Roaring Rapids wait times
Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Great America averages 18 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 7pm. It has run 33% of the park's opening hours recently.
Roaring Rapids queue times, day by day
Roaring Rapids over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Roaring Rapids has averaged about 18 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 25 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Roaring Rapids queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Roaring Rapids peaks at 3pm with 27 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 3. Riding it at the right hour saves 24 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Roaring Rapids
Best time to ride
Roaring Rapids averages 3 minutes at 11am against 27 at the 3pm peak - 24 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 35 minutes.
Roaring Rapids by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Mon0m
- Fri7m
- Sat14m
- Sun4m
Monday is the quietest day for Roaring Rapids, at 0 minutes against 14 on Saturday.
Does Roaring Rapids break down?
Uptime and closures
31% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 31% of the minutes Six Flags Great America was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 41%
- 74%
- 28%
- 58%
- 31%
- 0%
- 0%
Roaring Rapids ran 31% of Six Flags Great America's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Roaring Rapids queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug35m
- 2Friday 28 Aug10m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug10m
- 4Friday 4 Sept10m
- 5Saturday 5 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Roaring Rapids was 35 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Roaring Rapids 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.
About Roaring Rapids
Roaring Rapids is one of 23 rides tracked at Six Flags Great America, 17th longest of 23 by usual wait. It queues about 18 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 27-minute park average.
Roaring Rapids has averaged about 18 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 33% 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 Roaring Rapids?
The live wait time for Roaring Rapids 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 Roaring Rapids wait times.
Is Roaring Rapids open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Roaring Rapids is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Roaring Rapids has been open around 33% 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 Roaring Rapids?
Based on historical wait time data, Roaring Rapids 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 Roaring Rapids?
Roaring Rapids 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 Roaring Rapids usually?
Over recent weeks, Roaring Rapids has averaged about 18 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. 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 Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Great America.
Is Roaring Rapids often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Roaring Rapids has been running about 33% of the time. We track Roaring Rapids'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 Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Great America?
Roaring Rapids 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 Roaring Rapids?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Roaring Rapids's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Roaring Rapids is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.