain is usually quietest on Sundays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Sunday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Skull Mountain usually?
Over recent weeks, Skull Mountain has averaged about 27 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 Skull Mountain at Six Flags Great Adventure.
Is Skull Mountain often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Skull Mountain has been running about 97% of the time. We track Skull Mountain'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 Skull Mountain at Six Flags Great Adventure?
Skull Mountain 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 Skull Mountain?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Skull Mountain's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Skull Mountain is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.