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Six Flags Great America ride reliability

34 operating days2 Aug to 27 Sept44 rides tracked

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

Patchy

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%.

73.9%uptime

Every Six Flags Great America ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

44 rides · 34 days · worst first

  1. 1Big Easy Balloons12d 23h lost · 3 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 5.5%
  2. 2AQUAMAN™ Splashdown9d 11h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 30.6%
  3. 3Roaring Rapids7d 4h lost · 37 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 45.9%
  4. 4Scenic Railway County Fair Station7d 8h lost · 44 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 46.8%
  5. 5American Eagle Red Side6d 1h lost · 52 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 54.6%
  6. 6American Eagle5d 20h lost · 45 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 55.6%
  7. 7River Rocker6d 9h lost · 31 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 55.8%
  8. 8Maxx Force5d 20h lost · 44 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 58%
  9. 9Krazy Kars4d 18h lost · 28 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 65.8%
  10. 10Demon4d 15h lost · 64 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 66.2%
  11. 11Sky Trek Tower4d 1h lost · 29 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 70.3%
  12. 12THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity4d 6h lost · 36 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 71.4%
  13. 13Little Dipper3d 22h lost · 34 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 71.9%
  14. 14Whizzer3d 20h lost · 69 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 73.4%
  15. 15Sprocket Rockets3d 13h lost · 42 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 74.3%
  16. 16Sky Striker3d 10h lost · 105 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 75.2%
  17. 17SUPERMAN™: Ultimate Flight3d 10h lost · 42 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 77.4%
  18. 18Viper3d 0h lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 78%
  19. 19Goliath3d 0h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 79.2%
  20. 20Condor2d 10h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 81.7%
  21. 21Wrath of Rakshasa2d 13h lost · 54 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 82%
  22. 22Bouncer2d 11h lost · 27 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 82.2%
  23. 23THE JOKER™ Free-Fly Coaster2d 8h lost · 49 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 83.4%
  24. 24Chubasco1d 21h lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 84.6%
  25. 25X Flight2d 0h lost · 58 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 84.7%
  26. 26Up, Up & Away2d 0h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 84.9%
  27. 27Lady Bugs2d 0h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 85%
  28. 28JUSTICE LEAGUE™: Battle for METROPOLIS2d 0h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 85.6%
  29. 29The Lobster1d 22h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 85.6%
  30. 30Krazy Kups1d 20h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 86.1%
  31. 31Red Baron1d 20h lost · 18 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 86.2%
  32. 32Tot's Livery1d 19h lost · 16 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 86.2%
  33. 33ZoomJets1d 18h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 86.7%
  34. 34Raging Bull1d 19h lost · 60 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 86.8%
  35. 35Giant Drop1d 17h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 87.2%
  36. 36BATMAN™: The Ride1d 14h lost · 33 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 88.2%
  37. 37Rue Le Dodge1d 11h lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 88.5%
  38. 38Hometown Fun Machine1d 16h lost · 21 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 88.9%
  39. 39Fiddler’s Fling1d 8h lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 89.2%
  40. 40THE DARK KNIGHT™ Coaster1d 12h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 89.6%
  41. 41Ricochet1d 8h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 89.7%
  42. 42Triple Play1d 10h lost · 23 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 90.2%
  43. 43DC Super-Villains Swing™1d 0h lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 92.4%
  44. 44Columbia Carousel17h 21m lost · 14 breakdowns · down on 34 of 34 days 94.7%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Six Flags Great America rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

1,500 breakdowns · late starts excluded

1610am
11411am
13312pm
1191pm
1362pm
993pm
1474pm
2005pm
1706pm
1157pm
1038pm
1089pm
2910pm

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

2 Aug27 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.