Ride Of Steel wait times
Ride Of Steel at Six Flags Darien Lake averages 17 minutes. It is shortest at 6pm and worst at 5pm. It has run 83% of the park's opening hours recently.
Ride Of Steel queue times, day by day
Ride Of Steel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Ride Of Steel has averaged about 17 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 16 minutes, with the longest queues near 5pm, and the shortest near 6pm. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Ride Of Steel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Ride Of Steel peaks at 4pm with 23 minutes, and is at its shortest at 11am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 23 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Ride Of Steel
Best time to ride
Ride Of Steel averages 0 minutes at 11am against 23 at the 4pm peak - 23 minutes for turning up at the right hour. The longest queue it has ever held is 25 minutes.
Ride Of Steel by day of the week
Average wait by day
4 days with a recorded queue
- Sat5m
- Sun8m
Saturday is the quietest day for Ride Of Steel, at 5 minutes against 8 on Sunday.
Does Ride Of Steel break down?
Uptime and closures
83% of opening hours · 4 days recorded
Running 83% of the minutes Six Flags Darien Lake was open, across the last 4 recorded days.
Last 4 days uptime
- 91%
- 48%
- 96%
- 96%
Ride Of Steel ran 83% of Six Flags Darien Lake's opening hours across 4 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Longest Ride Of Steel queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days
Every one a real date · tap through to that day
- 1Sunday 4 Oct25m
- 2Saturday 26 Sept10m
The worst queue recorded for Ride Of Steel was 25 minutes on Sunday 4 Oct.
Ride Of Steel through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Darien Lake 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 Ride Of Steel
Ride Of Steel is one of 8 rides tracked at Six Flags Darien Lake, 4th longest of 8 by usual wait. It queues about 17 minutes on a typical day, longer than the 15-minute park average.
Ride Of Steel has averaged about 17 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 5pm and quietest around 6pm. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 83% of the park's operating hours.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Ride Of Steel?
The live wait time for Ride Of Steel at Six Flags Darien Lake is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Ride Of Steel wait times.
Is Ride Of Steel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Ride Of Steel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Darien Lake's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Ride Of Steel has been open around 83% of Six Flags Darien Lake's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Darien Lake.
What's the best time of day to ride Ride Of Steel?
Based on historical wait time data, Ride Of Steel 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 Ride Of Steel usually?
Over recent weeks, Ride Of Steel has averaged about 17 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 Ride Of Steel at Six Flags Darien Lake.
Is Ride Of Steel often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Ride Of Steel has been running about 83% of the time. We track Ride Of Steel'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 Ride Of Steel at Six Flags Darien Lake?
Ride Of Steel is at Six Flags Darien Lake - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Darien Lake page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Ride Of Steel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Ride Of Steel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Ride Of Steel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.