Apocalypse wait times
Apocalypse at Six Flags Magic Mountain averages 14 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 1am. It has run 81% of the park's opening hours recently.
Apocalypse queue times, day by day
Apocalypse over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Apocalypse has averaged about 14 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 25 minutes, with the longest queues near 1am, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Apocalypse queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Apocalypse peaks at 5pm with 25 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 25 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Apocalypse
Best time to ride
Apocalypse averages 0 minutes at 10am against 25 at the 5pm peak - 25 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Apocalypse by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon6m
- Fri11m
- Sat18m
- Sun12m
Monday is the quietest day for Apocalypse, at 6 minutes against 18 on Saturday.
Does Apocalypse break down?
Uptime and closures
72% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↑ improvingRunning 72% of the minutes Six Flags Magic Mountain was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 66%
- 31%
- 83%
- 0%
- 95%
- 98%
- 95%
- 96%
Apocalypse ran 72% of Six Flags Magic Mountain's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Apocalypse queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 18 Sept30m
- 2Sunday 20 Sept30m
- 3Saturday 26 Sept25m
- 4Monday 28 Sept25m
- 5Saturday 19 Sept20m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept20m
- 7Friday 25 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Apocalypse was 30 minutes on Friday 18 Sept.
Apocalypse through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Magic Mountain 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 Apocalypse
Apocalypse is one of 36 rides tracked at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 11th longest of 36 by usual wait. It queues about 14 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 12-minute park average.
Apocalypse has averaged about 14 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 1am and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 81% 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 Apocalypse?
The live wait time for Apocalypse at Six Flags Magic Mountain is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Apocalypse wait times.
Is Apocalypse open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Apocalypse is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Magic Mountain's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Apocalypse has been open around 81% of Six Flags Magic Mountain's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
What's the best time of day to ride Apocalypse?
Based on historical wait time data, Apocalypse is typically quietest around 6pm. 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 Apocalypse?
Apocalypse 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 Apocalypse usually?
Over recent weeks, Apocalypse has averaged about 14 minutes, with lines usually longest around 1am. 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 Apocalypse at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Is Apocalypse often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Apocalypse has been running about 81% of the time. We track Apocalypse'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 Apocalypse at Six Flags Magic Mountain?
Apocalypse is at Six Flags Magic Mountain - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Magic Mountain page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Apocalypse?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Apocalypse's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Apocalypse is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.