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Six Flags Great America ride reliability

29 operating days11 Aug to 9 Oct44 rides tracked

44 tracked rides at Six Flags Great America ran 73% of opening hours across the last 29 operating days, which is patchy. The least reliable is Big Easy Balloons at 20.1%, down on 28 of 29 days.

Reliability verdict

Patchy

Across the last 29 operating days, 44 tracked rides ran 73% of opening hours. The one to plan around is Big Easy Balloons, at 20.1%.

73%uptime

Every Six Flags Great America ride ranked by uptime

Uptime by ride

44 rides · 29 days · worst first

  1. 1Big Easy Balloons8d 18h lost · 4 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 20.1%
  2. 2AQUAMAN™ Splashdown8d 2h lost · 33 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 24.1%
  3. 3Roaring Rapids7d 8h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 30.6%
  4. 4Scenic Railway County Fair Station5d 23h lost · 36 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 44.5%
  5. 5American Eagle Red Side5d 1h lost · 39 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 53.9%
  6. 6Maxx Force5d 8h lost · 32 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 54%
  7. 7American Eagle4d 20h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 54.6%
  8. 8Demon4d 14h lost · 39 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 55.4%
  9. 9Krazy Kars4d 16h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 56%
  10. 10Sprocket Rockets3d 14h lost · 28 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 66.3%
  11. 11Sky Trek Tower3d 7h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 70.5%
  12. 12Little Dipper3d 4h lost · 25 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 72.6%
  13. 13River Rocker2d 21h lost · 26 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 73.1%
  14. 14Sky Striker2d 21h lost · 88 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 73.6%
  15. 15Bouncer2d 15h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 74.4%
  16. 16Up, Up & Away2d 11h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 75.7%
  17. 17Lady Bugs2d 10h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 75.9%
  18. 18Tot's Livery2d 10h lost · 15 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 76.1%
  19. 19Whizzer2d 18h lost · 40 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 76.5%
  20. 20Krazy Kups2d 9h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 76.6%
  21. 21Red Baron2d 8h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 76.9%
  22. 22ZoomJets2d 8h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 77%
  23. 23Viper2d 3h lost · 19 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 81%
  24. 24Chubasco1d 20h lost · 24 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 81.9%
  25. 25Condor1d 21h lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 82.2%
  26. 26Wrath of Rakshasa1d 23h lost · 42 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 83.1%
  27. 27THE JOKER™ Free-Fly Coaster1d 20h lost · 37 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 83.4%
  28. 28X Flight1d 14h lost · 48 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 84.8%
  29. 29Giant Drop1d 16h lost · 22 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 85%
  30. 30The Lobster1d 14h lost · 12 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 85.4%
  31. 31THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity1d 10h lost · 31 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 86.4%
  32. 32Goliath1d 9h lost · 37 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 87.2%
  33. 33Raging Bull1d 8h lost · 50 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 87.7%
  34. 34Fiddler’s Fling1d 6h lost · 20 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 88.1%
  35. 35Ricochet1d 6h lost · 30 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 88.3%
  36. 36BATMAN™: The Ride1d 5h lost · 31 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 88.3%
  37. 37Rue Le Dodge1d 4h lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 88.6%
  38. 38JUSTICE LEAGUE™: Battle for METROPOLIS1d 5h lost · 36 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 88.7%
  39. 39SUPERMAN™: Ultimate Flight1d 4h lost · 26 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 89.5%
  40. 40THE DARK KNIGHT™ Coaster1d 1h lost · 9 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 91.1%
  41. 41DC Super-Villains Swing™19h 14m lost · 10 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 92.6%
  42. 42Triple Play16h 24m lost · 11 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 93.9%
  43. 43Hometown Fun Machine15h 46m lost · 8 breakdowns · down on 29 of 29 days 94.1%
  44. 44Columbia Carousel14h 20m lost · 13 breakdowns · down on 28 of 29 days 94.6%
Excellent 95% and upGood 85-94%Patchy 70-84%Poor under 70%

When Six Flags Great America rides break down

Closures by the hour they start

1,122 breakdowns · late starts excluded

710am
6711am
9312pm
1081pm
1072pm
783pm
1124pm
1525pm
1266pm
1007pm
568pm
699pm
3610pm

Breakdowns cluster at 5pm, with 152 of the 1,111 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then - so the ride you most want is safest earlier in the day, not saved for last. A further 439 rides simply were not running at opening, which is a late start rather than a fault and is counted separately. The other 11 closures start in the 11pm hour, when the park is shutting - those are rides finishing their day, not failing, so they are left out here.

Six Flags Great America downtime day by day

Share of ride hours lost

11 Aug to 9 Oct

11 Aug9 Oct

The worst day in this window was 11 Aug, when 75.2% of the park's ride hours were lost and 45 of 45 rides went down at some point.

Uptime is the share of the park's own operating minutes a ride was running, recorded every few minutes and averaged over 29 days. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault. Touching closure windows are merged into one closure - a ride shut all day arrives from the feed as that day sliced into the sampling interval, and counting each slice would report one bad day as a hundred breakdowns.

Frequently asked

Which rides break down most at Six Flags Great America?

Big Easy Balloons (20.1%), AQUAMAN™ Splashdown (24.1%), Roaring Rapids (30.6%) have the lowest uptime at Six Flags Great America across the last 29 recorded operating days. The full ranking of all 44 tracked rides is above.

How reliable is Six Flags Great America overall?

Six Flags Great America averages 73% uptime across 44 tracked rides, which is patchy. 16 good, 18 patchy, 10 poor.

Which ride at Six Flags Great America is the most reliable?

Columbia Carousel, at 94.6% uptime over 29 recorded days, losing only 14h 20m in total.

What time of day do rides break down at Six Flags Great America?

5pm is the commonest hour for a closure to start, with 152 of the 1,111 closures that started before the park's final hour beginning then. Rides that are not running at opening are counted separately as late starts, not as faults.

Which rides are closed at Six Flags Great America today?

This page is the longer-term pattern rather than the live picture. For what is shut right now, open the Six Flags Great America live page - every ride shows whether it is open or closed, with the reason where the park provides one.

How is uptime measured?

Each ride's open or closed status is recorded every few minutes through the park's own operating hours. Uptime is the share of those minutes the ride was running. A closure counts as one breakdown when it lasts ten minutes or more; shorter stops still count towards time lost, because a two-minute reset is not a fault.

Does weather affect Six Flags Great America reliability?

Yes. Water rides close in heavy rain, and exposed coasters close in lightning, high winds or very cold temperatures. These figures reflect actual operations including weather closures, which is why uptime varies through the year.