Gold Rusher wait times
Gold Rusher at Six Flags Magic Mountain averages 7 minutes. It is shortest at 2am and worst at 11pm. It has run 87% of the park's opening hours recently.
Gold Rusher queue times, day by day
Gold Rusher over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Gold Rusher has averaged about 7 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 24 minutes, with the longest queues near 11pm, and the shortest near 2am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Gold Rusher queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Gold Rusher peaks at 4pm with 22 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 21 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Gold Rusher
Best time to ride
Gold Rusher averages 1 minutes at 10am against 22 at the 4pm peak - 21 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 10 minutes.
Gold Rusher by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Fri5m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Gold Rusher, at 3 minutes against 5 on Friday.
Does Gold Rusher break down?
Uptime and closures
79% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
Running 79% of the minutes Six Flags Magic Mountain was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 96%
- 100%
- 100%
- 0%
- 16%
- 98%
- 95%
- 99%
Gold Rusher ran 79% of Six Flags Magic Mountain's opening hours across 8 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Gold Rusher queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 19 Sept10m
- 2Friday 18 Sept5m
- 3Sunday 20 Sept5m
- 4Friday 25 Sept5m
- 5Saturday 26 Sept5m
- 6Sunday 27 Sept5m
- 7Monday 28 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Gold Rusher was 10 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Gold Rusher 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 Gold Rusher
Gold Rusher is one of 36 rides tracked at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 19th longest of 36 by usual wait. It queues about 7 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 12-minute park average.
Gold Rusher has averaged about 7 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 11pm and quietest around 2am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 87% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Gold Rusher?
The live wait time for Gold Rusher 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 Gold Rusher wait times.
Is Gold Rusher open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Gold Rusher is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Magic Mountain's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Gold Rusher has been open around 87% 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 Gold Rusher?
Based on historical wait time data, Gold Rusher 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.
How long is the line for Gold Rusher usually?
Over recent weeks, Gold Rusher has averaged about 7 minutes, with lines usually longest around 11pm. 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 Gold Rusher at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Is Gold Rusher often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Gold Rusher has been running about 87% of the time. We track Gold Rusher'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 Gold Rusher at Six Flags Magic Mountain?
Gold Rusher 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 Gold Rusher?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Gold Rusher's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Gold Rusher is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.