Roaring Rapids wait times
Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Magic Mountain averages 29 minutes. It is shortest at 5pm and worst at 8pm. It has run 92% of the park's opening hours recently.
Roaring Rapids queue times, day by day
Roaring Rapids over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Roaring Rapids has averaged about 29 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 34 minutes, with the longest queues near 8pm, and the shortest near 5pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Roaring Rapids queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Roaring Rapids peaks at 3pm with 41 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 1. Riding it at the right hour saves 40 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Roaring Rapids
Best time to ride
Roaring Rapids averages 1 minutes at 10am against 41 at the 3pm peak - 40 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 120 minutes.
Roaring Rapids by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon32m
- Fri15m
- Sat51m
- Sun17m
Friday is the quietest day for Roaring Rapids, at 15 minutes against 51 on Saturday.
Does Roaring Rapids break down?
Uptime and closures
91% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
↓ decliningRunning 91% of the minutes Six Flags Magic Mountain was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 95%
- 100%
- 94%
- 98%
- 91%
- 98%
- 63%
- 96%
Roaring Rapids ran 91% of Six Flags Magic Mountain's opening hours across 8 recorded days, and is declining. It ran without a recorded stop on Friday 11 Sept.
Longest Roaring Rapids queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Saturday 29 Aug120m
- 2Saturday 5 Sept100m
- 3Monday 7 Sept70m
- 4Sunday 30 Aug45m
- 5Friday 28 Aug35m
- 6Monday 31 Aug30m
- 7Friday 4 Sept25m
- 8Sunday 6 Sept5m
The worst queue recorded for Roaring Rapids was 120 minutes on Saturday 29 Aug.
Roaring Rapids 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 Roaring Rapids
Roaring Rapids is one of 37 rides tracked at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 5th longest of 37 by usual wait. It queues about 29 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 13-minute park average.
Roaring Rapids has averaged about 29 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 8pm and quietest around 5pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 92% 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 Roaring Rapids?
The live wait time for Roaring Rapids 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 Roaring Rapids wait times.
Is Roaring Rapids open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Roaring Rapids is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Magic Mountain's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Roaring Rapids has been open around 92% 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 Roaring Rapids?
Based on historical wait time data, Roaring Rapids 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.
What is the best day to ride Roaring Rapids?
Roaring Rapids 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 Roaring Rapids usually?
Over recent weeks, Roaring Rapids has averaged about 29 minutes, with lines usually longest around 8pm. 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 Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Is Roaring Rapids often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Roaring Rapids has been running about 92% of the time. We track Roaring Rapids'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 Roaring Rapids at Six Flags Magic Mountain?
Roaring Rapids 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 Roaring Rapids?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Roaring Rapids's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Roaring Rapids is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.