Giant Wheel wait times
Giant Wheel at Six Flags Great Adventure averages 18 minutes. It is shortest at 10am and worst at 8pm. It has run 0% of the park's opening hours recently.
Giant Wheel queue times, day by day
Giant Wheel over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Giant Wheel has averaged about 18 minutes of queue across its recorded readings. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
Giant Wheel queue times by hour
Average wait by hour
Across the last 28 days · minutes
Giant Wheel peaks at 8pm with 30 minutes, and is at its shortest at 10am with 0. Riding it at the right hour saves 30 minutes on a single ride.
Best time to ride Giant Wheel
Best time to ride
Giant Wheel averages 0 minutes at 10am against 30 at the 8pm peak - 30 minutes for turning up at the right hour.
Giant Wheel by day of the week
Average wait by day
7 days with a recorded queue
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Does Giant Wheel break down?
Uptime and closures
0% of opening hours · 7 days recorded
Running 0% of the minutes Six Flags Great Adventure was open, across the last 7 recorded days.
Last 7 days uptime
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Giant Wheel ran 0% of Six Flags Great Adventure's opening hours across 7 recorded days. It ran without a recorded stop on Saturday 10 Oct.
Giant Wheel through the year
All-time average by month
From this ride's own recorded readings · minutes
Queue times are the figures Six Flags Great Adventure 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 Giant Wheel
Giant Wheel is one of 20 rides tracked at Six Flags Great Adventure, 20th longest of 20 by usual wait. It queues about 18 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 34-minute park average.
Giant Wheel has averaged about 18 minutes of wait over recent weeks.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Giant Wheel?
The live wait time for Giant Wheel at Six Flags Great Adventure is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Giant Wheel wait times.
Is Giant Wheel open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Giant Wheel is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Six Flags Great Adventure's own ride system. You can also see the live status of every ride at Six Flags Great Adventure.
What's the best time of day to ride Giant Wheel?
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. The hour-by-hour heatmap on this page shows Giant Wheel's specific pattern once a few days of data have been recorded.
How long is the line for Giant Wheel usually?
Over recent weeks, Giant Wheel has averaged about 18 minutes. 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 Giant Wheel at Six Flags Great Adventure.
Is Giant Wheel often closed or broken down?
We track Giant Wheel'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 Giant Wheel at Six Flags Great Adventure?
Giant Wheel is at Six Flags Great Adventure - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Six Flags Great Adventure page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Giant Wheel?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Giant Wheel's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Giant Wheel is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.