Six Flags Great America ride reliability
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
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%.
Every Six Flags Great America ride ranked by uptime
Uptime by ride
44 rides · 29 days · worst first
- 1Big Easy Balloons20.1%
- 2AQUAMAN™ Splashdown24.1%
- 3Roaring Rapids30.6%
- 4Scenic Railway County Fair Station44.5%
- 5American Eagle Red Side53.9%
- 6Maxx Force54%
- 7American Eagle54.6%
- 8Demon55.4%
- 9Krazy Kars56%
- 10Sprocket Rockets66.3%
- 11Sky Trek Tower70.5%
- 12Little Dipper72.6%
- 13River Rocker73.1%
- 14Sky Striker73.6%
- 15Bouncer74.4%
- 16Up, Up & Away75.7%
- 17Lady Bugs75.9%
- 18Tot's Livery76.1%
- 19Whizzer76.5%
- 20Krazy Kups76.6%
- 21Red Baron76.9%
- 22ZoomJets77%
- 23Viper81%
- 24Chubasco81.9%
- 25Condor82.2%
- 26Wrath of Rakshasa83.1%
- 27THE JOKER™ Free-Fly Coaster83.4%
- 28X Flight84.8%
- 29Giant Drop85%
- 30The Lobster85.4%
- 31THE FLASH™: Vertical Velocity86.4%
- 32Goliath87.2%
- 33Raging Bull87.7%
- 34Fiddler’s Fling88.1%
- 35Ricochet88.3%
- 36BATMAN™: The Ride88.3%
- 37Rue Le Dodge88.6%
- 38JUSTICE LEAGUE™: Battle for METROPOLIS88.7%
- 39SUPERMAN™: Ultimate Flight89.5%
- 40THE DARK KNIGHT™ Coaster91.1%
- 41DC Super-Villains Swing™92.6%
- 42Triple Play93.9%
- 43Hometown Fun Machine94.1%
- 44Columbia Carousel94.6%
When Six Flags Great America rides break down
Closures by the hour they start
1,122 breakdowns · late starts excluded
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
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.

