Six Flags Great America ride reliability
43 tracked rides at Six Flags Great America ran 71.9% of opening hours across the last 27 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is AQUAMAN™ Splashdown at 3%, down on 27 of 27 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 27 operating days, 43 tracked rides ran 71.9% of opening hours. The one to plan around is AQUAMAN™ Splashdown, at 3%.
Every Six Flags Great America ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
43 rides · 27 days · worst first
- 1AQUAMAN™ Splashdown3%
- 2Scenic Railway County Fair Station29.9%
- 3Krazy Kars42.6%
- 4Sprocket Rockets48.6%
- 5Lady Bugs51.9%
- 6Raging Bull52.7%
- 7Bouncer53%
- 8Tot's Livery53.3%
- 9Red Baron53.6%
- 10ZoomJets53.8%
- 11Krazy Kups53.9%
- 12Up, Up & Away53.9%
- 13Demon60.3%
- 14American Eagle64%
- 15Maxx Force64.8%
- 16American Eagle Red Side68.3%
- 17Big Easy Balloons72%
- 18Sky Striker78.7%
- 19THE JOKER™ Free-Fly Coaster82%
- 20Sky Trek Tower82.2%
- 21Chubasco82.8%
- 22Whizzer83.4%
- 23Little Dipper84.8%
- 24Wrath of Rakshasa89.6%
- 25Goliath89.6%
- 26JUSTICE LEAGUE™: Battle for METROPOLIS90%
- 27Giant Drop90.1%
- 28The Lobster91.1%
- 29Triple Play91.5%
- 30X Flight91.7%
- 31Ricochet92.4%
- 32THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity92.6%
- 33SUPERMAN™: Ultimate Flight93.1%
- 34Viper93.7%
- 35BATMAN™: The Ride94.1%
- 36Columbia Carousel94.2%
- 37Fiddler’s Fling94.7%
- 38THE DARK KNIGHT™ Coaster94.8%
- 39Rue Le Dodge95.1%
- 40Hometown Fun Machine95.8%
- 41River Rocker96%
- 42DC Super-Villains Swing™96.1%
- 43Condor97.1%
When Six Flags Great America rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
795 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 5pm, with 148 of the 762 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 405 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 33 closures start in the 10pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.
Six Flags Great America downtime day by day
Share of ride hours lost
11 Sept to 1 Nov
The worst day in this window was 27 Sept, when 42.3% of the park's ride hours were lost and 45 of 45 rides went down at some point.
Uptime is the share of the park's own operating minutes a ride was running, recorded every few minutes and averaged over 27 days. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault. Touching closure windows are merged into one closure - a ride shut all day arrives from the feed as that day sliced into the sampling interval, and counting each slice would report one bad day as a hundred breakdowns.
Frequently asked
Which rides break down most at Six Flags Great America?
AQUAMAN™ Splashdown (3%), Scenic Railway County Fair Station (29.9%), Krazy Kars (42.6%) have the lowest uptime at Six Flags Great America across the last 27 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 43 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Six Flags Great America overall?
Six Flags Great America averages 71.9% uptime across 43 tracked rides, which is patchy. 5 excellent, 15 good, 7 patchy, 16 poor.
Which ride at Six Flags Great America is the most reliable?
Condor, at 97.1% uptime over 27 recorded days, losing only 6h 48m in total.
What time of day do rides break down at Six Flags Great America?
5pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 148 of the 762 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then. Rides that are not running at opening are counted separately as late starts, not as faults.
Which rides are closed at Six Flags Great America today?
This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Six Flags Great America live page - every ride shows whether it is open or closed, with the reason where the park provides one.
How is uptime measured?
Each ride's open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through the park's own operating hours. Uptime is the share of those minutes the ride was running. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault.
Does weather affect Six Flags Great America reliability?
Yes. Water rides close in heavy rain, and exposed coasters close in lightning, high winds or very cold temperatures. These figures reflect actual operations including weather closures, which is why uptime varies through the year.

