Full Throttle wait times
Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain averages 28 minutes. It is shortest at 5am and worst at 12am. It has run 78% of the park's opening hours recently.
Full Throttle queue times, day by day
Full Throttle over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Full Throttle has averaged about 28 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 40 minutes, with the longest queues near 12am, and the shortest near 5am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Full Throttle queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Full Throttle peaks at 5pm with 38 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 8. Riding it at the right hour saves 30 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Full Throttle
Best time to ride
Full Throttle averages 8 minutes at 10am against 38 at the 5pm peak - 30 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 60 minutes.
Full Throttle by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon6m
- Fri12m
- Sat40m
- Sun32m
Monday is the quietest day for Full Throttle, at 6 minutes against 40 on Saturday.
Does Full Throttle break down?
Uptime and closures
72% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
Running 72% of the minutes Six Flags Magic Mountain was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 79%
- 94%
- 96%
- 0%
- 1%
- 76%
- 95%
- 99%
Full Throttle ran 72% of Six Flags Magic Mountain's opening hours across 8 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Full Throttle queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept60m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept55m
- 3Sunday 27 Sept50m
- 4Sunday 20 Sept45m
- 5Friday 18 Sept40m
- 6Monday 28 Sept25m
The worst queue recorded for Full Throttle was 60 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Full Throttle 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 Full Throttle
Full Throttle is one of 36 rides tracked at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 1st longest of 36 by usual wait. It queues about 28 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 12-minute park average.
Full Throttle has averaged about 28 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12am and quietest around 5am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 78% 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 Full Throttle?
The live wait time for Full Throttle 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 Full Throttle wait times.
Is Full Throttle open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Full Throttle is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Magic Mountain's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Full Throttle has been open around 78% 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 Full Throttle?
Based on historical wait time data, Full Throttle is typically quietest around 5am. 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 Full Throttle?
Full Throttle 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 Full Throttle usually?
Over recent weeks, Full Throttle has averaged about 28 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 Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Is Full Throttle often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Full Throttle has been running about 78% of the time. We track Full Throttle'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 Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain?
Full Throttle 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 Full Throttle?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Full Throttle's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Full Throttle is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.

