Chubasco wait times
Chubasco at Six Flags Great America averages 13 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 9pm. It has run 88% of the park's opening hours recently.
Chubasco queue times, day by day
Chubasco over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Chubasco has averaged about 13 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 27 minutes, with the longest queues near 9pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Chubasco queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Chubasco peaks at 8pm with 15 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 15 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Chubasco
Best time to ride
Chubasco averages 0 minutes at 11am against 15 at the 8pm peak - 15 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Chubasco by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri7m
- Sat15m
- Sun13m
Friday is the quietest day for Chubasco, at 7 minutes against 15 on Saturday.
Does Chubasco break down?
Uptime and closures
87% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 87% of the minutes Six Flags Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 95%
- 89%
- 93%
- 88%
- 95%
- 65%
Chubasco ran 87% of Six Flags Great America's opening hours across 6 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Chubasco queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept60m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 3Sunday 20 Sept10m
- 4Friday 25 Sept10m
- 5Friday 18 Sept5m
- 6Saturday 19 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Chubasco was 60 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Chubasco through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Great America 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.
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About Chubasco
Chubasco is one of 23 rides tracked at Six Flags Great America, 18th longest of 23 by usual wait. It queues about 13 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 22-minute park average.
Chubasco has averaged about 13 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 9pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 88% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Chubasco?
The live wait time for Chubasco at Six Flags Great America is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Chubasco wait times.
Is Chubasco open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Chubasco is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Chubasco has been open around 88% of Six Flags Great America's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Great America.
What's the best time of day to ride Chubasco?
Based on historical wait time data, Chubasco is typically quietest around 5pm. 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 Chubasco?
Chubasco is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Chubasco usually?
Over recent weeks, Chubasco has averaged about 13 minutes, with lines usually longest around 9pm. 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 Chubasco at Six Flags Great America.
Is Chubasco often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Chubasco has been running about 88% of the time. We track Chubasco'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 Chubasco at Six Flags Great America?
Chubasco is at Six Flags Great America - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Great America page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Chubasco?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Chubasco's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Chubasco is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.

