Giant Drop wait times
Giant Drop at Six Flags Great America averages 10 minutes. It is shortest at 2am and worst at 10pm. It has run 91% of the park's opening hours recently.
Giant Drop queue times, day by day
Giant Drop over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Giant Drop has averaged about 10 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 16 minutes, with the longest queues near 10pm, and the shortest near 2am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Giant Drop queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Giant Drop peaks at 2pm with 13 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 12 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Giant Drop
Best time to ride
Giant Drop averages 1 minutes at 10am against 13 at the 2pm peak - 12 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Giant Drop by day of the week
Average wait by day
6 days with a recorded queue
- Fri7m
- Sat11m
- Sun13m
Friday is the quietest day for Giant Drop, at 7 minutes against 13 on Sunday.
Does Giant Drop break down?
Uptime and closures
90% of opening hours · 6 days recorded
Running 90% of the minutes Six Flags Great America was open, across the last 6 recorded days.
Last 6 days uptime
- 96%
- 89%
- 88%
- 97%
- 99%
- 77%
Giant Drop ran 90% of Six Flags Great America's opening hours across 6 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Giant Drop queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept30m
- 2Sunday 27 Sept30m
- 3Friday 18 Sept15m
- 4Friday 25 Sept10m
- 5Saturday 19 Sept5m
- 6Sunday 20 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Giant Drop was 30 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Giant Drop 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 Giant Drop
Giant Drop is one of 23 rides tracked at Six Flags Great America, 21st longest of 23 by usual wait. It queues about 10 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 22-minute park average.
Giant Drop has averaged about 10 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 10pm and quietest around 2am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 91% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Sundays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Giant Drop?
The live wait time for Giant Drop 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 Giant Drop wait times.
Is Giant Drop open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Giant Drop is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Giant Drop has been open around 91% 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 Giant Drop?
Based on historical wait time data, Giant Drop is typically quietest around 2am. 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 Giant Drop?
Giant Drop is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Sundays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Giant Drop usually?
Over recent weeks, Giant Drop has averaged about 10 minutes, with lines usually longest around 10pm. 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 Giant Drop at Six Flags Great America.
Is Giant Drop often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Giant Drop has been running about 91% of the time. We track Giant Drop'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 Giant Drop at Six Flags Great America?
Giant Drop 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 Giant Drop?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Giant Drop's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Giant Drop is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.