Six Flags Great America ride reliability
44 tracked rides at Six Flags Great America ran 73.9% of opening hours across the last 34 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Big Easy Balloons at 5.5%, down on 34 of 34 days.
Reliability verdict
Across the last 34 operating days, 44 tracked rides ran 73.9% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Big Easy Balloons, at 5.5%.
Every Six Flags Great America ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
44 rides · 34 days · worst first
- 1Big Easy Balloons5.5%
- 2AQUAMAN™ Splashdown30.6%
- 3Roaring Rapids45.9%
- 4Scenic Railway County Fair Station46.8%
- 5American Eagle Red Side54.6%
- 6American Eagle55.6%
- 7River Rocker55.8%
- 8Maxx Force58%
- 9Krazy Kars65.8%
- 10Demon66.2%
- 11Sky Trek Tower70.3%
- 12THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity71.4%
- 13Little Dipper71.9%
- 14Whizzer73.4%
- 15Sprocket Rockets74.3%
- 16Sky Striker75.2%
- 17SUPERMAN™: Ultimate Flight77.4%
- 18Viper78%
- 19Goliath79.2%
- 20Condor81.7%
- 21Wrath of Rakshasa82%
- 22Bouncer82.2%
- 23THE JOKER™ Free-Fly Coaster83.4%
- 24Chubasco84.6%
- 25X Flight84.7%
- 26Up, Up & Away84.9%
- 27Lady Bugs85%
- 28JUSTICE LEAGUE™: Battle for METROPOLIS85.6%
- 29The Lobster85.6%
- 30Krazy Kups86.1%
- 31Red Baron86.2%
- 32Tot's Livery86.2%
- 33ZoomJets86.7%
- 34Raging Bull86.8%
- 35Giant Drop87.2%
- 36BATMAN™: The Ride88.2%
- 37Rue Le Dodge88.5%
- 38Hometown Fun Machine88.9%
- 39Fiddler’s Fling89.2%
- 40THE DARK KNIGHT™ Coaster89.6%
- 41Ricochet89.7%
- 42Triple Play90.2%
- 43DC Super-Villains Swing™92.4%
- 44Columbia Carousel94.7%
When Six Flags Great America rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
1,500 breakdowns · late starts excluded
Breakdowns cluster at 5pm, with 200 of the 1,489 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 581 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 11 closures start in the 11pm 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
2 Aug to 27 Sept
The worst day in this window was 11 Aug, when 75.2% 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 34 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?
Big Easy Balloons (5.5%), AQUAMAN™ Splashdown (30.6%), Roaring Rapids (45.9%) have the lowest uptime at Six Flags Great America across the last 34 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 44 tracked rides is above.
How reliable is Six Flags Great America overall?
Six Flags Great America averages 73.9% uptime across 44 tracked rides, which is patchy. 18 good, 16 patchy, 10 poor.
Which ride at Six Flags Great America is the most reliable?
Columbia Carousel, at 94.7% uptime over 34 recorded days, losing only 17h 21m 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 200 of the 1,489 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.

