Grand American Carousel wait times
Grand American Carousel at Six Flags Magic Mountain averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Grand American Carousel queue times, day by day
Grand American Carousel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Grand American Carousel has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 5 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Grand American Carousel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Grand American Carousel peaks at 11am with 5 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 4 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Grand American Carousel
Best time to ride
Grand American Carousel averages 1 minutes at 10am against 5 at the 11am peak - 4 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 5 minutes.
Grand American Carousel by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Fri5m
- Sat5m
- Sun5m
Does Grand American Carousel break down?
Uptime and closures
98% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
Running 98% of the minutes Six Flags Magic Mountain was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
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- 91%
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Grand American Carousel ran 98% of Six Flags Magic Mountain's opening hours across 8 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Grand American Carousel queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Friday 28 Aug5m
- 2Saturday 29 Aug5m
- 3Sunday 30 Aug5m
- 4Monday 31 Aug5m
- 5Friday 4 Sept5m
- 6Saturday 5 Sept5m
- 7Sunday 6 Sept5m
- 8Monday 7 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Grand American Carousel was 5 minutes on Friday 28 Aug.
Grand American Carousel 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.
About Grand American Carousel
Grand American Carousel is one of 37 rides tracked at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 24th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 13-minute park average.
Grand American Carousel has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 98% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Grand American Carousel?
The live wait time for Grand American Carousel 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 Grand American Carousel wait times.
Is Grand American Carousel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Grand American Carousel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Magic Mountain's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Grand American Carousel has been open around 98% 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 Grand American Carousel?
Based on historical wait time data, Grand American Carousel 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.
How long is the line for Grand American Carousel usually?
Over recent weeks, Grand American Carousel has averaged about 5 minutes, with lines usually longest around 5pm. 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 Grand American Carousel at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Is Grand American Carousel often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Grand American Carousel has been running about 98% of the time. We track Grand American Carousel'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 Grand American Carousel at Six Flags Magic Mountain?
Grand American Carousel 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 Grand American Carousel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Grand American Carousel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Grand American Carousel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.