Scream wait times
Scream at Six Flags Magic Mountain averages 5 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 12am. It has run 98% of the park's opening hours recently.
Scream queue times, day by day
Scream over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Scream has averaged about 5 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 13 minutes, with the longest queues near 12am, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Scream queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Scream peaks at 4pm with 10 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 10 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Scream
Best time to ride
Scream averages 0 minutes at 10am against 10 at the 4pm peak - 10 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 10 minutes.
Scream by day of the week
Average wait by day
8 days with a recorded queue
- Mon3m
- Fri5m
- Sat6m
- Sun5m
Monday is the quietest day for Scream, at 3 minutes against 6 on Saturday.
Does Scream break down?
Uptime and closures
87% of opening hours · 8 days recorded
Running 87% of the minutes Six Flags Magic Mountain was open, across the last 8 recorded days.
Last 8 days uptime
- 96%
- 100%
- 98%
- 0%
- 95%
- 98%
- 95%
- 99%
Scream ran 87% of Six Flags Magic Mountain's opening hours across 8 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Thursday 1 Oct.
Longest Scream 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 Scream was 10 minutes on Saturday 19 Sept.
Scream 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 Scream
Scream is one of 36 rides tracked at Six Flags Magic Mountain, 26th longest of 36 by usual wait. It queues about 5 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 12-minute park average.
Scream has averaged about 5 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 12am and quietest around 6pm. 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 Scream?
The live wait time for Scream 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 Scream wait times.
Is Scream open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Scream is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Magic Mountain's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Scream 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 Scream?
Based on historical wait time data, Scream is typically quietest around 6pm. 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 Scream usually?
Over recent weeks, Scream 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 Scream at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Is Scream often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Scream has been running about 98% of the time. We track Scream'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 Scream at Six Flags Magic Mountain?
Scream 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 Scream?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Scream's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Scream is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.