Buccaneer wait times
Buccaneer at Six Flags Magic Mountain averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 2am and worst at 12am. It has run 99% of the park's opening hours recently.
Buccaneer queue times, day by day
Buccaneer over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Buccaneer has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 30 minutes, with the longest queues near 12am, and the shortest near 2am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Buccaneer queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Buccaneer peaks at 5pm with 30 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 29 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Buccaneer
Best time to ride
Buccaneer averages 1 minutes at 10am against 30 at the 5pm peak - 29 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
Buccaneer by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Fri5m
- Sat7m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Buccaneer, at 3 minutes against 7 on Saturday.
Does Buccaneer break down?
Uptime and closures
88% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 88% of the minutes Six Flags Magic Mountain was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 100%
- 100%
- 100%
- 0%
- 95%
- 98%
- 95%
- 99%
Buccaneer ran 88% of Six Flags Magic Mountain's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Buccaneer queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 26 Sept30m
- 2Friday 18 Sept5m
- 3Saturday 19 Sept5m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept5m
- 5Friday 25 Sept5m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 7Monday 28 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Buccaneer was 30 minutes on Saturday 26 Sept.
Buccaneer 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 Buccaneer
Buccaneer is one of 36 rides tracked at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 21st longest of 36 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 12-minute park average.
Buccaneer has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12am and quietest around 2am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 99% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Saturdays.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Buccaneer?
The live wait time for Buccaneer 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 Buccaneer wait times.
Is Buccaneer open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Buccaneer is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Magic Mountain's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Buccaneer has been open around 99% 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 Buccaneer?
Based on historical wait time data, Buccaneer 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 Buccaneer?
Buccaneer is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Buccaneer usually?
Over recent weeks, Buccaneer has averaged about 5 minutes, with lines usually longest around 12am. 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 Buccaneer at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Is Buccaneer often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Buccaneer has been running about 99% of the time. We track Buccaneer'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 Buccaneer at Six Flags Magic Mountain?
Buccaneer 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 Buccaneer?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Buccaneer's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Buccaneer is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.

