Sky Striker wait times
Sky Striker at Six Flags Great America averages 36 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 75% of the park's opening hours recently.
Sky Striker queue times, day by day
Sky Striker over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Sky Striker has averaged about 36 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 64 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Sky Striker queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Sky Striker peaks at 3pm with 74 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 7. Riding it at the right hour saves 67 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Sky Striker
Best time to ride
Sky Striker averages 7 minutes at 11am against 74 at the 3pm peak - 67 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 120 minutes.
Sky Striker by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
- Mon65m
- Fri22m
- Sat32m
- Sun31m
Friday is the quietest day for Sky Striker, at 22 minutes against 65 on Monday.
Does Sky Striker break down?
Uptime and closures
76% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 76% of the minutes Six Flags Great America was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
- 73%
- 84%
- 47%
- 73%
- 87%
- 88%
- 74%
Sky Striker ran 76% of Six Flags Great America's opening hours across 7 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Sky Striker queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 6 Sept120m
- 2Monday 7 Sept120m
- 3Friday 28 Aug60m
- 4Saturday 29 Aug60m
- 5Friday 4 Sept50m
- 6Saturday 5 Sept30m
- 7Sunday 30 Aug25m
The worst queue recorded for Sky Striker was 120 minutes on Sunday 6 Sept.
Sky Striker 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 Sky Striker
Sky Striker is one of 23 rides tracked at Six Flags Great America, 5th longest of 23 by usual wait. It queues about 36 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 27-minute park average.
Sky Striker has averaged about 36 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 75% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Fridays and busiest on Mondays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Sky Striker?
The live wait time for Sky Striker 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 Sky Striker wait times.
Is Sky Striker open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Sky Striker is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great America's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Sky Striker has been open around 75% 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 Sky Striker?
Based on historical wait time data, Sky Striker 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 Sky Striker?
Sky Striker is usually quietest on Fridays, and busiest on Mondays based on recent weeks - visit on a Friday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Sky Striker usually?
Over recent weeks, Sky Striker has averaged about 36 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 Sky Striker at Six Flags Great America.
Is Sky Striker often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Sky Striker has been running about 75% of the time. We track Sky Striker'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 Sky Striker at Six Flags Great America?
Sky Striker 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 Sky Striker?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Sky Striker's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Sky Striker is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.